How does Australian drama and theatre communicate distinctly Australian experiences? In your answer, refer to the dramatic forms, performance styles, techniques and the conventions of Australian Drama and Theatre and in particular to your study and experience of TWO texts set for study. A person’s sense of identity is created by the traditional and contemporary practices of Australian drama and theatre. These practices can be personal and cultural issues and concerns, that explore the issues of coping with loss and isolation . This can be shown through which isolation plays a major role, and is a highlighted, supported by the dramatic forms staging and lighting throughout the Australian play Ruby Moon by Matt Cameron (2007) and Stolen by
person view point is on that divorce is bad for child, which leads child to serious social, emotional, and/or psychological dysfunction. This children are more emotional when it comes to relationship or any point related to family or parents, which cames them to think critically towards to their own situation or time that they faced, so the person had pointed out three right strong point to support his or her argument. The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, Australia) , February 18,
Though the thought of harming her parents reels Claudia from confronting them, the role of initiating intimate communication lies with the parents, which is why Claudia’s parents have failed her. As a result of their failure, the interactions between Claudia, the electrical box, and the stolen socks reveals the combined stress of anguish and lack of communication. Soon after David’s remarriage, the subsequent death of Romeo and Juliet gives insight to Claudia’s thoughts. Several nuances in the play demonstrate that within Claudia’s thoughts, her parents are symbolised by her goldfishes. The most obvious nuance is the naming of her goldfishes after a male and female from a love story (6).
Contemporary Australian Theatre and Drama By Aimee Contemporary Australian theatre and drama refers to Australian produced theatre which challenges the conventions, forms and styles of traditional theatre in order to engage and inform the audience with the social and personal concerns of the characters on stage. Jane Harrison’s Stolen and Matt Cameron’s Ruby Moon are two plays that challenge the conventions and styles of traditional theatre. Both playwrights use the characters social and personal concerns to engage the audience, using unconventional styles of theatre to help them understand. The play Stolen by Jane Harrison tells the stories of five different Aboriginal children forcibly removed from their families and affected by the
Australian theatre practitioners have included symbols to effectively communicate meaning. According to the website, ‘the drama teacher’, “A symbol implies a greater meaning than the literal suggestion and is usually used to represent something other than what it is at face value. Symbolism in the theatre can be achieved through the use of characters, colour, movement, costume and props”. I have experienced this through my experiences of rehearsing scene and reading over the plays, ‘Ruby Moon’ and ‘A Beautiful Life’. I believe the statement “Australian playwrights often include important symbols in their plays” is true as I have experienced and seen the use of symbolism in the plays Ruby Moon and A beautiful life help put the point of the story across as it represents the emotions, mood and meaning of the plays.
Dramatic forms, performance styles, techniques and conventions are used to convey ideas and influence the way in which audiences understand Australia’s cultural issues and are made to engage with the personal concerns of the characters on stage. Two texts in which demonstrate cultural and personal concerns through the use of dramatic techniques and forms are ‘Norm and Ahmed’ and ‘The Removalist’. Alex Buzo’s Norm and Ahmed portrays violence, racism and abuse of authority. David Williamson’s The Removalists emphasises abuse of authority, corruption, violence and domestic abuse. Bjdgf hghfg g fer aiubf jhf hbfew n sfjbnf jsf hbu we kiawub cibuywe u erhbf us fic eh vuireb w hf vchf hgf he fhgf eh fhf vc ugf vab uw fu fh hvu b weh ch fh b
Priestly uses the role of the inspector to create tension on and off the screen. What have the characters and audience members been forced to question about life though this mysterious man. Refer to numerous stage techniques. The play An Inspector Calls is a complex play using the inspector to create tension and question life and many things about the morals and ethics of society and the role of the upper class society. Playwright John Priestly has used various stage techniques to demonstrate a point and teach the audience about relationships, responsibility and social conscience and society and status and through these lessons he has altered the audience’s perception of life and made them question right and wrong in society today.
TASK: Area of Study: Identity Identity is known as the set of distinct characteristics that defines an individual as a persisting entity. It is influenced by the environment that surrounds you and the people you associate with. This is shown in the prescribed texts A D Hope’s poem, “Australia“ and the film ‘Looking For Alibrandi’.Both texts demonstrate how a sense of identity may be shaped by people and places. In A.D.Hope’s poem, “Australia”, Hope tries to voice his personal perspective of the Australian identity. The country is demonstrated as vast and is viewed upon differently by diverse individuals.
their is no life here.”, A close up of raye tearing up as she speaks to Masara an African refugee resettled in Australia about what happen in her homeland and losing her baby due to not having enough money for medicine “I do understand where she’s coming from, I have a hard time pulling pregnancies through.”. This Confronts the audience and the participants with full emotion from these people making us think about the emotional struggle refugees are going through and the realisation the Masara is not so different to Raye. While in “The Door” Stanza three Symbolism of “Fog” states Even “if there’s a fog” the poem reassures the reader that “it will clear”. The poet encourages us to seek change and at least “open the door”. By opening the door individuals approach the idea of ‘change’ allowing them to overcome obstacles.
Sometimes which country that we belong is also a group that will influence our identity and belonging. Different country have different cultural and tradition. It can affect our sense of belong. The article ‘the face in the mirror’ from ‘Growing Up Asian in Australia’ by Blossom Beeby is telling us the story that the girl she is a orphan and adopted by an Australia family, she is feeling lost as long as she growing up. Because she has a Asian face but living in Australia that makes her feel confused and other people’s behavior lets her feel that she is not belonging here.