Drama
Course Description:
Students
study the practices of Making, Performing and Critically Studying in
Drama. Students engage with these components through collaborative and
individual experiences.
Preliminary course:
Content
comprises an interaction between the components of Improvisation,
Playbuilding and Acting, Elements of Production in Performance and
Theatrical Traditions and Performance Styles. Learning is experiential
in these areas.
HSC Course content:
Australian Drama
and Theatre and Studies in Drama and Theatre involves the theoretical
study through practical exploration of themes, issues, styles and
movements of traditions of theatre exploring relevant acting
techniques, performance styles and spaces.
The Group
Performance of between 3 and 6 students, involves creating a piece of
original theatre (8 to 12 minutes duration). It provides opportunity
for each student to demonstrate his or her performance skills.
Individual Project:
For
students to demonstrate their expertise in a particular area. They
choose one project from Critical Analysis or Design or Performance or
Script-writing or Video Drama.
