Say Yes!

For our drama work, we have to read from a radio script. These are the characters and the sound effects we need:

Characters
Laura-Kheilah
Loudspeaker-Amara
Q-Abrar
Gabrielle-Sapphire
Chorus-Rohan
Matt-Ahnaf

Sound effects-
Vomit
Glug glug
Clears throught
Rattle
Click
Sucking/cleaning sound
Thudding sound as Laura hits Q.
Sniff
Stepping sounds

Music
Dun tun tun....

Bye! xx

Three Masks That I Think I Wear!

This post is about the three masks that I have designed! I'm so excited! OK, so here they are...

This mask is when I am around my close friends. I have chosen to make this design see through because, when I am with my friends, they know me so well that I don't have to pretend a lot but still a little bit. I made this design very creative because I like to be creative and I am always myself around friends. The ribbons are multi-coulored because it looks pretty and it stands out. The stick is just to hold it up

This mask is when I am in drama class. I chose to have this mask only cover one eye as, in drama, I am more confident to try new things and I come out of my shell a little. I have also made this one creative because it is very similar to when I am around my friends. The ribbons on the side all match the colours on the mask so that it still looks smart as I am in a class. The stick, however, is different because it is green. I didn't want to make it all the same. 




This mask is for when I am out with teachers. I am sometimes out with teachers because my dad works at my school as a Computer Technology teacher. It has red ribbons on the sides so that I can use them to tie the mask to my head. My mask is mainly one colour because around teachers, I need to be sophisticated and polite. It has some design on the top and in the bottom right corner so that I at least have some creativity on it!

I hope that you like my masks!

Bye! xx

Commedia dell'arte

Commedia dell'arte (Italian): comedy of artists 

Commedia dell'arte is a theatrical art formed which originated in Italy in during the 14^th century. It was based on the interaction of stock characters that was always finished with a comedic ending. It began in the streets of Italy although it can be traced back to Ancient Greek theatre and Roman theatre. The actors where street performers who wore decorative masks with exaggerated features to make things more humours and to draw even more attention! Theses street performers started to perform with actors in travelling stages and Commedia dell'arte was seen as its own genre in the mid-14^th century.

Popular Stock characters from Commedia dell'arte include:

·         Arlecchino was the most famous. He was an acrobat and a wit. He was childlike and loving. He wore a cat–like mask and assorted coloured clothes. He carried a bat or wooden sword.

·         Brighella was Arlecchino's friend. He was more mischievous and sophisticated. He was a cowardly villain who would do anything for money.

·         Il Capitano (the captain) was a travesty of the professional soldier—bold, swaggering, and cowardly.

·         Il Dottore (the doctor) was a misrepresentation of learning—pompous and fake.

·         Pantalone was a caricature of the Venetian merchant, rich and retired, mean and miserly, with a young wife or an adventurous daughter.

·         Pedrolino was a white–faced, moon–struck dreamer and the forerunner of today's clown.

Commedia dell'arte was often improvised. The actors based the improvisations on scenarios that they had discussed before the show. On stage, they would chose dialogue that suited the moment or was based on the crowd’s reactions. Sometimes the performers would use something called a lazzi. These were special rehearsed routines that could be put into the plays at any convenient points to increase the comedy. Commedia dell'arte was performed on the streets, as said before, with travelling groups of actors. The staging would be easily set up and taken down. People on the streets could walk up to watch the shows.

The basic structure of Commedia dell'arte was usually about love and lovers trying to get together. There are obstacles in the way which they have to get around to reach each other. One example is that the father will not let his daughter marry the man she loves. They outwit the obstacles in a way which is comedic and makes the audience laugh. The ending is always funny.

Later on, Commedia dell'arte spread all over Europe. It eventually accepted a large French influence where lots of the scenarios were scripted into commedia-style plays. The style and formula of commedia is now surviving well into the early 21st century continuing the tradition as an artistic organisation where actors are able to create the most memorable historic physical characters the theatre has seen. Slap-stick comedy was created in Commedia dell'arte and it is still used in many shows, movies and productions to keep people laughing out loud. Thanks for reading! Bye xx

Sources:

http://italian.about.com/library/weekly/aa110800b.htm

http://shane-arts.com/commedia-history.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commedia_dell'arte

http://natalieharrower.com/dublinbylamplight/theatre/ccommedia-dell-art/

http://www.factionoffools.org/history 

Identity...

In drama class, we watched a short film called 'Identity' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikGVWEvUzNM. It was about the different kinds of masks that people wear throughout their lives. We have been asked by our teacher to write a blog post about what we thought of it and what masks we wear in our lives.

I thought that the masks were a symbol. It shows that we have different personalities when we are around different people. We change our masks to suit our situation. The protagonist, however, only had one mask which was different to everyone else's. This means that she doesn't feel the need to have more then one personality, she is fine just being herself. At the end of the film, the protagonist decides that she does not need to wear a mask at all. She takes it off and walks out. I think that this would inspire others to slowly take of their masks.

During my life, I think that I have worn many masks. Before coming to Bangladesh, I was living in England. I wore more masks there then I do here. In England, I had masks for when I was with certain friends, in school, at church, with my family, with my parents and with family friends. Each one of them was different in many ways. But when I moved to Bangladesh, it was like a new start for me. I got to start from scratch with no masks. Here, all of my friends are the same and we see each other at school. We don't have any family or family friends here so I only need one for my close family (my brother and parents). I do have a different mask for our drama classes. In drama I am more confident as it is one of my favourite subject and I am more comfortable there. My only other mask is when I am with the other teachers in the school, because my dad is a teacher. At these times I am very polite because, well my teachers are there! So here is an actual list of my masks:

• With friends and at school
• Close friends
• With my close family
• With extended family
• In drama class
• With my teachers

As you can see, I only really have six masks in my life. For the homework that I will be doing (creating masks to represent three of the masks I wear) I have chosen: With close friends, In drama and With teachers.

Bye! xx

My First Blog Post!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

This is my first post on this blog. Yay! :)

My major interests in theatre are: Stage work, screen work, costume design, and musicals.


I like doing stage work because it allows me to perform live in front of an audience. It is also fun because of all the rehearsal that leads up to it. I think that rehearsing for months is sometimes more fun then doing the  real show (But mostly the show is SO FUN!)


I LOVE screen work because it is really fun to be in front of the camera and then to see yourself on the screen. I also love it because it is cool to work with other people who share my love of drama.


Costume design is cool because it means you really get to get into character. It is also nice when you get to create your vey own design that you think suits the character.


I really have saved the best to last now. MUSICALS!!!!  I absolutely adore musicals. It is my favourite form of drama. This is because, in them, I get to act, dance and sing! All of my three favourite things in one. It is the same as stage work but so much better! I have been in at least two musicals which is why I LOVE  it so much! Follow me on Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/kheilahv/boards/

Thanks for reading this! BYE xx <3