Looking at physicality afresh

David Porter
Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Physicality is part and parcel of children's play but as students get into KS3/4 in drama terms it needs to be harnessed, shaped, developed and used to push boundaries. This scheme develops from the seven levels of tension identified by physical theatre practitioner Jacques Lecoq, going in different directions to provide physicality ideas for students to stop relying on words alone and some of the other pitfalls they often fall into when devising.