Theater arts Flashcards
is an improvisational and non-scripted form of drama used primarily as an educational tool, where participants explore human experiences through role-playing, movement, and sound, focusing on personal development and imagination rather than a polished performance.
CREATIVE DRAMA
Creative drama encourages students to communicate, listen, and work as a team.
Social skills
Drama also helps each student grow as a person.
Individual growth and development
exercises give students the opportunity to assume the role of a person or act out a given situation.
ROLE PLAYING
efers to the act of performing a piece in front of a crowd without practicing beforehand. Improvisation in the performing arts is a very spontaneous performance without specific or scripted preparation.
MPROVISATION
dramatic entertainment, originating in Roman mime, in which performers express meaning through gestures accompanied by music.
PANTOMIME
Pantomime is derived from the Greek word
pantomimos—panto meaning ‘‘all’’ and mimos meaning ‘‘imitating,’’ which can be directly translated as ‘‘all imitation.’’