Practical & Applied Arts

Lancelot discusses how to deal with nerves when getting ready to perform. In addition to the “10 Things” to remember when creating and performing, Lancelot performs some of his own original songs, including the song he developed with students in Part 3.

Lancelot guides students through the process of writing their own song to a melody he composed. Students will explore metaphor and rhyme as they create two verses and one chorus to their own thematic song.

Students are introduced to the fundamentals of songwriting by breaking down the parts that make up a song. Lancelot also discusses considerations involved in the writing process including the theme, melody, finding the right words, use of syllables, and rhyming.

Meet the Artist. Lancelot introduces students to his journey on how he came to be a musician and the various projects and work he engages in.

Peace takes students on an inspirational journey of her own growth and different opportunities that helped her realize who she is and what she likes. She provides insight to fears she had when she was starting out and reminds students that they continue to grow with new opportunities as they are ...

Peace presents two of her poems and shares techniques that will help students get grounded as they prepare to present their poems to an audience.

Students will use their senses, draw upon imagery, and explore ways to create their own, personalized poems. Peace will introduce students to four different techniques/exercises to experiment with as they explore creating images with words.

Meet interdisciplinary artist Peace Akintade, Saskatchewan’s Youth Poet Laureate for 2020-21. Peace talks about her practice and discusses where she draws inspiration from. This includes music, observing interactions amongst people, and personal experiences as a young black immigrant and refugee ...

Crispi introduces us to ways to get started: determining who the characters are, place, conflict/plot, etc. Crispi considers things you should be mindful of when preparing to present your story for an audience, such as performing techniques and accessories, including lighting, sound, backdrop, et...

Students are introduced to shadow puppetry. Crispi discusses possible ways to play with staging and lighting, as well as simple techniques to make your own shadow puppets using self-portraits. Students will learn how to create props and puppets from basic materials, such as found objects, hand-ma...

We are introduced to a few examples of puppets (table-top, hand puppets, and rod puppets) Crispi has in her studio and how each functions slightly differently. Students will learn how to make self-portrait masks in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional puppets, using inexpensive and recycled...

Meet Saskatoon artist Crispi Lord. Crispi is a puppeteer and runs a small theatre company, Wide Open Children’s Theatre. We are introduced to Crispi’s passion for puppetry and storytelling through the many characters she works with. Crispi introduces us to various methodologies in telling a story...

Grahame and Danielle perform their radio play, The Lagoon Monster, which takes place in Nowhere, Saskatchewan. In their performance, they show how they get into the roles of the various characters and demonstrate the process involved in working sound effects into the presentation. This video ends...

Grahame and Danielle introduce students to a variety of games and exercises as they go deep into exploring and discovering the characters in the stories they developed in Part 2. Students will also get creative with sound effects as they experiment with objects to capture the sounds they want to ...

Anyone can tell a story, and anyone can write a story. Students will be introduced to terminology and various exercises and games as they prepare to write their own play. Students will break down a story into a “story spine”, experiment with writing using prompts, play games to get their creative...