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Stage Direction Terminology Posters
A set of 2 posters explaining stage direction terminology.
Use these educational posters to display information about stage directions. These posters are useful for students who are studying drama in the classroom, learning about the elements of drama and the concept of ‘dramatic action’, as well as those who are learning the basics of theatre and performance skills.
The posters included the following stage direction terminology:
Basic Stage Directions
- Downstage
- Upstage
- Stage Left
- Stage Right
Detailed Stage Directions
- Downstage Left (DSL)
- Downstage Centre (DSC)
- Downstage Right (DSR)
- Centre Stage Left (CSL)
- Centre Stage (CS)
- Upstage Left (USL)
- Upstage Centre (USC)
- Upstage Right (USR)
NSW Curriculum alignment
- DRAS2.2
Builds the action of the drama by using the elements of drama, movement and voice skills.
- DRAS2.4
Responds to, and interprets drama experiences and performances
- DRAS3.1
Develops a range of in-depth and sustained roles.
- DRAS3.2
Interprets and conveys dramatic meaning by using the elements of drama and a range of movement and voice skills in a variety of drama forms.
- DRAS3.4
Responds critically to a range of drama works and performance styles.
Victorian Curriculum alignment
- VCADRD026
Use voice, body, movement and language to sustain role and relationships and create dramatic action with a sense of time and place
- VCADRP027
Shape and perform dramatic action using narrative structures and tension in devised and scripted drama
- VCADRD026
Use voice, body, movement and language to sustain role and relationships and create dramatic action with a sense of time and place
- VCADRP027
Shape and perform dramatic action using narrative structures and tension in devised and scripted drama
- VCADRE029
Explore dramatic action, empathy and space in improvisations, play-building and scripted drama, to develop characters and situations
- VCADRD030
Develop skills and techniques of voice and movement to create character, mood and atmosphere and focus dramatic action
- VCADRP031
Perform devised and scripted drama that develops narrative and uses performance styles and design elements to engage an audience
- VCADRR032
Explain how the elements of drama and production elements communicate meaning by comparing drama from different social, cultural and historical contexts, including in the drama of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- VCADRE029
Explore dramatic action, empathy and space in improvisations, play-building and scripted drama, to develop characters and situations
- VCADRD030
Develop skills and techniques of voice and movement to create character, mood and atmosphere and focus dramatic action
- VCADRP031
Perform devised and scripted drama that develops narrative and uses performance styles and design elements to engage an audience
- VCADRR032
Explain how the elements of drama and production elements communicate meaning by comparing drama from different social, cultural and historical contexts, including in the drama of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Australian Curriculum alignment
- ACADRM037
Rehearse and perform devised and scripted drama that develops narrative, drives dramatic tension, and uses dramatic symbol, performance styles and design elements to share community and cultural stories and engage an audience
- ACADRM032
Use voice, body, movement and language to sustain role and relationships and create dramatic action with a sense of time and place
- ACADRM033
Shape and perform dramatic action using narrative structures and tension in devised and scripted drama, including exploration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander drama
- ACADRM035
Explore dramatic action, empathy and space in improvisations, playbuilding and scripted drama to develop characters and situations
- ACADRM036
Develop skills and techniques of voice and movement to create character, mood and atmosphere and focus dramatic action
- ACADRR038
Explain how the elements of drama and production elements communicate meaning by comparing drama from different social, cultural and historical contexts, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander drama
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