This post is all about character transformation techniques in drama education. It has both a broad and narrow scope. At the narrowest end, the senior curriculum I teach this year (“VCE Drama”, Victoria, Australia) incorporates…
The “give and take” transformation technique is a theatrical device in which an actor plays two characters and uses the transfer of an object, whether real or imagined, to transition between them. The object itself…
Character morphing is a transformation technique used in theatre and performance where an actor seamlessly transitions from one character to another in a fluid, gradual, and continuous manner. Unlike sudden or abrupt character changes, morphing…
This encyclopaedia of more than 50 of the most popular Commedia dell’Arte characters outlines each character’s category (master, lover, servant), gender, animal type, personality, role, motivations, relationship with other characters, typical movements, costume, and mask….
