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Playing Commedia in Contemporary Australia
Steven Gration and Nicky Peelgrane
Commedia Oz is designed to assist the interpretation and playing of Commedia in an Australian context and is a training manual for teachers, students, actors and directors.
Chapters cover the history and influence of Commedia; suggestions for modern interpretations; activities and exercises; the role of the director and the actor’s journal; training actors; an interview with Jacques Lecoq (the French Commedia actor/trainer); a professional script; and ideas for units of work and assessment. There is also a glossary and a reference section for further reading.
The authors became collaborators after Nicky was cast in Steven’s play,
Stardust (the script of which is published in the book) which toured schools in Brisbane, the Gold and Sunshine Coasts.
Read an extract of
Commedia Oz (pdf)
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Currency Press | 978-0-86819-820-0 | PB
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Brent Salter
Public disputes here and overseas involving eminent playwrights and their directors and dramaturgs have fuelled a chorus of commentary about the 'ownership' of a stage work. Are collaborators who contribute words or ideas to the development entitled to copyright protection and royalties from subsequent productions?
Salter examines the complexities of reform and the limitations of the single-author ruling.
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Currency House | 978-0-98056-324-5 | PB
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David Moore
This guide is designed to help teachers use Williamson’s conferencing plays featured in The Jack Manning Trilogy more effectively in the classroom, whether it be from a literary, theatrical or counselling perspective. Written by a founding director of Transformative Justice Australia, the Sydney-based company that inspired Williamson’s trilogy.
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Currency Press | 978-0-86819-697-8 | PB
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Jessica Swale
A lively collection of one hundred drama games for the teacher/youth leader to play with kids ranging from six upwards. Using a distinctive slimline format, the book offers a new game on each page with instructions on How to Play, notes on the Aim of the Game and advice on age range and number of players. A drama teacher’s dream!
This book is the first in a projected series offering a wealth of drama games for people of all ages and abilities. Their aim is to ensure that the drama leader never runs out of fresh ideas.
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Nick Hern Books | 978-1-84842-010-6 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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Inside Drama Learning
Mary Mooney & Jennifer Nicholls
A resource book for primary school teachers on the art form of drama. The book introduces the forms and conventions that are commonly used in drama teaching and will show educators how these forms can be developed and used in the classroom. Relating to the NSW Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus, Drama Journeys will be of value to primary teachers in all states, as it inspires a hands-on approach to facilitating vibrant and innovative drama experiences in the primary school classroom.
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Currency Press | 978-0-86819-696-1 | PB
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Shakespeare’s Play from Conception to Opening Night
Mark Kilmurry
When Mark Kilmurry co-founded the Studio Company with Patrick McIntyre, he had the opportunity to play the part he had always ached to perform: Hamlet. But in preparing for the production he begins to wonder if his desire is foolhardy. Can he take on such a mammoth role and also be the director? Kilmurry shares his thoughts in this diary, from initial ideas through to opening night. He explains the rationale behind Studio Company’s acclaimed 2004 production, the how and why of the cuts to the script, and describes the rehearsal techniques and exercises that brought it all to life.
Includes performance text.
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Currency Press | 978-0-86819-785-2 | PB
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John Abbott
How to use improvisation to enrich and enliven the rehearsal process Actors in rehearsal often feel they’ve reached a dead end in trying to build their character. Improvising around the situation – ‘what would your character do if…?’ – helps the actor truly inhabit the role and liberates their creativity. This book brilliantly illustrates how improvisation can be used as a rehearsal technique in a wide variety of contexts.
John Abbott is the author of
The Improvisation Book, which was aimed at drama teachers wanting to conduct successful improvisation sessions. Now he turns his attention to directors who want to incorporate improvisation into their rehearsals.
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Nick Hern Books | 978-1-85459-523-2 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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A Manual for Listening, Improvising and Composing
Richard Vella
An innovative guide to the world of sound, using a multi-disciplinary and sensory approach to perceiving and making music—for teachers, students and even people without musical backgrounds. Includes insights into the history and technology of music creation, improvisation and composition exercises, plus listening examples spanning pop to world music—many of which feature on the accompanying CD.
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Currency Press | 978-0-86819-544-5 | PB
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A Manual for Music Workshops
Graeme Leak
Leak takes a fresh approach to musical learning by using the body as a performance instrument. It’s a technique that defies the constraints of more conventional ways of learning music which focus on a particular instrument or style. Based on extensive experience as a musician and teacher, Leak’s unique ‘performance-making’ process builds musical skills and imagination, transforming students into composer–performers. This book shows how to run a performance-making workshop (everything from setting up a workspace to managing group dynamics), and offers a wide range of warm-up techniques plus challenging exercises on pulse, metre, rhythm, tone, timbre and more.
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Currency Press | 978-0-86819-673-2 | PB
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Andrew R. Brown & Steve C. Dillon
Retro Rock CD contains ten tracks illustrating the styles discussed in the companion book Retro Rock Style Guide, and provides the opportunity for classes to listen to, play with and improvise in various retro styles.
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Currency Press | 978-0-86819-667-1 | PB
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