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This page is designed to assist with the development of Performing Arts.

This site will delve into different practitioners, styles and techniques of acting/performing and reasons behind.

This information will assist in the development of your performance theory and will aid you dramatically should you wish to take the subject further and study at a higher level.

At higher level you will look into the theoretical aspects of performance style, this site gives you a taster of this difference in style, technique and delivery. It provides you with insight into why practitioners and performers delivered pieces the way they did, why some styles are still applied today, political and cultural effects or influences they may have had and how you can adapt them to deliver your personal interpretation.

You will find this page is dedicated into what each year group is studying, if this is incorrect then please email me and i will alter them.

If you are looking for a direct link to theatrical practitioners then click on the link in the left hand tool bar that reads 'APPLYING ACTING STYLES' this will then take you to a syllabus page; from this syllabus page you will see a toolbar along the side of the page with links to various practitioners!

Year 12

This year 12 Performing Arts group will be starting unit 20 of the BTEC syllabus. This unit is 'Applying Acting Styles'.

Within this unit students will develop and begin to understand the variations within acting technique.They will study atleast two different practitioners and apply characterisation and acting style to at least one piece of text. There will also be an element of devising theatre mid way through the course.

Unit outline; "Learners should take part in a series of practical workshops. They should rehearse and give at least two performances before an invited audience, to last at least 10minutes each".

Learning Outcomes;

• Be able to develop characterisation as an actor.
• Be able to develop and rehearse material using different acting styles.
• Be able to perform as an actor using different acting styles.

Should you wish to do some forward study the two heatrical practioners that will be applied throughout this course are; Konstantin Stanislavski (naturalistic/Lifelike) and Bertolt Brecht (Surrealist/Politic).

The learning Resource for this unit is currently being developed and will be online shortly.

Year 13

In September year 13 will be approaching the  'Acting Auditions' unit. This is Unit 18 of the BTEC Performing Arts course and will be led by Miss Kent in spirit and Mrs McAinsh in body!

Aims and Objectives of this Unit;

• Know how to select materia suitable for audition.
• Know how to relate vocal technique to character and style.
• Be able to use vocal technique in performance.

Assessment will take place of atleast three audition pieces, two of which must be contrasting.

Suggested works;

• Shakespeare monologue.
• Monologue from Willy Russell repertoire.
• Free choice.

It is in your best interests that you begin searching for potential pieces immediately as finding the perfect piece is both difficult and demanding.

The online 'Learning Resource' is currently being developed for this unit.