2. Dramatized experiences can range from
the Formal play, pageant, to the less
formal tableau , pantomime , puppets, and
role playing.
PLAYS - depict life ,character, or culture or
a combination of all three.
3. PAGEANTS – are usually community
dramas that are based on local history,
presented by local actors.
PANTOMIME – is the “art of conveying a
story through bodily movements only”. Its
effect on the audience depends on the
movements of the actor.
4. Tableau- ( a French word which means
picture) is a picture-like scene composed of
people against a background.
Puppets- unlike the regular stage play, can
present ideas with extreme simplicity –
without elaborate scenery or costume – yet
effectively.
5. Types of Puppet – come in different kinds.
These are the most common.
Shadow puppets- flat black silhouette made
from lightweight cardboard and shown
behind a screen.
Rod puppet- flat cut out figures tacked to a
stick, with one or more movable parts, and
operated from below the stage level by wire
rods or slender sticks.
Hand puppet- the puppet’s head is operated
by the forefinger of the puppeteer.
6. Glove- and- finger puppets- make use of
old gloves to which small costumed figure
are attached.
Marionettes- flexible , joint puppets operated
by strings or wires attached to a cross bar
and maneuvered from directly above the
stage.
Role playing- is an unrehearsed,
unprepared and spontaneous dramatization
of a “ let’s pretend” situation where assigned
participants are absorbed by their own roles
in the situation described by the teacher.