Process

Levels: In a performance, levels are a visual tool that help to show the status of a particular character.

For example:

In this particular picture we can see than two people are kneeling on the floor while there is a man standing above them. What this can mean is that the man standing up is in a position of power over the two on the floor, giving him a higher status while the other two have a lower status. The type of status that levels can convey are different and can symbolise things like the levels of importance within a friendship group, within a family, or within employment. Levels can be made by using the body by sitting, standing or laying down, such as in the example above; or can be made by standing on objects or by using props. Task 1: In your groups you are now to open the word document below and complete the task that is outlined within the document. To complete the task you have three options:
 * 1) Write the answers in your book
 * 2) Print out the document
 * 3) Type in the answers and send it to my email.

All members of the group MUST have their own individual copy of the completed task and I will come around the classroom and write down which method you have chosen to complete the task in, as I WILL be checking to see if it has been completed. 

Physical Proxemics:

Physical proxemics in a theatrical performance is the understanding of how a character's physical distance to another's shapes the relationships and status between the characters. This can help create dramatic meaning for an audience as they become aware of the way in which certain characters react around one another.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">For example:

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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">In this picture we could say that the guy in the brown hoodie is possibly the main character because he is in front of the others. We could also guess that the main character is in a romantic relationship with the girl from how she is holding on to him, and the main character and the guy in the green shirt are friends from the gesture. As for the man in the suit we could say that perhaps there is conflict between him and the other three based upon the distance between them.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Physical proxemics includes:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">The distance between characters
 * The way in which characters react when they come into contact with one another
 * The way in which a character changes their behaviour when they are close to another character

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Task 2: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">In your groups you are now to open the word document below and complete the task that is outlined within the document. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">To complete the task you have three options:
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Write the answers in your book
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Print out the document
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Type in the answers and send it to my email.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">All members of the group MUST have their own individual copy of the completed task and I will come around the classroom and write down which method you have chosen to complete the task in, as I WILL be checking to see if it has been completed.

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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Once you have completed task one and two, you will move onto task three.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Task 3: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">In your group of four you are to create a frozen tableaux that shows your understanding of levels and physical proxemics. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">You must:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">select a setting
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">select characters
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">select a situation your characters are in to create conflict
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">select two examples of the use of levels
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">select two clear examples of physical proxemics

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">These tableaux will be presented to the class and after each presentation you are to discuss the meanings behind the levels and proxemics.