http://norwood.vineblogs.net Another excellent Vineblogs.net weblog Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:53:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well guys, things are really chuffing along now aren't they? Remember, the ensemble is largely in your own hands by this stage - you guys need to be the ones organising extra rehearsals, scripting scenes, sourcing stagecraft; it is your responsibility to drive the development of your own ensemble. Let's ... http://norwood.vineblogs.net/2007/04/23/check-these-out/ Note to both groups: Don't listen to Kaitlyn, I said no such thing! You're all brilliant! M http://norwood.vineblogs.net/2007/04/12/favourite-shmavourite/ It's  been wonderful to watch you guys develop your ensembles. What i think you've discovered, and Drama teachers alike will agree with me here, is that the ensemble task is perhaps one of the most challenging tasks you'll ever attempt in your secondary school life. The brilliant thing is - you ... http://norwood.vineblogs.net/2007/04/12/c-for-committment/ Congratulations on making it to the end of Term 1 guys! I wanted to take a moment to tell you all how excited and impressed i am by the work you are creating - your ideas are really great! Of course, you still have a lot of ground to cover ... http://norwood.vineblogs.net/2007/03/31/to-infinity-and-beyond/ Now, whose idea was it to form the super ensemble?!? That's the last time I let you guys loose in D7 without me! Keeping playing! M http://norwood.vineblogs.net/2007/03/28/the-super-ensemble/ The process of creating theatre is something else, isn't it? Taking one simple idea and fleshing it out to create a dreamlike world in which some kind of social or political message that the artist is passionate about begins to emerge is wonderful to behold. That's what's happening with my ... http://norwood.vineblogs.net/2007/03/26/laying-the-foundations/ Since the last post, the students have been researching the stimulus material. What i've found is that this is possibly one of the most key phases in the development of the ensemble. Quite simply, if the students don't have enough raw material to create work from, the product that they'll ... http://norwood.vineblogs.net/2007/03/20/mr-research/ Okay, great work today guys! What a challenge it was to remember the work of six days ago! Some really great potential work with song, but you're going to have to get over the 'but i can't sing' routine and explore this convention much, much more. We'll have to have ... http://norwood.vineblogs.net/2007/03/13/and-now-for-my-next-trick/ Evening Super Troops! Don't forget tomorrow we'll put our peices together incorporating some music - so find a song/part of which has social/politcal links to the peice your group is workshopping and bring it in. We'll also begin to brainstorm and research during this week to open this veritable Pandora's box ... http://norwood.vineblogs.net/2007/03/13/tomorrow-tomorrow-i-love-ya-tomorrow/ The troops were introduced to the blog today - as my luck with technology would have it, it wasn't my day for demonstrating my skill using both an electronic whiteboard and a class of laptops at the same time! One day i'll wish apon a star, and wake up where...Drama ... http://norwood.vineblogs.net/2007/03/09/blog-blog-blog/