Reflections on this last week:

Raven’s first session with the Dramatic Need students was on Monday 29 October. There was much excitement as they presented their work to a very appreciative audience. Raven then took them through a process of developing their own community values which are to be agreed upon and upheld for the six weeks that they will be working together. The students showed a good understanding of the values instilled through the Dramatic Need process. It was a valuable exercise in rethinking and reinforcing the way we strive to work together in the sessions. The students really enjoyed meeting and working with Raven and are looking forward to the next few weeks with her. She has already added huge value to the sessions.

Next week’s plans:

This next session will continue to build on the community and dialogic principles from session 1. Raven will start the session with meditation and check-in. She will lead the students through an interactive lesson on theatre vocabulary and techniques. The students will then have to opportunity to collaboratively redefine these concepts for themselves. Students will then be asked to find objects. These objects will be used for an improvisation exercise.