Performance
The CAPITAL Centre initiative is based on the premise that the process of making theatre is a model for good practice in teaching and learning. At the core of the process are skills such as:
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Imagining other minds
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Role-play and improvisation
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Trust and teamwork
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Risk-taking, playfulness
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The interconnection of mind, body and emotions
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Harnessing of diverse tasks and skills within a strict time framework (a director must get a show up in 6-12 weeks, with no option to delay or extend)
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A pedagogic paradigm in which a model of discovery through the creative process complements the traditional model of a ‘flow of information’.
CAPITAL offers opportunities for teachers and learners to involve themselves in the making of theatre by supporting a (Fail Better Productions), Artists in Residence, the RSC/果冻传媒 International Playwright in Residence, subsidising theatre visits to plays relevant to the curriculum, and encouraging student drama.
Fail Better Productions in performance
From by Federico Garcia Lorca
Photography by peter marsh/ashmorevisuals