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TheatresportsTM

A form of improvisational theatre which uses the format of a competition for dramatic effect.

Created by Keith Johnstone, TheatreSports™ is a popular theatre form in America, Europe, Australia and Japan. Teams challenge each other to a TheatreSports™ performance game and perform scenes based on audience suggestions. In addition to being a test of participants' improvisation skills, TheatreSports™ puts to test participants' spontaneousness, creativity and team work skills.

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2010 Breaking through the Limits of Learning – Pei Tong Primary School Theatresports Camp

Group photo at the end of the day


Originally written by Guo Wen
Translated by Tan Jing Wen


On the 31st May 2010, members from the i-Theatre, Dunman High (Senior High) Chinese Society, organized and took part in a day camp involving 23 students from Dunman High School, 6 Chinese Society alumni members and 113 Primary 4 students from Pei Tong Primary School. The day camp was held at Pei Tong Primary School, with the theme being “Fun on the sea – Breaking through learning limits!” The camp aims to allow students to learn and use Chinese in a fun and lively environment through Theatresports.

The camp was held from 9 am to 4 pm, a total of 7 hours. In the morning, the participants of the camp were asked to “board” different “ships”, like the Flying Dutchmen, Apollo etc. After a brief introduction, the “ships” set off to different “islands”, exploring the vast sea. For example, on the Double-Soul Island, the souls of two young “sailors” merged into one body to form a “Double Figure”, which is one of the many Theatresports games. The person in front had to speak while the one at the back had to provide the “arms” of the person in front. Other Theatresports games are played on the other “islands”, namely Most Use of an Object, Little Voice, Emotional Replay and Furniture. There was also a mini competition held in the afternoon, where participants unleashed their potential and acted spontaneously upon given characters and setting by the audience. Although the camp was long and tiring for the participants, they maintained their high level of energy throughout the day. They learnt much about Chinese improvisation as well as knowledge on stage performance too.

After the event, many participants gave positive feedback about the camp. They also mentioned that they would want another similar camp to be held next year. As for the facilitators of the camp, although they felt that the participants’ high level of energy was sometimes too much for them to manage, they acknowledged that the participants were very enthusiastic about the games. They also commented that Chinese is actually not a difficult subject to learn. As long as we are willing to try, there is nothing to fear in regard to the subject.



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ABOUT

What is TheatresportsTM?

TheatresportsTM is a creative combination of improvisation theatre and sports competition originally developed by director Keith Johnstone in Calgary, Canada, in 1976.

During TheatresportsTM competition, teams of improvisers compete against each other for points on stage. To earn points, teams challenge each other to a TheatresportsTM performance game such as Hat Game, Three Words at a Time and Song, and perform scenes in accordance to the rules of the challenged game based on audience suggestions. In addition to being a test of participants' improvisation skills, TheatresportsTM puts to test participants' spontaneity, creativity and team work too. As the audience cheer for their preferred teams, the atmosphere in the theatre is transformed into one that is similar to a sports competition.

TheatresportsTM is a popular form in countries in America, Europe, Australia and Japan. Besides being embraced by the student population in the various countries, television shows modified from TheatresportsTM is not uncommon too, with Whose Line is it Anyway as one of the most prominent examples.

Theatresports TM @ Singapore

Mr Jacky Li Chun Kit's introduction of this form of theatre to the Macau audience in year 2001 marks the official entry of TheatresportsTM into the Chinese theatre scene. Since then, Jacky remains active in the promotion of TheatresportsTM in Chinese-speaking regions, including Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.

In 2007, with Jacky as the instructor, Dunman High School staged the first National TheatresportsTM competition in Singapore. A one-week workshop was held for secondary and junior college students before they were put on stage on the competition. With the energetic youths pioneering TheatresportsTM formally at the Drama Centre (NLB), the audience experienced for themselves the electrifying atmosphere of an improvisational theatre.

Related Websites

Dunman High School:
http://www.dhs.sg/

International TheatresportsTM Institute (ITI):
http://www.theatresports.org/en/index.php

Profile of Mr Jacky Li Chun Kit :
http://www.tfarmers.org/i_jacky.htm

News Coverage

Past Events
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Year 2010
NTUC Income Youth Theatresports Grand Finals
2010 Sir Stamford Raffles Theatresports Cup
Project "Breaking through the Limits of Learning" - 2010 Pei Tong Primary School Theatresports Camp

Year 2009
2009 National Theatresports @ DHS

Year 2008
Project “Bringing Theatresports into Primary Schools” – 2008 Pei Tong Primary School Theatresports Camp
2008 Theatresports Macau Open
2008 National Theatresports @ DHS

Year 2007
2007 Theatresports Macau Open
2007 National Theatresports @ DHS

VIDEOS

2008 Opening Dance

2008 Group Introduction: Guest Team 1 花样壮男

2008 Group Introduction: Guest Team 2 公主傻妹

List Game

Audience Round

PHOTOS

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Year 2010

Theatresports @ Macau
NTUC Income Youth Theatresports
Sir Stamford Raffles Theatresports Cup
Pei Tong Primary School Theatresports Camp

Year 2009

National Theatresports @ DHS (Workshop)
National Theatresports @ DHS (Preliminary Rounds)
National Theatresports @ DHS (Finals)

Year 2008

Pei Tong Primary School Theatresports Camp
National Theatresports @ DHS (Workshop)
National Theatresports @ DHS (Final Round)

Year 2007 National Theatresports @ DHS (Workshop)
National Theatresports @ DHS (Preliminary Rounds)
National Theatresports @ DHS (Final Round)

MUSIC

Year 2009
Theme Song for National Theatresports @ DHS 2009 (with lyrics)
Theme Song for National Theatresports @ DHS 2009 (Instrumental Version)

Year 2008
Theme Song for National Theatresports @ DHS 2008
Theme Song for National Theatresports @ DHS 2008 (Instrumental Version)
Theme Song for National Theatresports @ DHS 2008 (Piano Version)
Theme Song for National Theatresports @ DHS 2008 (Lyrics)

Year 2007
Theme Song for National Theatresports @ DHS 2007
Theme Song for National Theatresports @ DHS 2007 (Instrumental Version)
Theme Song for National Theatresports @ DHS 2007 (Lyrics)

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