“Love the art in yourself and not yourself in the art…
… Create your own method. Don't depend slavishly on mine. Make up something that will work for you! But keep breaking traditions, I beg you…
… The greatest wisdom is to realize one's lack of it.”
Konstantin Stanislavski
Exam Board: OCR
Qualification Title: Drama
Qualification Specification Code: J316
Qualification Webpage: Click here to visit the OCR webpage for the specification.
An opportunity to be creative, inventive and take risks with your work. GCSE Drama offers you a practical and theoretical environment to investigate professional theatre practitioners and explore how drama is made.
Although group work takes place there is a large emphasis on developing as an independent learner. Personal attributes of critically thinking and being an effective decision maker will be quickly developed and are vital skills that are needed and valued in further education and employment.
Learning about professional theatre makers and playwrights will open up endless theatrical possibilities. This will therefore provide the freedom to experiment with your own work, and help you focus on developing your personal style.
A successful completion of KS3 Drama and a passion for the subject will help motivate you in your independent learning and meeting of written coursework deadlines.
Full participation in evening performances of your own work developed during the course to live audiences.
What a GCSE Drama student looks like:
• A willingness to take risks
• Energy and enthusiasm
• Commitment and creativity
• Confidence
• Self-Discipline
• Imagination
• A passion to perform
Devising Drama (01/02)
60 Marks Non-exam assesment
30% of total GCSE
Learners will research and explore a stimulus, work collaboratively and create their own devised drama.
Presenting and Performing Texts
(03)
60 marks
Non-exam assessment
(Visiting examination)
30% of total GCSE
Learners develop and apply theatrical skills in acting or design by presenting a showcase of two extracts from a performance text.
Drama: Performance and Response
(04)
80 marks
Exam assessment
1 hour 30 minutes
(Written paper)
40% of total GCSE
Section A: Learners will explore practically a performance text to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of drama.
Section B: Learners will analyse and evaluate a live theatre performance.
Teaching drama in education, private drama school teaching, community drama work, youth and freelance workshops. Writing, directing and performing in various sectors. Performing Arts administrator within a Theatre Company, Arts Centre, Arts Council or Education Authority. Other careers include Health Practitioner, Movement Therapist, Critic or Journalist, Researcher, Set, Lighting or Costume Designer and/or Technician for productions or performances.
The A Level in Drama and Theatre is a practical, engaging and creative course. It will provide learners with opportunities to: interrogate drama and the work of others, to explore a range of theatrical genre’s and styles as a practical and theoretical art form, and to work independently to create their own drama performances making informed artistic choices. The main purpose of this qualification is to study drama and theatre in an academic setting; interrogating this art form and applying knowledge and understanding to the process of creating and developing drama and theatre. This will be in the form of their own written documentation and performance work. This course provides a fantastic opportunity to ignite and engage creativity, passion and interests. It provides freedom to experiment and take risks with their work whilst working on developing their own style.
Exam Board: OCR
Qualification Title: Drama & Theatre
Qualification Specification Code: H459
Qualification Webpage: Click here to visit the OCR webpage for the specification.
Standard Sixth Form entry requirements
Drama and Theatre performance and/or academic related degrees, Theatre Production, Drama Therapy, Drama Teaching in the private or public sectors, Events Management, Journalism, Media and Marketing. In addition to the Performing Arts sector specific content, this qualification provides learners with the opportunity to develop all-round performance skills and desirable transferable skills, such as: • Self-confidence and self-presentation • Personal discipline, time management and organisational skills promoting independence • Communication skills – performing, communicating and presenting ideas to different audience types • Collaborative skills – with a focus on self-management, teamwork and participation All skills are highly regarded by Higher Education and employers.
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