Drama classes for children - Aula Municipal de Teatre de Lleida

DRAMA CLASSES
FOR CHILDREN

The aim of the drama classes for children is for them to participate in a permanent creative process whch enables them to acquire knowledge which will help them develop their own creative and inventive capacity.

At the same time, it will reinforce group work, foster confidence and encourage participation. Via drama, the children will learn more about themselves and about others, whilst they are enjoying themselves and having fun.

The drama classes for children are divided up into three different cycles, according to age. Each cycle consists of different groups, depending on the children’s year of birth.

ENROLMENT

The enrolment period for the drama classes for children takes place during the months of May and June.

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1st CYCLE
(pre-school children aged 3 – 5)

ELIS

Age: 3 years old

BUFONS

Age: 4 years old

OTS

Age: 5 years old

To learn by using your imagination.
To differentiate, recognise and experiment with the different parts of the body and the sensations you get when moving it.
To enhance imagination, observation and fantasy.
To enable the development from symbolic play to dramatic play.
To help the child to gain autonomy in the play area.
To vocalise and reproduce the theatrical response in a satisfactory way.
To dramatise collective and/or individual theatrical situations.
To become familiar with costumes, make-up and theatrical props.
To perform a theatrical piece in front of an audience.

Games for getting to know and discovering themselves and each other
Recognition and practice of basic movement skills
Recognition of sensations and emotions produced by basic needs
Experimentation with spacial awareness using their own body as a point of reference
Imitation of behavioural patterns and moods – good, happy, bad, sad, angry, etc.
Development of activities to promote the child’s freedom of expression
Physical and vocal expression of the lines, both individually and collectively
Proposal of games and activities based on symbolic play and dramatic play
Memorisation of the lines, both individually and collectively
Imitation and adaptation of different character types
Activities on and proposals for the make-up and characterisation of theatrical characters
Rehearsal and repetition
Basic theatre slang.
Respect for facilities and material
Confidence in oneself and in the group
Group feeling and group work.
Exhibition of non-aggressive and non-discriminatory attitudes
Pleasure in and satisfaction from participating individually or collectively in the activities

2nd CYCLE
(Children in first and second years of primary education)

TRAPELLES

Age: 6 years old

GAGS

Age: 7 years old

Self-improvement and exploration via physical expression
Discover and express physical situations via handling objects.
Apply rhythm in dance and movement creations.
Get to know and experiment with basic moviment actions.
Experiment with the lines, adapting them to the different situations and the different characters.
Develop and differentiate between dramatic play, theatre play and dramatic creation.
Identify the elements in a dramatic structure.
Get to know theatre slang, the parts of the stage, theatrical sign systems and genres.
Experiment with what your voice can do and apply that when developing a character.
Differentiate and identify roles – the actor and the spectator.
Perform a theatrical piece in front of an audience.

Identification and experimentation with elements of physical expression
Performance and expression of stories via movement.
Use of artistic and plastic art resources in dance and movement creations.
Initiation in basic movement actions: energy-space-time = action
Creation and resolution of dramatic situations whilst using objects (real, imaginary, transformable), materials (conventional and non-conventional) and artistic and plastic art resources.
Experimentation with what your voice can do (tone, intensity and timbre) and apply that when developing a character.
Carrying out of games, exercises and group dynamics which foster organisation within the group.
Proposal of activities to differentiate between dramatic play, theatre play and improvisation.
Development of character by applying theatrical sign systems, voice, movement and gesture and objects.
Carrying out of improvisation exercises.
Imaginary stories, both individually or in a group.
Use of theatrical sign systems: make-up, scenery, props, etc.
Rehearsals (and repeats).
Respect for facilities and material.
Confidence in oneself and in the group.
Group feeling and group work.
Exhibition of non-aggressive and non-discriminatory attitudes.
Pleasure in and satisfaction from participation in the activities, both individually and/or in a group.

3rd CYCLE
(Children in third to sixth year of primary education)

FLIPS

Age: 8 and 9 years old

YORICKS

Age: 10 and 11 years old

Take a closer look at physical expression and masks.
Promote the interrelationship between body and objects.
Take a closer look at various expression techniques which the character or theatrical situation might require.
Take a closer look at the possibilities of dance and movement, mime, clown techniques and pantomime.
Voice work, in particular volume and vocalisation.
Initiation into how to place your voice according to the register it belongs to.
Use improvisation techniques for creation and cohesion.
Make the pupil aware of dramatic conflict and its importance.
Take a closer look at role play and its rules (entrances, exits, etc)
Differentiate the parts of the text and its structure.
Get used to taking time to reflect when faced with new proposals.
Rehearse and perform in the scheduled workshops.

Apply various expression and communication possibilities in physical expression.
Experimentation with what the body can do – free expression.
Experimentation with the possibilities movement gives you.
Experimentation with the possibiltities your voice has via specific exercises and application of theses possibilities a posteriori in the daily rehearsals.
Introduction and development of acting techniques, like mime, dance, clown techniques, etc.
Use of play for expression and group dynamics.
Application of theatrical sign systems when creating a character.
Use of improvisation for group and/or individual creation.
Use of specific theatrical terms during learning process.
Manage to use the various theatre sign systems during the creative process.
Knowledge of theatre genres and basic characteristics of each one, relating them at the same time to playwrights and their most famous work.
Analysis of the structure and parts of a play.
Respect for facilities and material.
Confidence in oneself and in the group.
Group feeling and group work.
Exhibition of non-aggressive and non-discriminatory attitudes.
Pleasure in and satisfaction from participation in the activities, both individually and/or in a group.

SATURDAY GROUPS

CLOWNS AND GLUPS

School year: Children aged 4 – 11

Timetable: Saturdays 10am – noon

PUBLIC PERFORMANCES

During the year there will be various performances and classes within the different groups that will be open to the families. These activities are the following:

OPEN DAY

With the youngest members of the school, an open day will be held halfway during the year so that their parents can attend and see how the school works and what activities are organised here.

CAVALL FORT

Participation in the Cavall Fort Theatre Sessions organised by Òmnium Cultural (an organisation promoting the Catalan language and Catalan culture). The Drama School participates by a production of its own performed by the various children’s drama groups.

PERFORMANCES AT THE “TEATRE DE L’ESCORXADOR” THEATRE

During the year the different groups will hold performances which will be open to the public so that their family and friends can come and see them perform in the Teatre de l’Escorxador theatre.

“THE ADVENTURE OF LIFE” PROJECT

Lleida City Council’s Department of Social Welfare and Employment promotes a campaign called El Secret dels Floppis, l’Aventura de la Vida (The Floppis’ Secret, The Adventure of Life) which focusses on health and healthy habits among the children in the city of Lleida. This project includes the show “The Floppis’ Secret”, performed by children who attend drama classes at the Theatre School.

Each year the teaching staff selects ten pupils to participate in a production that will be performed 4 or 5 times in primary schools around the city.

For the Course Handbook click on the following link

Course Handbook