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4 Purposes of Drama. 1) Sharing the human experience 2)Passing on tradition and culture 3)Recreational 4)Artistic Expression. Draw this on your paper for your notes:. Passing on tradition & culture. Sharing the human experience. Definition: Examples:. Definition: Examples:.
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4 Purposes of Drama • 1) Sharing the human experience • 2)Passing on tradition and culture • 3)Recreational • 4)Artistic Expression
Draw this on your paper for your notes: Passing on tradition & culture Sharing the human experience Definition: Examples: Definition: Examples: Artistic Expression Recreational Definition: Examples: Definition: Examples:
Sharing the Human Experience • To express or communicate emotions, feelings, ideas, and information through dramatic works • Examples: social change, communicating universal themes, interpreting information, ideas, & emotions
Passing on Tradition and Culture • To express or communicate ideas, feelings, and information • Examples: narratives, storytelling, folktales, religious rituals/ceremonies, jump rope rhymes, hand claps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqyC_qmdi2o http://www.ket.org/artstoolkit/drama/preview/powerofstorytelling.htm
Recreational • Drama as recreation for recreational events • Examples: for festivals, entertainment, diversion
Artistic Expression • Drama created with the intent to express or communicate emotion, feelings, ideas, or information • Examples: theatrical settings for audiences