Movement and Visual Theatre

Movement and Visual Theatre

by Caitlin Cotten

Unit Objective

Students will demonstrate their ability to use movement to communicate an idea by participating in a Visual Theatre performance.

Grade Level

Middle school/junior high students; 75-minute class periods

Main Concept

Performing for both hearing and non-hearing (deaf) audiences

Lesson 1: Introduction to Visual Theatre

Objective: Students will be introduced to the idea of communicating an idea theatrically while being silent by participating in activities and ideas charades.

Lesson 2: Introduction of the Quest Visual Theatre Project

Objective: Students will demonstrate their understanding of the visual theatre group project by completing a Visual Theatre proposal sheet.

Lesson 3: Basics of Creating a Visual Language

Objective: Students will begin to build a visual vocabulary by participating in an introductory Viewpoints workshop focused on duration and shape.

Lesson 4: More Introductory Viewpoints

Objective: Students will begin to build a visual vocabulary by participating in an introductory Viewpoints workshop focused on tempo, repetition and gesture.

Lesson 5: Adding more to visual language: Place

Objective: Students will review introductory Viewpoints by beginning to craft their visual theatre piece.

Lesson 6: Composition Day

Objective: Students will put their visual theatre piece together by creating the beginning, middle and end of their story.

Lesson 7: Visual Theatre Rehearsal

Objective: Students will prepare for their visual theatre project presentation by

Rehearsing their pieces.

Lesson 8: Performance Day

Objective: Students will demonstrate their ability to use movement to communicate an idea by participating in a visual theatre performance.

Visual Theatre Unit of Lessons.Caitlin Cotten