Here you will find a list of terms and vocabulary that we use through out the Year 10 Drama units of work.
THEATRESPORTS GLOSSARY
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- using/working /developing/extending another players OFFER.
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ADVANCE
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- taking an offer further – to the next logical step.
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BLOCKING
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- not accepting and using another players offer. Saying ‘No’.
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EXTENDING
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- focusing on one idea and exploring it fully. By extending we get to know characters, objects and environments.
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GAGGING
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- action done purely for a cheap laugh- Shows lack of commitment
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NAMING
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- when a location, person or object appears in your story you NAME it out loud so everyone knows exactly where you are, who you are with and what objects you are dealing with.
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ENDOWING
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- giving another player a name or attribute that must be accepted.
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ASK-FOR
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- getting a word or suggestion from the audience that players will use in their story.
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OFFERS
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- a physical or verbal suggestion one player makes to another. A story grows when these offers are accepted and built upon.
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JUSTIFICATION
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- making action or speech make sense and fit what is happening on stage.
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WIMPING
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- accepting an offer – but not advancing on it. Taking the easy way out, not advancing the story.
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PIMPING
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- putting another player in ‘improv danger’ (on the spot) A challenge – great for audience!
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MEETINGS AND MOVEMENT: DANCE VOCAB
LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENT - a dance movement that travels from A to B. E.g. walking, running, skipping…
NON-LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENT - a dance movement that is stationary. E.g. jumping on the spot, hitting, slapping, twisting…
LEVELS - use of different heights to make dance more visually interesting. E.g. crawl, stretch, squat, stoop…
SPEED - use of different rhythms in dance. E.g. fast, medium, slow…
ENERGY - the quality and force of a movement in dance. Often used to show moods and emotions. E.g. anger uses strong energy, dream a slow, floating energy.
MOOD - the feeling portrayed in dance through different movements, speed and energy. E.g. sadness, happiness, nightmare, loss, discovery…
SELF SPACE - the immediate space around our own bodies.
GENERAL SPACE - all the space around us.
PATHWAYS - a route that movement follows. Whether organised or improvised – all dance follows a pathway.
DIRECTION - the use of different ways in dance. E.g. forwards, backwards, right, left, diagonal…
RELATIONSHIPS - how individuals relate to each other in dance and movement.
CANON - a movement that flows from one dancer to another. Like a Mexican Wave.
UNISON - dancers creating the same movement at the same time as other dancers.
FLOCKING - movement inspired by the pattern of flocks of birds. Groups of dancers moving through a pathway as one. Sensing changes in leader or direction.
Parihaka Vocabulary
PARIHAKA - Maori village built in 1867 in Taranaki
TE WHITI- Maori Prophet – believed that one day Pakeha would leave NZ for the Maori. Initiated campaign of passive resistance.
TOHU - Maori preacher that helped set up passive resistance with Te Whiti.
CONSTABULARY - Police force
BICULTRALISM - combining two distinct cultures (Maori and European)
HUI - Meeting/feast
KUIA - Old woman
MANA- Authority/prestige
MARAE - Meeting house
PA - Village
PAKEHA - White man
PATAKA - Storehouse on posts
RANGATIRA - Chief
TANGI - Funeral/Wake
TAPU - Sacred/taboo
TOHUNGA - Priest
WHARE - House