Public learning track
Vocal and Physical Characterisation
11th Grade · Arts · UK A-Level
8 lessons
Goal
Develop sophisticated vocal, physical, and spatial acting techniques to embody complex characters and realize scripted texts.
8 lessons
0 of 8 done
- 1Vocal Control: Pitch, Pace, Pause, Tone, and ProjectionUp nextStart
- 2Vocal Characterisation: Accents, Dialects, and IdiolectPremiumNot started yet
- 3Physicality and Alignment: Laban Movement Analysis and EffortsNot started yet
- 4Proxemics and Spatial Relationships on StageNot started yet
- 5Emotional Resonance: Establishing Character Motivation and ObjectiveNot started yet
- 6Status, Interaction, and Dynamic Actor-to-Actor RelationshipsNot started yet
- 7Performer-Audience Relationships: Direct Address, Soliloquy, and ImmersionNot started yet
- 8Preparing and Rehearsing Scripted Performance ExtractsNot started yet
Standards Covered
- DRA-2.6General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (UK A-Level) · Drama · Year 13 (A2 Level) · Grade 11performer’s vocal and physical interpretation of character
- DRA-2.10General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (UK A-Level) · Drama · Year 13 (A2 Level) · Grade 11language
- DRA-2.3General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (UK A-Level) · Drama · Year 13 (A2 Level) · Grade 11use of performance space and spatial relationships on stage
- DRA-2.1General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (UK A-Level) · Drama · Year 13 (A2 Level) · Grade 11the theatrical processes and practices involved in interpreting and performing theatre
- DRA-2.4General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (UK A-Level) · Drama · Year 13 (A2 Level) · Grade 11relationships between performers and audience
- DRA-2.7General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (UK A-Level) · Drama · Year 13 (A2 Level) · Grade 11how creative and artistic choices influence how meaning is communicated to an audience
- DRA-1.11General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (UK A-Level) · Drama · Year 13 (A2 Level) · Grade 11at AS a minimum of one performance from a text, which has been studied as part of the course
- DRA-1.12General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (UK A-Level) · Drama · Year 13 (A2 Level) · Grade 11at A level a minimum of two performances, one devised and one from a performance text which has been studied as part of the course
Curriculum Framework
11th Grade · Arts · UK A-Level
1
10 lessons
Theatre Practitioners and Methodologies
Analyse and apply the theoretical frameworks, rehearsal techniques, and stylistic conventions of influential 20th- and 21st-century theatre practitioners.
2
8 lessons
Textual Analysis and Dramaturgy
Deconstruct substantial performance texts and key extracts from dramaturgical, directorial, and contextual perspectives.
3
8 lessons
Devising Theatre and Collaborative Creation
Generate, structure, refine, and perform original devised theatre from complex stimuli using collaborative rehearsal techniques.
4
8 lessons
Vocal and Physical Characterisation
Develop sophisticated vocal, physical, and spatial acting techniques to embody complex characters and realize scripted texts.
5
9 lessons
Technical Theatre and Scenographic Design
Design, justify, and execute set, costume, makeup, lighting, sound, and prop concepts that realise directorial intentions.
6
7 lessons
Live Theatre Evaluation and Critical Review
Critically analyse, evaluate, and review professional live theatre productions, applying insights to enhance personal practical performance work.
7
7 lessons
Text in Performance: Dramaturgy, Context, and Interpretation
Analyse dramatic texts, stage directions, and contextual influences to create nuanced, evidence-based performance and directorial interpretations.
8
7 lessons
Influential Theatre Practitioners and Methodologies
Apply key practitioner theories, rehearsal exercises, and staging techniques to both scripted interpretation and original devised performance.
9
8 lessons
The Devising Process: From Stimulus to Realisation
Originate, structure, refine, and perform an original piece of collaborative theatre from initial stimulus through to realised production.
10
6 lessons
Advanced Production Process Evaluation and Critique
Critically analyse and evaluate the creative process and performance outcomes of one's own work and professional live theatre productions.