This course is for anyone interested in performing and the theatre. Working alongside other students you will be exploring new ideas, learning the techniques employed by influential theatre companies and practitioners. Components studied: * Practical study of one complete and substantial play text. * Practical study of two key extracts from two different texts, placed in the context of the whole text. * Detailed study of one theatre practitioner/company. * Performance of a scripted piece of drama. * Practical study of two complete and substantial play texts. * Practical study of three key extracts from three different texts, placed in the context of the whole text. * Detailed study of two theatre practitioners/companies. * Performance from a text studied. * Performance of a scripted piece of drama. * Performance of a devised piece of drama. Our ethos is to work alongside young people to study and create innovative and exciting pieces of contemporary theatre. Teaching methods employed include practical exploration, formal teaching of theory, individual student research and discussion. The department invites theatre companies and professionals to run workshops at the centre school, to enrich your studies, as well as offering ample opportunities to see inspirational pieces of live theatre. Facilities: All sessions are taught in our purpose built drama studios which are equipped with lighting and sound technology as well as state of the art Harlequin Activity Sprung flooring systems, suitable for physical theatre/movement based workshops.
Name: Drama & Theatre Studies Qualification title: GCE A Level in Drama and Theatre Studies Qualification type: Assessment Drama performance and external examination Awarding Pearson Education Ltd (Formerly EDEXCEL) Created 20150924 13:40:11 Updated 20161012 09:50:53
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Title: GCE A Level in Drama and Theatre Studies Qualification: GCE A Level in Drama and Theatre Studies Classification: Arts, Media and Publishing