Spielraum: Teaching German through Theater

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Spielraum: Teaching German through Theater is a sourcebook and guide for teaching German language and culture, as well as social, cross-cultural, and multi-ethnic tensions, through dramatic texts. This book presents a range of theoretical and practical resources for the growing number of teachers who wish to integrate drama and theater into their foreign-language curriculum. As such, it may be adopted as a flexible tool for teachers seeking ways to reinvigorate their language classrooms through drama pedagogy; to connect language study to the study of literature and culture; to inspire curricular rejuvenation; or to embark on full-scale theater productions. Focusing on specific dramatic works from the rich German-speaking tradition, each chapter introduces unique approaches to a play, theme, and genre, while also taking into account practical issues of performance. Cover Half Title Endorsements Title Page Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgments Vorspiel: prelude Einbildung and Ausbildung: a renewed case for integrating drama in the foreign-language classroom Spielraum Performative learning and teaching Structure and goals of Spielraum Notes on student and teacher performance anxiety Notes References 1. Schauspiel: teaching German through gestures Introduction Some important factors to consider Vorhang auf! Pre-verbal exercises Spiegelspiel [all levels] Dirigentenspiel [all levels] Marionetten und Maskenfreiheit Marionetten [all levels] Maskenfreiheit [all levels] Walking in character [all levels] Improvisation: from non-verbal to verbal Regieanweisungen [all levels]: Improvisation: from non-verbal to verbal Die Straßenszene [all levels] Straßenszene-Variation [all levels]; adapted from Brecht and Spolin Beobachtungen [all levels] Sprech- und Wortspiel Bühnenflüstern Aussprachespiel [all levels] Steigerung der Intensität [all levels] Subtext [intermediate to advanced] Regeln für Schauspieler: Aussprache, Rezitation, Deklamation [advanced] Stegreifspiel Konflikt! [intermediate to advanced] Dramatic interactions with the text Hot-Seating [intermediate to advanced] Scene-by-scene interrogations Verfremdungsspiele [advanced] Schauspieltheorien im Vergleich Schreibaufgaben Creative writing Analytical task Production preparations Scene visualization Director's cut Notes Further reading and resourcesOn acting On process-drama exercises in the German-language classroom On process-drama exercises in the language classroom On full theater productions On German pronunciation References 2. Trauerspiel: teaching tragedy Key considerations Introduction In and outside history: Tragödie and Trauerspiel Trümmertragödie: tragedy in ruins Introduction and pre-reading explorations Embodying the Heimkehrer Trümmerliteratur Draußen vor der Tür Ein Stück, das kein theater spielen will, und keinPublikum sehen will Leitfragen: Vorspiel and Traum Workshop: Vorspiel and Traum Leitfragen: Szenen 1-4 Workshops: Szenen 1-4 Szene 5 Reflective writing exercises Notes On German tragedy theory On German tragedy and the Trauerspiel Recordings References 3. Lustspiel: teaching comedy Outline placeholder Key considerations CH003mk:H2_3 Introduction Preliminary definitions: what is funny about comedy? Day 3: exploring comedic mechanisms in Valentin's Der Theaterbesuch CH003mk:H2_7 Leitfragen CH003mk:H3_9 CH003mk:H3_10 CH003mk:H3_11 CH003mk:H3_12 CH003mk:H3_13 CH003mk:H3_14 CH003mk:H2_15 Interlude Approaching Ödön von Horváth's Hin und her Demaskierung des Unbewusstseins: Hin und her CH003mk:H2_19 Leitfragen: Teil I CH003mk:H3_21 CH003mk:H3_22 CH003mk:H3_23 Leitfragen: Teil II Ende gut, alles gut? Lessons of comedy Aus dem Stegreif Notes Further resources and reading On comedy theory in German CH003mk:H2_31 CH003mk:H2_32 On Ödön von Horváth On Karl Valentin On Loriot References Appendix B Drama workshops 4. Zwischenspiel: teaching tragicomedy Introduction Der goldene Drache as Zwischenspiel Modern society as a Zwischenspiel Discerning the tragicomic: pre-reading exercises Staging the tragicomic: Drama workshops Leitfragen Creative writing exercises Improvisation Reflective writing exercises Post-performance reflection paper Vocabulary Notes References 5. Sprachspiel: teaching Kabarett Introduction Toying with the audience Zum großen Wurstel as Kabarett Towards the post-human Marionette workshops The robotic body Yvan Goll's Kino der Menschlichkeit: Die Chapliniade Performing the post-human From Schauspiel to Sprachspiel Erika Mann: "Hans im Glück" Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill: "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer" "Surabaya-Johnny" I and II Notes Further reading and resources On puppets and acting On the history of Kabarett Anthologies of Kabarett approaches to teaching Kabarett Recordings On Charlie Chaplin's reception in Germany References 6. Hörspiel: teaching radio plays Introduction Tun ist besser als fühlen Tuning into the Hörspiel Visualizing acoustics Comprehension checks Filling the silence Sonic storytelling Critical framing and creative adaptation Sounding out the Hörspiel Mariana Leky: Der Aufzug Fine tuning The interactive Hörspiel Note Further reading and resources Recordings of Hörspiel Current Hörspiel broadcasting and resources On the history of the German-language Hörspiel On radio theory References 7. Endspiel: teaching contemporary transcultural and post-migrant theater Introduction Ius Sanguinis / Verrücktes Blut Embodied interrogation Day 2: Verrücktes Blut, Prologue (2-11) Excerpt 1 Improvisation Approaching the songs Akt II Excerpt 2 Akt II, Szene 3-4 Excerpt 3 From colorblind casting to a post-ethnic vision Post-performance reflections Notes References Appendix A Approaching the folksongs Index