POLYHYMNIA & THE PANTOMINE Class 5 – Middle Lesson “Of course, the hit of the show was little Polly; no, not just because she can’t speak, being born mute, but because of her innate artistic ability.” Said Drama Teacher (also Class 5 teacher) to his eurythmist wife as they sat on the porch. They were […]
BLOCK: G5 Drama
Dramatis Divine: Quest of Little Star Spirit: A Play for Primary School
The Quest of Little Star Spirit Said Little Star Spirit to Good Father Sky “Who or what is the greatest Creation?” “The riddle’s on Earth?” with a smile answered He Waiting there for your bright spirit eyes to see. So journey through town, bush and nation.” With joy she blew down to the radiant […]
Dramatis Divine: A Play for All Ages: Song of the Sun
DAWN TO DUSK TO DAWN The Song of the Sun (or “Corroboree Kerosene Tin Belong Jesus Christ”) Dramatis Divine is written as a guide for the teaching of stage craft to children/students from Class 1 to 12. However, another plateau of theatrical experience is the play performed by adults – teachers in school, parents, and […]
The Australian Word: Mime
THE MANY MASKS OF PIERROT The smile was as fixed as plaster, a grimace really, over a body writhing in torment. Elegant hands became tortured claws in an attempt to peel the mocking grin from the white face. The ultimate inner conflict between persona and soma was being expressed on stage with shocking impact; this […]
The Australian Word: Speech
HALLOWED BY THY NAME… … is the first line of the Lord’s Prayer after the invocation ‘Our Father’, etc. This ‘hallowed name’ could also be referred toas hallowed ‘Word’ of ‘Logos’. The very same that is spoken of in the first lines of the Gospel of St. John – In the beginning was the Word… […]
The Australian Word: The Larynx
JEWEL IN THE CROWN OF THE BLACK PRINCE A large olive grasshopper flew in and landed on the window sill of the sunny breakfast nook at the Family Foresight’s. “Ooh!” said Mother “Look at the size of his legs – I bet he can jump high.” “They’re not just legs, there his fiddle bows as […]