Philip Harland

For DIY Theatre I developed this project, as a community group for 16+ with learning disabilities to explore offstage roles within Theatre.

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The Backstage project has covered three terms ...

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Term One -- Workshop Term (5 weeks)

- Where participants could have a taster each session of a different area of Backstage. 

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Term Two -- First Stage Introduction to Stage Design (10 Weeks)

This involved ... 

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- Scale Model Making

- Painting Techniques

- Stage Drawing

- Model Box Making

- Lighting Workshop

- Sound Workshop

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Term Three - Next Steps -- Realising Stage Design (5 Weeks)

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This was a continuation of Term 2, building upon initial skills and refining them. This term participants developed their skills in ... 

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- Large Prop Making

- Painting Props

- Developing their own Lighting States on Stage