Performing Arts (BTEC)

STATEMENT OF INTENT FOR BTEC PERFORMING ARTS

BTEC Performing Arts students at Charters School will explore their creativity through a variety of styles, themes and topics. Students will become confident and independent thinkers, who are able to critically analyse the roles within theatre and live productions. Students will have an appreciation of their own work and others, always demonstrating respect and empathy. They will participate in an engaging, practical curriculum, that supports the development of new acting skills, as well nurturing existing talent.

This means:

• They will study a range of practitioners, plays and styles of theatre, in order to develop their practical and theoretical understanding of Drama.
• Through verbal and written evaluations, they will confidently articulate and analyse live productions and their own performances. Within this, they will identify drama techniques and skills and form a critical opinion.
• They will regularly make, perform and respond to Drama, in order to develop their own practice, through the delivery of a broad and exciting curriculum.
• They will develop core transferable skills, such as communication, co-operation and confidence that will assist them in any chosen career path

SUMMARY OF CURRICULUM FOR BTEC PERFORMING ARTS

BTEC Performing Arts students follow the Pearson BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Performing Arts (Acting) syllabus. The BTEC qualification requires that, over the two years, students will create, develop and perform in six formally assessed performance pieces, as actors and producers. These range from the two core units, Principles of Acting and Performing to an Audience, to other possible units, including Variety Performance, Applying Physical Theatre and Auditions for Actors. Methods of assessments in this BTEC qualification include rehearsal observations, logbooks, viva voce and filmed performances.
The course’s main purpose is to allow learners to develop the core specialist knowledge, understanding and skills required by the Performing Arts sector, such as interpreting and devising performance material and performing skills.

COURSE DETAILS

Core Units
Unit 19: Principles of Acting (YR12)
In this unit, learners will study the key principles of acting. These are explored mainly through practical workshops, tutor-led rehearsals and performances to a live audience.

Unit 7: Performing to an Audience (YR13)
The aim of this unit is to give learners experience of performing a role as part of an ensemble presenting rehearsed work to a live audience in an appropriate vocational setting.

Optional Units
Unit 15: Variety Performance
The aim of this unit is to enable learners to develop and perform an ‘act’ or ‘turn’ as part of a Variety Show. Learners will devise their own material, rehearse it and perform it.

Unit 21: Improvisation
This unit invites learners to work on dramatic situations without the initial support of a written text. It allows the free exploration of ideas that can be developed into dramatic form to performance level.

Unit 33: Applying Physical Theatre
Learners will explore and develop physical theatre forms and techniques, applying them in a performance to an audience.

Unit 18: Auditions for Actors
This unit equips learners with the planning skills and key acting techniques to deliver effective audition performances for employment in live theatre and filmed media

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

The minimum entry requirements for Charters Sixth Form can be viewed here

EXAM BOARD: EDUQAS

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