Try BYT

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Try A Little BYT originated at Woodford Folk Festival, when Director Lisa Apostolides assisted by 2 members of BYT led workshops for young people of all ages in 2014.  They have been providing workshops since then every year at the festival.

With a Youth Activity Grant from Byron Council, more BYT members have been trained to facilitate workshops during school holidays.

In 2017 Lisa decided to create a regular class for 9-11 year olds in Byron Bay.  Supported by Byron Community Centre, the group meet on a Tuesday at The Byron Community Cabin in Carlyle street, Byron Bay from 3.30pm-4.30pm.

This drama and theatre course develops essential skills through improvisation, characterisation, movement and voice work through 4 terms each year. Young people have the opportunity to collaboratively devise their own scenes which lead to the development of short plays. Young people in this class will experience a range of skill building games and exercises, improvisation activities, script work, storytelling and performance. In 2020 we will be devising a social action performance to take to local primary schools.

There are 9 sessions each term and cost is $150.

Please email Lisa for more details

byronyouththeatre2481@gmail.com

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Byron Youth Theatre classes for 9-11 year olds provides a safe and creative environment for young people:

• To have fun while acquiring new skills
• To develop basic improvisation, role playing, acting, movement, voice skills To develop stage and performance awareness
• To work cooperatively with other class members
• To devise role plays, improvisations and short scenes
• To develop language, communication, listening and concentration skills
• To develop self confidence and experience empowerment
• To develop social and leadership skills
• To develop physical development and emotional intelligence
• To recognise the importance of using your imagination creatively
• To understand the world around them
• To develop empathy and compassion for others, all living beings and our world
• To create a play or selection of scenes to present to other young people, family and friends.

  These are life long learning skills which will benefit young people in all areas of LIFE. In our changing world we need more people to exercise these skills

  STRUCTURE OUTLINE

Term 1:

Games, exercises and activities will be used in each session to meet the learning outcomes listed above. There will be specific themes/topics chosen by the class members which will provide a focus for sessions. These will be explored with improvised scene work. Key focus ​: Improvisation, mime, co-operation and storytelling

Term 2 :

Games, exercises and activities will be used in each session to meet the learning outcomes listed above. Introduction to short scripted scenes in groups. Key Focus​: characerisation, stage awareness, performance skills
Term 3​: Games, exercises and activities will be used in each session to meet the learning outcomes listed above. Exploring issues : nominated by class members deeper exploration through drama and theatre structures of poignant issues. Eg. bullying, siblings, parents, school, freedom Key Focus​: use of imagination, use of personal experience and external stimulus to create dramatic presentations

Term 4

Games, exercises and activities will be used in each session to meet the learning outcomes listed above. Small group development of extended scene/play. Class members will be facilitated to develop a short play based on a chosen theme or external stimulus, eg/ poem, picture, article, in small groups. This will involve in depth characterisation, use of costumes, props and set items. Key Focus:​ characterisation, team building, roles of responsibilities, acting and performance skills

Variations of these will occur in the second year often with class members joining at 9 and remaining until 11. Larger productions will be undertaken if there is enough class members who have developed the basic skills during the first year.