Drama
differs from ‘theatre’ which is oriented towards ‘performance’ targeted at an
audience. Drama classes for kids is grounded in the realities of a child’s life. In the Young
Actors Club acting course for children, students create their own plays with
characters drawn from experience. The syllabus for the Young Actors Club
classes includes a carefully planned sequence of Drama games, roleplays and
activities, developed by Barry John, which focus on building students’
abilities in key areas including Breathing and Voicing, Imagination and
Creativity, Movement, Performance Skills, Mime, Language Development and
Script-writing. Ice-Breaking and Trust exercises enhance the students’ ability
to cooperate with others on creative projects.
Speech and
drama build or develop confidence, self-esteem, social skills and
conversational ability. It also teaches empathy providing opportunities for
children to experience the world from the perspective from their own. Speech
and drama lessons are not meant just for reserved children but for the
exuberant ones too. Drama is the wonderful way through which they can channel
their energies to find innovative methods of creating and expressing.
The benefits
of speech and drama are obvious. Children become self-confident and at the same
time become good communicators!
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