During this activity we had to take the IB learner profile words and rank them in a diamond. The most used and important in drama at the top and the least important and least used at the bottom. The one I decided to put at the top was Communicators because I feel that drama is about working with others, sharing and contributing ideas. At the very bottom I put Balanced, I do believe that that being balanced is important however I don't think that It's too important in drama. However Being balanced with time is important in drama. Making sure that you have enough time to finish a project.

The Final week: 

In the final week we spent most of the time finalising our piece and putting up black paper to black out the hall. We also spent time organising costume, makeup, sound and lighting. We spent a lot of time working on how we were going to do lighting. We got all the lights set up in the hall, dry ice machines and the strobe lighting. In the end we decided not to use the dry ice machine as it didn't really fit in with our piece.

In our last lesson we talked about the holiday homework, which was to research one type of unfamiliar theatrical tradition and present it to the class. This is in preparation for next year when we will be examined on another presentation.

Imitate - to make a copy of, or to reproduce closely.
Influence - Something that produces effects on actions, behaviour and opinions. From something/someone on something/someone else.
Inspire -  To produce a thought or feeling about something.

In class we talked about how each of these words would be used in drama. We spent a long time talking about what the differences are between influence and inspire in the end we came up with the idea that if  the two were on a scale Influence would be near the end whereas inspire would be near the middle.

Reflecting on the whole term: 

I can't believe that a whole year has gone by and that I'm already half way through my first year of IB. So far I have really enjoyed IB drama although some parts have been a challenge I feel like I have really come far from when I first started at the beginning of this term. I feel like I have definitely stepped out of my comfort zone more this term and become more confident in my acting.

Going to London to do TAPS was challenging at first because I knew I would be expected to act in front of people I had never met before, however the whole experience was amazing and definitely made me more confident acting and speaking in front of people. If I had the chance I would definitely do it all again.  

The piece that we have currently been working on has given me a better understanding of many things such as soundscapes, total theatre and different theatre conventions. Our piece has been influenced by punch drunk and Frantic Assembly we also took inspiration from the practitioner Antonin Artaud.

Over the past term I think I have made the most progress with confidence. I have also learnt a lot more about different theatre practices and practitioners that I previously didn't know about. This term has also taught me about the many different aspects of theatre and how it isn't all just about acting, it has especially taught me about taking on the role of director (mainly from the director Helen Leblique who came in to talk to us about directors notebooks).