Theatre in Context

Contexts:

• Personal context: identify their own personal contexts and understand the impact their interests, influences and inspirations have on their choices, approaches and interpretations; this includes taking into consideration their own geographical location, cultural background, skills and experiences and the impact these make on the sort of theatre that they create and present

• Theoretical context: identify and understand the theatre theory that informs various play texts, theatre practices, theatre theorists and world theatre traditions across time and place; practically apply this understanding to their work

• Cultural context: identify and understand the cultural, social, political and historical factors that affect theatre practice; practically apply this understanding to their work

Skills, knowledge and understanding:

• The ability to research and analyse play texts, theatre theorists (HL only), world theatre traditions and performance practices from a variety of cultural contexts (SL and HL)

• Experience the practical presentation and performance skills of theatre practices from a variety of cultures, through workshops, practical engagement and experimentation with skills particular to these practices

• The ability to appreciate critically theatre performances from a diverse range of theatre practices from various cultural contexts, and to discern the relationship between performance and any theory that may inform it

• An appreciation of the cultural, aesthetic and intellectual contexts from which theatre evolves and to which it contributes

• The understanding of the significance of theatre and its impact on the lives of particular communities within a specific cultural context

Creating theatre based on theatre theory (HL only):

• Creating theatre based on theatre theory

• Researching and examining the various contexts of at least one theatre theorist

Working with play texts (SL and HL):

• Working with play texts

• Researching and examining the various contexts of at least one published play text

• Reflecting on live theatre moments they have experienced as spectators

Examining world theatre traditions (SL and HL):

• Examining world theatre traditions

• Researching and examining the various contexts of at least one world theatre tradition

Collaboratively creating original theatre (SL and HL):

• Collaboratively creating original theatre

• Researching and examining the various contexts of at least one starting point (idea, issue, theme, non-dramatic text, music, object, image, event or site)

• Researching and examining the various contexts of at least one professional theatre company that collaboratively creates original work

• Reflecting on their own personal approaches, interests and skills in theatre