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Year 12 - Drama - Solos Prescribed Structures 2020

Character

Character: The Boxer​

"intrinsic to the Australian identity"

 

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Character: The Boxer

Stimulus:  Boxing Troupes, Part of Our History

Performance focus:

Create a solo performance based on the character of the Boxer. Challenged by an up-and-coming fighter, the Boxer boasts that the newcomer does not have what it takes to ‘go a round or two for a pound or two’. To convince the newcomer that he is not up to the challenge, the Boxer skites about his own skills in the ring and the realities of touring with a Jimmy Sharman show. The Boxer does this by:

  • creating moments that show the highs and/or lows of working in the boxing circuit
  • demonstrating the circumstance(s) that led to the Boxer working for Jimmy Sharman
  • showing three or more examples of how sport has been intrinsic to the Australian identity over the past 200 years.

Performance Style:  Eclectic with aspects of biomechanics theatre*

Eclectic theatre draws on a range of performance styles to devise performances that go beyond the reality of life as it is lived. It juxtaposes a number of performance styles to make dramatic statements and theatre that is innovative, transformational and creative. Eclectic theatre is devised with a specific purpose and intention for the audience. Eclectic theatre draws on drama traditions and practice including:

  • ritual and storytelling
  • contemporary drama practice and performance styles
  • the work of drama practitioners and associated performance styles
  • a combination of any of the above.

Biomechanics theatre is a style of performance based on the work of Vsevolod Meyerhold. This style of theatre utilises the actor’s body as a means to compel the audience to look at the world primarily through the visual, with the verbal as a secondary component. Biomechanics theatre is exemplified by:

  • stylised movement and gesture
  • sequences of precisely controlled individual movement
  • the use of levels.

Convention & Dramatic Element:  As selected by the student from the list (linked here).  Write your selected convention and dramatic element on your Statement of Intention.

Resources

Mr Boon's Notes