@ School Drama Club
Grades 1 -6 (ages 6-12)
Holy Cross School
Freshwater School
Our drama club classes introduce young theatre makers to theatre terminology and broaden their understanding of role, character and relationships. They will use their voice and physicality to create a variety of characters. They will work on personal focus and scene focus to sustain character and situation. They will begin to analyse and work with scripts to create dramatic meaning.
Term 1 will focus on skill development with an opportunity to implement these skills into practice at the end of term 2.
Theatre Kids-Grades P-4 (ages 5-10)
This class is created to encourage young people to collaborate, cooperate, explore their imaginations and gain self confidence. Each week students will create new worlds, explore a myriad of characters and develop their story telling techniques. Students will learn how to use their bodies and voices to create drama. They will discover the joy of performance through creative play.
Term 1 will focus on skill development with an opportunity to implement these skills into practice at the end of term 2.
Below are some of the Australian Curriculum Band Descriptions for Drama P-4 which we have used as guidelines to create our programme.
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extend their understanding of role and situation as they offer, accept and extend their ideas in improvisation
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vary voice and movement to create role when devising drama
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learn about focus, tension, space and time in their own and others’ drama
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explore meaning and interpretation, forms and elements including voice, movement, situation, time and place, and tension as they make and respond to drama
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use language and ideas to shape dramatic action
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use story structures to shape drama for audiences.
Drama Club-Grades 5-7 (ages 10-13)
Our drama club classes introduce young theatre makers to theatre terminology and broaden their understanding of role, character and relationships. They will use their voice and physicality to create a variety of characters. They will work on personal focus and scene focus to sustain character and situation. They will begin to analyse and work with scripts to create dramatic meaning.
Term 1 will focus on skill development with an opportunity to implement these skills into practice at the end of term 2.
Below are some of the Australian Curriculum Band Descriptions for Drama 5-8 which we have used as guidelines to create our programme.
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build on their understanding of role, character and relationships
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use voice and movement to sustain character and situation
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use focus, tension, space and time to enhance drama
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incorporate language and ideas and use devices such as dramatic symbol to create dramatic action and extend mood and atmosphere in performance
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shape drama for audiences using narrative and non-narrative dramatic forms and production elements
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explore meaning and interpretation, forms and elements including voice, movement, situation, space and time, and tension as they make and respond to drama
Specialised Classes -
UNDER 12 years
FILM KIDS
This course covers the foundation skills of screen acting. Students will learn how to create a self tape, screen test with confidence and work on scripts to reveal character, motivation and vulnerability.
MUSICAL THEATRE KIDS
This course celebrates the joy of musical theatre. Students will work with industry professionals over the 8 weeks working on a group musical theatre number. Classes will cover the three skills of acting, singing and dancing.
Acting Troupe
Grades 8-11 (ages 13 -16)
These weekly acting classes will take your performance skills to the next level. Our workshops are designed to help budding young actors explore acting and theatre practices. Learn about the elements of drama, performance styles, acting techniques and script analysis. Through rehearsals and performances create truthful 3-dimensional characters and learn how to hold an audience’s attention.
Term 1 will focus on skill development with an opportunity to implement these skills into practice at the end of term 2.
Below are some of the Australian Curriculum Band Descriptions for Drama 9-10 which we have used as guidelines to create our programme.
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refine and extend their understanding and use of role, character, relationships and situation
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extend the use of voice and movement to sustain belief in character
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maintain focus and manipulate space and time, language, ideas and dramatic action
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experiment with mood and atmosphere, use devices such as contrast, juxtaposition and dramatic symbol and modify production elements to suit different audiences
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evaluate the actors’ success in expressing the directors’ intentions and the use of expressive skills in drama they view and perform
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maintain safety in drama and in interaction with other actors
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build on their understanding from previous bands of the roles of artists and audiences as they engage with more diverse performances.
Specialised Classes -
AGES 12+
TEEN FILM
This course covers the foundation skills of screen acting. Students will learn how to create a self tape, screen test with confidence and work on scripts to reveal character, motivation and vulnerability.
TEEN MUSICAL THEATRE
This course celebrates the joy of musical theatre. Students will work with industry professionals over the 8 weeks working on a group musical theatre number. Classes will cover the three skills of acting, singing and dancing.
ACTING FOR ADULTS -
Age 17 and over
These weekly workshops are designed for adults 16+ who want to build confidence, explore their creativity, develop an acting technique and/or explore acting for the first time.
Workshops include:
Voice and movement work.
Ensemble building.
Objectives in acting.
Given circumstances.
Character investigation.
Devising and theatre making.
Performance.
Opportunities
Shadows From the Past
Cairns Festival
Carols in the Parklands, Cairns Regional Council’s annual Christmas event.
DANCE -
Age 16 and over
DANCE FOR 80'S LOVERS
Join us for all the hit of the 80's. Whether you want to move to escape premenstrual tension, perimenopause or menopause, or you want to dance with somebody to find your inner Whitney, this class is for you!
Easy routines to get your heart pumping, your body moving and your lips humming.
DANCE FOR 70s/80s/90/00s LOVERS
Pretty much the same as above but we're not trapped in fluro and leg warmers!
Opportunities
All Fired Up - Mixed Tape Musical
Cairns Festival
Carols in the Parklands, Cairns Regional Council’s annual Christmas event.
Acting for Adults -
Age 16 and over
Opportunities
Shadows From the Past a collaboration with Cairns Family History
Carols in the Parklands, Cairns Regional Council’s annual Christmas event.
These weekly workshops are designed for adults 16+ who want to build confidence, explore their creativity, develop an acting technique and/or explore acting for the first time.
Workshops include:
Voice and movement work.
Ensemble building.
Objectives in acting.
Given circumstances.
Character investigation.
Devising and theatre making.
Performance.