Teaching Theatresports?
Tue, 29 Apr 2003, 09:29 amcpooge9 posts in thread
Teaching Theatresports?
Tue, 29 Apr 2003, 09:29 amDoes anyone have any theories or tricks to teaching theatresports to high school students?
Maybe a few games or skills that can be included?
Has anyone here tought it? or perhaps even performed it live for audiences, or through Impro-Australia?
Any help/advise would be greatly appreciated.
you can either post it here, to email it to me (cpooge@yahoo.com.au)
Cheers
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Maybe a few games or skills that can be included?
Has anyone here tought it? or perhaps even performed it live for audiences, or through Impro-Australia?
Any help/advise would be greatly appreciated.
you can either post it here, to email it to me (cpooge@yahoo.com.au)
Cheers
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Re: Teaching Theatresports?
Tue, 29 Apr 2003, 10:14 amI suggest you get a copy of "Theatresports Down Under" by Lyn Pierse. Subtitled 'A Guide for coaches and players', it is an invaluable teaching resource.
It may be difficult to get hold of now. (My copy is a 1993 edition), but you could try contacting the publisher Improcorp Australia - PO Box 688 Kensington NSW 2033 or the associate publisher ish production and design, 43 Moverly Rd Kingsford, 2032.
I have a very kind bookshop (here in Kalamunda WA) who can find almost anything, so asking a small bookshop locally may be the way to go. I notice that you have a NSW email - Is the theatrical bookshop still in Pitt St, Sydney ? They would be my first stop.
Remember that "Theatresports" as a concept/brandname etc is copyright in many parts of the world. In WA held by Angela and Michael Sanderson-Green and I imagine Belvoir St Theatre or an associated company in NSW. I would definately ask them before staging any sort of competition.
I've played theatresports and taught the games to children as young as 4 (Lyn Pierce suggests 8+ on most games...but I've found that some concepts are useful/valuable even with language disabled 4 year olds). I wouldn't want to go into great details about how to teach it here, but will share my favourite tip from the book, which is "Doing is better than watching it if you want to teach it." Try to do a course in your area.
It may be difficult to get hold of now. (My copy is a 1993 edition), but you could try contacting the publisher Improcorp Australia - PO Box 688 Kensington NSW 2033 or the associate publisher ish production and design, 43 Moverly Rd Kingsford, 2032.
I have a very kind bookshop (here in Kalamunda WA) who can find almost anything, so asking a small bookshop locally may be the way to go. I notice that you have a NSW email - Is the theatrical bookshop still in Pitt St, Sydney ? They would be my first stop.
Remember that "Theatresports" as a concept/brandname etc is copyright in many parts of the world. In WA held by Angela and Michael Sanderson-Green and I imagine Belvoir St Theatre or an associated company in NSW. I would definately ask them before staging any sort of competition.
I've played theatresports and taught the games to children as young as 4 (Lyn Pierce suggests 8+ on most games...but I've found that some concepts are useful/valuable even with language disabled 4 year olds). I wouldn't want to go into great details about how to teach it here, but will share my favourite tip from the book, which is "Doing is better than watching it if you want to teach it." Try to do a course in your area.