Duologue Mime
General Objectives
The Duologue section of this syllabus provides learners with the opportunity to:
- work with a partner
- explore different texts
- increase confidence
- understand a sense of dependency
Guidelines for Mime learners:
- Full costume or make up is not permitted, although a suggestion of costume (e.g. shawls, practice skirt or hat) and hand props are allowed (e.g. fans, bags, walking sticks, etc.)
- Learners are not permitted to present work which they have already submitted at another grade. Learners found to be repeating work will be disqualified and fees will be forfeited
- In line with current standard Health and Safety advice, all learners must ensure they are warmed up physically before the examination
- Any mime may be performed with musical accompaniment if desired but this must be operated by the learner/s.
- Medals are only awarded to learners who are successful in the Solo syllabus
- Entries are welcomed from learners who may be hard of hearing, deaf or who have oral communication difficulties. We can arrange for these learners to have a short written questionnaire immediately prior to the examination if questioning is an element of the examination. Please contact the New Era Office to make these special arrangements
Learning Outcomes
Learners should:
- demonstrate mutual response
- demonstrate reflecting reaction
- achieve a sense of mutual timing
- demonstrate a sense of teamwork
Learners may enter for the Mime examinations as specified above in Duologue form up to and including Grade 8.
Duologues are marked as one performance. The criteria for marking Duologues is the same as that for the Solo Grades.
All selections must be in duologue form.
Learners must put the word Duologue on their entry form together with the name of the learner with whom they are entering.
