Fine Arts Grades 7-9

The actor in this video describes why the actors spend so much time rehearsing.

A quick review of the basic rules of improvisation so that your team will make a great scene.

Sogolon is the puppet show and theatrical company dedicated to keeping the Mali (Africa) puppet tradition alive. The group develops and promotes the Bamanan-Somono-Bozo puppet show. Watch the show and learn how the marionettes come to life.

Heart racing, palms sweating, labored breathing? If speaking in public makes you feel like you're fighting for your life, you're not alone. But the better you understand your body's reaction, the more likely you are to overcome it.

10 quick tips to help you get better at improvisation in acting.

Articulation is one of the core elements of voice work, and being able to communicate in clearly is paramount for actors. Whether you are tackling the upper class world of Oscar Wilde, the loquacious language of Shakespeare, or the fast paced poetry of Kate Tempest - articulation is everything.

Jonathan Salway talks about the importance of stage movements for actors.

Tips about how to introduce your show to the audience.

Vanessa Ewan leads this movement direction masterclass, guiding an actor playing Nora from A Doll's House using techniques to explore physicality and enhance character transformation.

Voice is one of the most important aspect of any actor's performance. Learn why voice is so important to actors with help from a professional actress and performer in this free video clip.

This interactive glossary provides you with a comprehensive vocabulary of terms that are pertinent to the theatre.

In this video from 1969, Jim Henson (and his friends) talk about puppetry and how to make puppets.

Get a look behind the scenes into the costume department of the National Theatre. Find out who is working in this department and what they are doing.

Sogolon is the puppet show and theatrical company dedicated to keeping the Mali (Africa) puppet tradition alive. The group develops and promotes the Bamanan-Somono-Bozo puppet show. Watch the show and learn how the marionettes come to life.

In this 3 minute video, playwrights discuss different styles of play writing. Definitions of key terms are provided.

Look through this online exhibition celebrating the history of Greek drama, in particular, performances at the National Theatre. Use the arrows at the sides of the page to navigate forward, or choose one of the boxes along the bottom.

This nine minute video gives you a glimpse into the dramatic world of commedia dell'arte and describes the key attributes of the craft. Learn about the characters that inhabit this drama form.

This is a quick animated video describing the history of the theatre.

This TED talk describes how drama or plays moved out of the church and were claimed by society and playwrights. Learn about the development of drama from mystery plays to morality plays and, eventually, to Shakespeare.

What kind of influence has the music of ancient Greece had on today's music? Greek life was filled with song: history, poetry, theater, sports and even astronomy.