Theater, music, dance

Theater, music, creative dance

THEATRE idea:

• Sketches Longer
• Theater plays
• Speech motets
• Execute parables
• Combination of everything

The way to do it:

• Teen group or just one piece?)
• For larger pieces, one part plays the rest work in the background
• Rent costumes or make your own, request from community members encourages collaboration
• Determine play and write it yourself
• Use book as template
• Likeness/story from the Bible, write script yourself
• Current topic: e.g. parenting teens

Effort:

• Find story, tailor costumes (where necessary), rehearse

Application:

• Locally, regionally or nationally, teen group, church, crusade, graduation party

Cost

• Dependent on cost

Aids

• Materials-Costumes, makeup (drugstore), background materials (wood wall, fabrics, paint, etc.)
• Literature "Anspiele, so wird's gemacht" by Wolfgang Heiner; "We rejoice far too little" by H.C.Rust & H.D.Sass (bookstore)

Personnel

• Ask teachers, or anyone else who has done theater.

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MUSIC (band/soloists/choir)

Band

the way to do it:

• Instruments (should already be proficient)
• Microphones, amplifiers, speakers, what from where, cost
• Style and lyrics?
• Compose yourself
• Playing from existing sheet music
• Who will do organization?
• Request musicians

Effort

• Practice together consistently 1-2 times a week

Aids

• Materials: technology, CDs with playback, music stands, rent instruments (at music store?)
• Literature: music booklets, sheet music (music store)
• Musicians

Costs

• depending on purchases
• Make a budget

Application

• Local, regional or national appearances
• Performance at graduation

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CHOIR

The way to do it

• Instrumental as accompaniment?
• Rehearsal room (acoustics)
• Determine boss
• Lyrics and style (own compositions, adopted templates)
• Request from organizing committee if merger with other teen groups possible

Auxiliaries

• Materials, music booklets, instrument
• Musicians

Expense

• Consistently practice together 1-2 times a week

Cost

• For music booklets and/or sheet music possibly contact church leadership

Application

• As in "band"

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SOLISTS

The way to do it

• Instruments or vocals?
• Microphones, sheet music
• Determine style and lyrics (own compositions, given notes)
• Education specialists

Effort

• Consistently practice together 1-2 times a week

Aids

• Materials, technique, PB CDs, as in "band"

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DANCE

Idea

• Rehearse creative dance and use it in worship
• Practice folk dance, use for village or neighborhood festival
• Show dance with "professionals"
• Contribute to graduation festival

The way to do it

• Introductory dance with "professionals"
• Possibility to involve other teen groups
• Possibly work with lights and music
• Harness bands
• Is there space available? (possibly search outside the church!)

Effort

• Leaders need to learn the ropes
• Clear ideas of how to demonstrate
• Training weekend recommended
• Rehearsals
• Performances

Aids

• Creative Dance CD available at the youth office of the Chrischona congregation, Wetzikon
• Only costumes with small effort

Costs

• Rent for room

Application

• Local/Regional

Source credits

Content: Teenie Working Group, Margrit Hugentobler
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