Presented by Stephanie Tudor at the 2019 DQ State Conference. This practical workshop will take participants through the reSHAPing of the classic Greek text Medea. This Senior unit aligns with Unit 4 – Transform, of the new General Drama syllabus, and focuses on using Physical Theatre and Contemporary Theatre practices to reframe the meaning of… Read more »
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Seizing the Senior Syllabus
Presented by Rachel Ford at the 2018 DQ State Conference. The new senior drama syllabus provides many opportunities and challenges for Queensland Drama teachers. A critical component in preparing students for success in Year 12 is to ensure they have a solid understanding of, and experience with performance-making, dramatic form and dramatic structure. Participants in… Read more »
Read More...Navigating the NEXT Curriculum
Presented by Joan Cassidy, Juliana Guinane & Adrianne Jones at the 2017 DQ State Conference. Are you planning to use C2C drama units this year? Do you know where to find them? Would you like to use them? In this workshop we will: Outline the most recent version of the C2C drama units. Demonstrate how… Read more »
Read More...Responding: The Write Stuff
Presented by Jane Gado and Melissa Chard at the 2016 DQ State Conference. The Write Stuff 2016
Read More...Responding: Realism & Cinematic Theatre anaysis task sheet
Thanks to Ian Sweeney of St Columban’s College for this submission. This task sheet is kindly submitted for the purposes of sharing practice. Task context In this unit students engage with the styles of Realism and Cinematic and, when Responding, inform and analyse how dramatic meaning is shaped and manipulated to achieve a specific purpose. Markwell… Read more »
Read More...Responding: Absurd Theatre analysis task sheet
Thanks to Ian Sweeney of St Columban’s College for this submission. This task sheet is kindly submitted for the purposes of sharing practice. Task context In this unit students engage with the styles of Absurdism and Surrealism and, when Responding, examine how the human condition is communicated through live perfomance. After completing a series of… Read more »
Read More...Responding: Physical Theatre analysis task sheet
Thanks to Ian Sweeney of St Columban’s College for this submission. This task sheet is kindly submitted for the purposes of sharing practice. Task context In this unit students engage with a selection of physical theatre forms and, when Responding, examine the dynamic impact of movement-based performance. After completing a series of workshops introducing and… Read more »
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