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Stage Direction Terminology Posters

PDF | 2 pages|Grades: 3 - 7

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.
In Creative Arts Stage 2 Drama Making
DRAS2.4
Responds to, and interprets drama experiences and performances
In Creative Arts Stage 2 Drama Appreciating
DRAS3.1
Develops a range of in-depth and sustained roles.
In Creative Arts Stage 3 Drama Making
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.
In Creative Arts Stage 3 Drama Making
DRAS3.4
Responds critically to a range of drama works and performance styles.
In Creative Arts Stage 3 Drama Appreciating

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
In The Arts Level 4 Drama Drama Practices
VCADRD026
Use voice, body, movement and language to sustain role and relationships and create dramatic action with a sense of time and place
In The Arts Level 3 Drama Drama Practices
VCADRD030
Develop skills and techniques of voice and movement to create character, mood and atmosphere and focus dramatic action
In The Arts Level 6 Drama Drama Practices
VCADRD030
Develop skills and techniques of voice and movement to create character, mood and atmosphere and focus dramatic action
In The Arts Level 5 Drama Drama Practices
VCADRE029
Explore dramatic action, empathy and space in improvisations, play-building and scripted drama, to develop characters and situations
In The Arts Level 5 Drama Explore and Express Ideas
VCADRE029
Explore dramatic action, empathy and space in improvisations, play-building and scripted drama, to develop characters and situations
In The Arts Level 6 Drama Explore and Express Ideas
VCADRP027
Shape and perform dramatic action using narrative structures and tension in devised and scripted drama
In The Arts Level 3 Drama Present and Perform
VCADRP027
Shape and perform dramatic action using narrative structures and tension in devised and scripted drama
In The Arts Level 4 Drama Present and Perform
VCADRP031
Perform devised and scripted drama that develops narrative and uses performance styles and design elements to engage an audience
In The Arts Level 6 Drama Present and Perform
VCADRP031
Perform devised and scripted drama that develops narrative and uses performance styles and design elements to engage an audience
In The Arts Level 5 Drama Present and Perform
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
In The Arts Level 6 Drama Respond and Interpret
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
In The Arts Level 5 Drama Respond and Interpret

Australian Curriculum alignment

ACADRM032
Use voice, body, movement and language to sustain role and relationships and create dramatic action with a sense of time and place
In The Arts Drama Years 3 and 4
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
In The Arts Drama Years 3 and 4
ACADRM035
Explore dramatic action, empathy and space in improvisations, playbuilding and scripted drama to develop characters and situations
In The Arts Drama Years 5 and 6
ACADRM036
Develop skills and techniques of voice and movement to create character, mood and atmosphere and focus dramatic action
In The Arts Drama Years 5 and 6
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
In The Arts Drama Years 5 and 6
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
In The Arts Drama Years 5 and 6

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