Carla Blank

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Live On Stage!

"Live On Stage!" chapters include:
"Orientation Games"(ways to introduce a group to each other and to performing);
"Movement Activities" (how to make dances with everyday human actions);
"Acting Skills" (basic acting games and activities to gain tools that develop concentration through listening and focus, and cooperation);
"Improvisational Techniques" (exercises in 'thinking on your feet');
"Scriptwriting" (ways to write original scripts);
"Scores" (innovative methods to record ideas for performance);
"Musical Forms" (how to adapt musical structures to dance and theater performance);
"Site-Specific Projects" (projects conceived for, installed in, and/or performed in a particular space);
"Short Takes" (quick warm-up exercises to use in classes, rehearsals,and preparation for performance);
"Showtime!" (preparing for a public performance)


More About Books by Carla Blank

20th Century History/Reference
Rediscovering America: The Making of Multicultural America, 1900-2000 NY: Three Rivers Press, 2003
Timeline format, paper, 479 pages, over 100 black & white photographs, index (ISBN#: 0-609-80784-6)
Anthology of Performing Arts Techniques and Styles. Grades 4 and up.
Live On Stage! Dale Seymour Publications, a Pearson education imprint, 1997.
Coauthored with Jody Roberts, "Live On Stage!" is available in teacher resource and student editions. The Teacher Resource Book is an anthology of methods for incorporating the performing arts into any classroom or community setting. Scripts, background information, and photos of kids "in action" are included. (253 pages: Pearson Learning Group Order #: DS31500; ISBN#: 1-57232-209-8) The Student Edition provides activities and projects for researching performance genres--from fifteenth-century comedy to modern film, dance, and more. (260 pages. Pearson Learning Group Order#: DS31414; ISBN#: 1-57232-374-4)

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