Aims & Objectives

Course Aims

• Enjoy lifelong engagement with the arts

• Become informed, reflective and critical practitioners in the arts

• Understand the dynamic and changing nature of the arts

• Explore and value the diversity of the arts across time, place and cultures

• Express ideas with confidence and competence

• Develop perceptual and analytical skills

• Explore theatre in a variety of contexts and understand how these contexts inform practice (theatre incontext)

• Understand and engage in the processes of transforming ideas into action (theatre processes)

• Develop and apply theatre production, presentation and performance skills, working both independently and collaboratively (presenting theatre)

• For HL only: Understand and appreciate the relationship between theory and practice (theatre in context, theatre processes, presenting theatre)

Assessment Objectives

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of specified content

• describe the relationship between theatre and its contexts

• identify appropriate and valuable information from research for different specialist theatre roles (creator; designer; director; performer)

• present ideas, discoveries and learning, gained through research and practical exploration to others

Demonstrate application and analysis of knowledge and understanding

• explain the relationship and significance of the integration of production, performance and research elements

• explore and demonstrate different ways through which ideas can be presented and transformed into action

• explain what has informed, influenced and had impact on their work

Demonstrate synthesis and evaluation

• evaluate their work and the work of others

• discuss and justify choices

• examine the impact their work has had on others

Select, use and apply a variety of appropriate skills and techniques

• demonstrate appropriate skills and techniques in the creation and presentation of theatre in different specialist theatre roles (creator; designer; director; performer)

• demonstrate organization of material including use and attribution of sources

• demonstrate the ability to select, edit and present work appropriately