Education Resources

Red Leap offers a comprehensive education resource with each show we create to engage both students and the wider public in the creation of our work. These resources demystify the devising process of making, and provides an important insight into how original work is created in Aotearoa.

We currently offer education resources for the following shows:

DAKOTA OF THE WHITE FLATS

  • A professionally filmed full recording of the show
  • Filmed interviews with the actors, director, and lighting designer
  • A PDF Education Resource Booklet including:
    • Director’s vision
    • The Red Leap Devising Process, including notes on specific games and devising exercises
    • Breakdown of a scene
    • Set design, lighting design and costume design notes
    • Themes, drama conventions, elements and techniques used
    • Notes on character
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KORORĀREKA: THE BALLAD OF MAGGIE FLYNN

  • A professionally filmed full recording of the show
  • Filmed interviews with actors, director, sound designer, lighting designer
  • Video trailers from two of the early development workshops
  • A PDF Education Resource Booklet including:
    • Notes from the playwright Paolo Rotondo
    • Director’s vision by Julie Nolan
    • The Red Leap Devising Process, including notes on specific games and devising exercises
    • Breakdown of a scene
    • Set design and costume design notes
    • Themes, drama conventions, elements and techniques used
    • Notes on character
  • A copy of the show programme
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DUST PILGRIM

  • A professionally filmed full recording of the show
  • A PDF Education Resource Booklet including:
    • The Dust Pilgrim devising process- Notes from the the set designer, costume designer and sound designer
    • ‘In The Studio’ conversation with actor Ella Becroft
    • Director’s notes
  • Four filmed interviews with the cast, directors, costume designer and set designer.
  • A copy of the show programme
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WREST

  • A professionally filmed full recording of the show
  • An exclusive podcast, with 4 episodes featuring the creative team and performers discussing the Wrest devising process
  • A comprehensive PDF Education Resource Booklet including:
    Director’s vision
    Research notes
    The Red Leap Devising Process, including notes on specific games and devising exercises
    Narrative Approach
    Notes on genre, themes and symbols
    Interviews with the choreographer, assistant director and dramaturg
    Glossary of terms and cultural context
    Activities and discussion points for the classroom
  • Curriculum Connections to NCEA Drama Levels 1-3, including classroom discussion points and practical activities for students
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PAPER SKY

  • A professionally filmed full recording of the show
  • Filmed interviews with the Co-Artistic Directors Kate Parker and Julie Nolan
  • Filmed interviews with cast members
  • A copy of the working script
  • A 20-page Education Resource Booklet including:
    • Directors Notes
    • Timeline
    • Devising Process
    • Devising Tasks – examples
    • Breakdown of a scene
    • Conventions, elements and techniques
    • Design – notes on set, time and colour
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