Year 8

Use of posture, stance and space in performance

The Objective for this lesson is analyse and evaluate how we, and professional actors, use posture, stance and space to communicate their character to an audience. Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to present a range of characters, with a growing 'toolbox' of physical and vocal skills.

Year 8

Use of posture, stance and space in performance

The Objective for this lesson is analyse and evaluate how we, and professional actors, use posture, stance and space to communicate their character to an audience. Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to present a range of characters, with a growing 'toolbox' of physical and vocal skills.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, students will watch a theatre clip to analyse how it is used in a real performance. Read monologue / scene and demonstrate a few lines for annotation for body language, posture, stance and use of space. Act monologue / scene out focusing on use of body language, posture, stance, and space to communicate meaning to the audience.

Content guidance

  • Physical activity required.

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended.

Licence

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5 Questions

Q1.
What is body language?
Correct answer: The way we use and move our bodies to express a character.
The way we use and move our faces to express a character.
The way we use our voice to express a character.
Q2.
What is a still image?
Correct answer: A frozen picture which communicates meaning.
A performance made up from sound effects and stage lights.
A short performance with slow motion movement.
Q3.
What is a character?
Correct answer: A fictional person in a story.
A person who performs in a play, film or television program.
Q4.
What is a monologue?
Correct answer: A long speech which a character says on their own.
A quick exchange of dialogue with another character.
Q5.
What are vocal skills?
How you use lights to communicate a character.
How you use your body to communicate a character.
Correct answer: How you use your voice to communicate a character.

5 Questions

Q1.
What is the key word for a frozen picture which communicates meaning?
Mime
Slow motion
Correct answer: Still image
Q2.
What does the key word use of space mean?
The distance between two characters.
The use of set
Correct answer: The use of stage space around the actors
Q3.
What key word do actors use to describe the distance between two characters?
Correct answer: Proxemics
Set design
Use of set
Use of space
Q4.
What does the key word stance mean?
The position of a person's back and upper body when sitting or standing.
The position of a person’s head when sitting or standing.
Correct answer: The position of a person’s legs when sitting or standing.
Q5.
What keyword do actors use to describe the position of a person's back and upper body when sitting or standing.
Correct answer: Posture
Projection
Shouting
Stance