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Theatre Arts for Advanced Secondary Schools
Chapter Three: Performing spaces ............................................................. 55
Theatre performing space ............................................................................ 55
Types of theatre performing spaces ............................................................. 56
Proscenium stage ......................................................................................... 57
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Thrust stage ................................................................................................. 59
Arena stage .................................................................................................. 64
Created or found spaces .............................................................................. 68
Black box stage ........................................................................................... 71
Mobile stage ................................................................................................ 74
Performing space setting ............................................................................. 78
Parts of stage ............................................................................................... 80
Other essential parts of stage ....................................................................... 82
Revision exercise 3 ...................................................................................... 82
Chapter Four: Approaching performance ................................................. 84
The concept of performance ........................................................................ 84
Performing approaches ................................................................................ 85
Performing for stage .................................................................................... 98
Performing for radio ................................................................................... 100
Performing for screen ................................................................................. 104
Tools of a performer ................................................................................... 109
Differences between acting for film and television.....................................111
Differences between performing for stage and screen ................................112
Challenges of performing for screen, stage and radio .................................113
Revision exercise 4 ......................................................................................114
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