Theatre

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Inquiring into how moments of tension, emotion, atmosphere, and/or meaning (“TEAM”) are created on stage through production and/or performance elements.

Inquiring into at least one play text and the ideas presented by the playwright (such as concepts, issues, meanings, themes or contexts) and formulating theatre-maker intentions for staging.

Developing and refining creative design ideas for staging an entire play text using production elements to fulfill specific theatre-maker intentions.

Developing and refining creative ideas for staging specific moments of a play text using performance and production elements to create tension, emotion, atmosphere and/or meaning (“TEAM”).

Proposing and presenting creative visual design ideas for staging an entire play text using production elements.

Presenting and proposing creative ideas for staging specific moments of a play text using performance and production elements to create tension, emotion, atmosphere, and/or meaning (“TEAM”).

Presenting work in the form of a production proposal.

Evaluating the extent to which their creative ideas would appropriately fulfill stated theatre-maker intentions for an audience.

Evaluating their own written work and addressing any areas that require improvement.

Staging play texts

Inquiring into at least one unfamiliar world theatre tradition and its context.

Inquiring into a specific performance convention from an unfamiliar world theatre tradition through academic and practical research and identifying performance material from within that tradition.

Developing the ability to undertake a process of independent, self-directed practical exploration of a performance convention from that world theatre tradition through the body and/or voice.

Developing the ability to effectively experiment with applying the specific performance convention to traditional performance material from that world theatre tradition.

Presenting academic and practical research both audibly and succinctly to others in a variety of forms.

Presenting a clear and coherent presentation of key learning experiences to a video recording device.

Evaluating and reflecting on the ways in which the practical exploration of a performance convention contributes to their ongoing development as a performer.

Evaluating and reflecting on the ways in which academic and practical inquiry into a theatre tradition develops their understanding of theatre in the world.

Exploring world theatre traditions

Inquiring into effective processes of collaborative creation in theatre and the working methods of at least one contemporary theatre company.

Inquiring into at least one starting point and, in response, collaboratively formulating theatre-maker intentions for an original piece of theatre.

Developing and staging material through specific individual artistic contributions as creator, designer and/or director, led by the collaboratively formulated theatre-maker intentions.

Developing proficient performance skills of the body and voice in order to perform effectively in an original piece of theatre.

Developing a range of approaches for gathering feedback from an audience.

Presenting collaboratively-created original theatre work to a live audience and performing as a member of an ensemble.

Presenting work in the form of a project report.

Evaluating significant moments from the process of collaboratively creating original theatre work.

Evaluating presented theatre work and audience feedback in order to assess the extent to which it fulfilled specific theatre-maker intentions. Process Taught activities

Evaluating how, as performers, performance skills can be used to effectively contribute to moments of tension, emotion, atmosphere and/or meaning (“TEAM”).

Evaluating how specific individual artistic contributions to the development and staging of original theatre as creator, designer and/or director can contribute to the fulfillment of theatre-maker intentions.

Collaboratively creating original theatre

Inquiring into at least one unfamiliar theatre theory, with a focus on the theorist’s overarching intentions.

Inquiring into at least one specific aspect of a theatre theorist’s theory and formulating theatre-maker intentions, aligned to the theorist’s intentions, for the practical exploration and application of aspect(s) of theatre theory.

Developing a deeper understanding of at least one theatre theory through the practical exploration and application of a specific aspect of the theory, led by specific theatre-maker intentions.

Developing and applying a range of performance and/or production elements in the creation of performance work (combining the work of creator, director, designer and performer).

Presenting performance work that is informed by theatre theory and which effectively uses performance and/or production elements to a live audience.

Evaluating the extent to which researched theory informed the development of theatre-maker intentions.

Evaluating presented theatre work and audience feedback in order to assess the extent to which performed work fulfilled specific theatre-maker intentions.

Performing theatre theory

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