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Drama and Theatre Arts Vocabulary (NAIAS SEARCH)
Glossary Terms
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5th Grade
03/22/2011

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CONCENTRATION

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The ability to focus and keep one's attention fixed on the matter at hand!
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DIALOGUE

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The words used by the characters to communicate their thoughts.
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EMOTIONAL RECALL

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The ability to remember feelings in order to recreate them with honesty and sincerity when playing a character.
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IMITATIVE    MOVEMENT

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Imitating the movement of characters, such as an elephant, a clown, a bird.
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IMITATIVE      SOUND

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Imitating sounds, such as wind, thunder, animals.
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MOVEMENT

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Activities which focus on the body using energy to communicate ideas or feelings.
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PANTOMIME

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Action, movement, and gesture (without words).
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PERCEPTION

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The process by which people use their senses to gain information from the physical environment.
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PUPPETRY

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The animation of objects to create characters in dramatic situations.
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REACTION

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Responding to a stimulus. Drama is built upon the action and reaction of the characters.
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SHADOW PLAY

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A form of puppetry using flat puppets, hands, or human silhouettes presented behind a backlighted sheet.
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PLAYING

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Improvising or acting-out characters in a scene or story.
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SPECTACLE

 

 

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The staging devices, such as sets, props, lights, and costumes, used to enhance the plot and the characters.
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WARM-UP

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An activity in which the children focus their attention on limbering up their bodies and/or voices.
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STORY      DRAMATIZATION

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Improvising a story based on literature.
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