Performing Arts: Drama and Dance
I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.
--Oscar Wilde.
Contact
Head of Drama: Mrs A Thorpe - thorpa@harpergreen.net
Lead for Dance: Mrs T Gunn - gunnt@harpergreen.net
Subject overview
The performing arts department has worked hard to put together a broad, coherent and rigorous course of study across drama and dance. Our purpose is to inspire creativity in students. We want our young people to make and understand drama and dance, recognising them as practical art forms in which ideas and meaning are communicated to an audience through choices of form, style and convention.
Students will study drama throughout years 7-9, and capacity is built into the PE curriculum for them to study dance. There is the option for students to deepen their study at KS4 by choosing to specialise in either drama or dance.
Key Stage 3 Drama overview
Students will enjoy the opportunity to participate in a range of learning opportunities, both through the curriculum and through the extracurricular offer, during their key stage 3 studies.
Year 7
Term 1 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
Acting skills & techniques |
Introduction to Berkoff |
George’s Marvellous Medicine |
Key Ideas, Skills and Knowledge:
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Key Ideas, Skills and Knowledge:
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Key Ideas, Skills and Knowledge:
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Year 8
Term 1 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
Greek Theatre |
Introduction to Stanislavski |
Setting Shakespeare to a modern setting |
Key Ideas, Skills and Knowledge:
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Key Ideas, Skills and Knowledge:
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Key Ideas, Skills and Knowledge:
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Year 9
Term 1 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
Introduction to Brecht |
Danny’s Story |
John Godber: Bouncers/Shakers |
Key Ideas, Skills and Knowledge:
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Key Ideas, Skills and Knowledge:
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Key Ideas, Skills and Knowledge:
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Key Stage 4 Performing Arts overview
For students who wish to continue their study of the performing arts into key stage 4, we offer two routes: one is drama-focused and one is dance-focused.
BTEC Level 2 Tech Award in Performing Arts
The BTEC Level 2 Tech Award in Performing Arts is for learners who want to acquire technical knowledge and technical skills through vocational contexts by studying acting as part of their Key Stage 4 learning. The qualification recognises the value of learning skills, knowledge and vocational attributes to complement GCSEs.
This is an excellent platform for further study of the performing arts, or for learners who simply enjoy the subject and wish to continue with it throughout key stage 4.
Year 10
Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 |
Component 2: Developing Skills and Techniques in the Performing Arts |
Component 3: Responding to a Brief |
Component 1: Exploring the Performing Arts |
Skills and Knowledge:
Learning aim A: Develop skills and techniques for performance
Learning aim B: Apply skills and techniques in rehearsal and performance
Learning aim C: Review own development and contribution to the performance
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Skills and Knowledge:
Developing ideas in response to a brief
Selecting and developing skills and techniques in response to a brief
Contributing to a workshop performance
Evaluating the development process and workshop performance outcome
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Skills and Knowledge:
Learning aim A: Examine professional practitioners’ performance work
Learning aim B: Explore the interrelationships between constituent features of existing performance material
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Year 11
Term 1 | Term 2 |
Component 2: Developing Skills and Techniques in the Performing Arts | Component 3: Responding to a Brief |
This year will see students anchoring and applying the skills development work from the start of the course. |
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Skills and Knowledge:
Learning aim A: Develop skills and techniques for performance
Learning aim B: Apply skills and techniques in rehearsal and performance
Learning aim C: Review own development and contribution to the performance
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Skills and Knowledge:
Developing ideas in response to a brief
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BTEC Level 2 Tech Award in Performing Arts - Dance focus
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