The Chorus: developing approaches to traditional and modern work AQA A2 Creating ‘happenings’

Creating ‘happenings’

To explore the idea of gibberish and the use of sounds to express emotion

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I always start by stressing that Shakespeare is universal

Asking questions of the wider world through the specifics of this drama: how does living through a war affect a person

The Chorus: developing approaches to traditional and modern work AQA A2 Creating ‘happenings’The dramatic use of a chorus often invites associations with the theatre of Ancient Greece, and use of this particular stylistic device presents a great many challenges to the actors and director involved. However, developing the necessary skills to present a chorus onstage successfully, and also reflect more modern, versatile uses of the chorus, can be a genuinely exciting and imaginative prospect. Chorus work requires the development of the most