Drama
鈥淲e must all do theatre, to find out who we are, and discover who we could become鈥� August Boal
Purpose
At 麻豆视频, we passionately believe that鈥疍rama is a creative medium in which students can explore a variety of conceptual ideas. Students work with juxtaposing practitioners, styles, and genres, and are encouraged to present action that is reflective of themes, issues & ideas presented in everyday life.听听
Students will engage in acting through performance work. Working collaboratively to create, perform and review work. Students acquire the skills to bring to life a role on stage, develop their own ideas from taught methods, principles & techniques. Present work that draws on a variety of genres and styles. Whilst demonstrate their ability to evaluate areas of strengths, developments of own and peer’s work through written and verbal communication.鈥�听
听This involves student developing the ability to;听
- Collaboration – Students can work in a variety of contexts to devise theatre.鈥��听
- Communication – Students can share concepts & ideas to enhance the creative process.鈥��听
- Stimulus – Students can suggest initial thoughts, feelings, and ideas from the starting point.鈥�听
- Application of methods, principles, technique – Students can apply methods, principles, techniques to present live theatre.鈥��听
- Strengths/ Development – Student evaluate areas of strengths, developments of own and peer鈥檚 work.鈥��听
- State & Describe – Students can reflect stating & describing performance work through written communication.鈥��听
- Explain & Justify – Students can reflect explaining & justifying performance work through written communication.
Curriculum Features
Key Stage 4 Drama听
Our curriculum for Drama provides a layered curriculum that builds students’ knowledge & understanding from the foundations of drama to contemporary theatre. The curriculum underpins the three main assessment point create, perform & respond.鈥�听
Students are assessed in creating, performing & review.鈥��听
- Create – Students develop the ability to use physical & vocal skills to characterise basic performance roles on stage.鈥�听
- Perform – Students develop their ability to perform taught methods, principles & techniques. As well as presenting theatre in juxtaposing styles (Naturalism, Abstract) & genres鈥��听
- Respond 鈥� Students can effectively evaluate areas of strengths, developments of own and peer’s work. As well as review 鈥楽tate, Describe, Explain & Justify鈥� performance work through written communication.鈥疨roviding students with a comprehensive and holistic to literacy instruction. Also, to help students view literacy as a critical element of all aspects of life.听
Throughout their time in KS4 (Key Stage 4) Drama student engage with a variety of theatrical mediums, exposing students to contrasting performance styles & genres.鈥�疶he Eduqas GCSE Drama students complete three-unit Component 1 鈥� Devising, Component 2 鈥� Performance Text & Component 3 鈥� Interpreting Text. The qualification provides students the chance to engage with the following;听
- Director: – Providing opportunities to structuring an overall performance.鈥��听
- Scriptwriter: – Improvising dialogue, and structuring lines to narrate a story.鈥�听
- Practitioner/ Styles/ Genre: – Application of methods, principles & techniques develop from key works I.e. Frantic Assembly, Steven Berkoff, Greek Theatre, Jacque Lecoq, Katie Mitchell.鈥��听
- Actor/ Actress: – Taking on a role to present a believable character on stage. The use of movement & vocal skills to bring to life a performers characterisation on stage.鈥�听
- Design Elements 鈥� Reflection on stylistic features I.e. lights, sounds, staging, set used to enhance a piece.鈥��听
- Live Theatre Review: – Review of live theatre performances. Embrace key works & be exposed to theatre in a variety of contexts.鈥��
Key Stage 5听听
The Pearson BTEC L3 students complete four-units over the two-year course. Students engage with Unit 1 鈥� Investigating Practitioners, Unit 2 鈥� Performance Skills, Unit 3 鈥� Performance Group & Unit 22 鈥� Movement. The learners can benefit from opportunities for deep learning where they are able to make connections among units and select areas of interest for detailed study. BTEC Nationals provide a vocational context in which learners can develop the knowledge and skills required for degree courses, including:听听
- Reading texts听听
- Extended writing听听
- Analytical skills听听
- Creative development听听
- Communication skills听
- Collaborative skills听听
- Independence听听
- Preparation for assessment methods used in degrees
Enrichment
In Drama students can engage in a variety of after-school clubs, events, and trips. The opportunities are used as a chance bridge the gap in knowledge, acquire knowledge and skills from experience and expertise in their area of craft. As well as inspiring and motivate student provide them a greater understanding into the wider world of Acting and Theatre. 听
Extra-Curricular Clubs听听
- KS3 Drama Club听听
- Acting & Technique Class听听
- KS4 Rehearsal听
Events听听
- Drama Sharing 鈥� Y9 Drama Summer Term 1 Project 鈥楥ookies 鈥� Verbatim鈥�, and Y10 Component 1 have the chance to perform their work to peers, teachers and parents and guardian.听听
- Performing Arts 鈥� 麻豆视频s Got Talent & Performing Arts Showcase
Trips – Live Theatre听听
- KS4 Drama students can attend the theatre to watch live theatre productions. Students attend the theatre a minimum of once a year. We visit The Grand, The REP, The Birmingham Hippodrome, The Belgrade. Students have had the opportunity to DNA by Dennis Kelly, Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman, Sucker Punch by Roy Williams, Oceans at the End of The Lane by National Theatre.
In Drama students will develop the following attributes through practical & theoretical application of dramatic mediums: -鈥��听
- 颁辞苍蹿颈诲别苍肠别鈥赌�听
- 搁别蝉颈濒颈别苍肠别鈥赌�听
- 颁辞濒濒补产辞谤补迟颈惫别鈥赌�听
- Communication 鈥��听
- 尝别补诲别谤蝉丑颈辫鈥赌�听
- 罢别补尘飞辞谤办鈥赌�听
- 颁谤别补迟颈惫颈迟测鈥赌�听
- 滨尘补驳颈苍补迟颈辞苍鈥赌�听
- 贰虫辫谤别蝉蝉颈惫别鈥赌�听
- 颁辞苍肠别辫迟耻补濒鈥赌�听
- 搁别蹿濒别肠迟颈惫别鈥赌�听
- Analyse 鈥� State, Describe, Evaluating & Justifying鈥�
