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Activity 13.10

Acting Practice

Divide the class into different groups. As a group, search for events
or stories that happened in your con1munity or village and make a
screenplay related to them. For that, collect the various dialogues
used and the costunrns worn by those characters.

Based on this, do acting rehearsals and perform during the cultural
program held at the school.

Importance of drama and acting

Performing drama and acting helps in personality development. It also
helps people who are interested in the field of art to enter this field
in the future. Drama and acting develop people's skills in speaking,
thinking, singing, dancing, and understanding the situation of their
village. It helps in expressing the realityof society.and the problems
of family, community, and school through art.

Activity 13.11

Choose an event that happened in society or a story in a textbook.
Discuss with your friends and present the art of acting by selecting
the characters, dialogues, and costumes required by the story setting
the stage.
Types of Acting

Abhinaya or acting is classified into four types na1nely Vachik, Angik,
Aharya and Satvik which are explained below:

(a) Vachik

Acting or expressions presented through the use of speech are called
Vachik or BhashikAbhinaya. In this, the characters express their
feelings through speech or dialogue. A sad character speaks slowly,
while an excited character speaks quickly. In the same way, it is
spoken with a shout to express anger, while when expressing a normal
situation, it is spoken in a calm manner.

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