Performance
The CAPITAL Centre initiative is based on the premise that the process of making theatre is a model for good practice in teaching and learning. At the core of the process are skills such as:
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Imagining other minds
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Role-play and improvisation
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Trust and teamwork
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Risk-taking, playfulness
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The interconnection of mind, body and emotions
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Harnessing of diverse tasks and skills within a strict time framework (a director must get a show up in 6-12 weeks, with no option to delay or extend)
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A pedagogic paradigm in which a model of discovery through the creative process complements the traditional model of a ‘flow of information’.
CAPITAL offers opportunities for teachers and learners to involve themselves in the making of theatre by supporting a Resident Theatre Company (Fail Better Productions), Artists in Residence, the RSC/Warwick International Playwright in Residence, subsidising theatre visits to plays relevant to the curriculum, and encouraging student drama.
Fail Better Productions in performance
From Play Without a Title by Federico Garcia Lorca
Photography by peter marsh/ashmorevisuals