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Learners who successfully complete the ADULT courses with CentreStage will
Performance (Acting & Drama)
· Acquire and understanding of the dramatic process
· Discover and develop individual talent
· Acquire a working knowledge of actor as repository of life experience
· Experience and understand the collaborative nature of theatre and drama
· Understand the nature of character creation
· Apply standards of artistic judgement in respect of his/her own work.
· Acquire a working knowledge of theatre as a medium
Area’s of study over the course:
Working in Theatre
Characterisation
Voice
Movement
Personal Communication Skills
Learning Outcomes:
· Discover, learn and define principles of good rehearsal
· Understand the principle of actor as resource
· Understand the relationship between actor and director, actor and production team, actor and writer.
· Recognise the need for personal preparation
· Research an given role.
· Demonstrate creative and imaginative skills
· Recognise the physical demands of playing a role
· Identify and define the special demands of ensemble work
· Define and articulate an understanding of an actor’s physical, vocal and emotional resources
· Understand how dialogue/text reveals the world of the character
· Develop powers of concentration and absorption
· Understand the motivation behind a characters energy on stage
· Define and understand the mechanics of speech
· Define and understand the need for breath control, modulation, good posture and projection
· Understand how to interpret text vocally
· Recognise the value of musical exercises in voice development
· Recognise that the actors voice is an essential resource
· Understand the specialist vocal requirements for ensemble/choral work
· Actively research safe and efficient warm up exercises
· Understand the actors need to learn from the language of movement
· Identify the physical and intuitive sourse of an actors own movement
· Enjoy and learn the beneficial effects of different forms of movement
· Learn about rhythm, pulse, pause and stillness
· Explore and come to terms with self and self image
· Demonstrate self-confidence and self-discipline
· Develop and articulate opinions
· Actively demonstrate problem solving skills within group or company activities
· Demonstrate the ability to react quickly and effectively in stressfull situations
· Demonstrate an ability to listen to and co-operate with others
· Participate effectively in play readings
· Evaluate the text of a play as a social document
DANCE/MOVEMENT
Develop movement, co-ordination and technical skills in the area of dance.
Understand the use of the body as a distinct instrument of expression
Build knowledge and vocabulary in relation to dance forms
Develop imagination and creativity through dance
Develop a critical viewpoint of dance
· Develop awareness of their bodies through a wide range of technical and creative exercises
· Demonstrate a vocabulary of dance through movement, combinations and warm-up exercises
· Prepare the body for the physical demands in dance
· Develop their range, degree and efficiency of movement
· Apply correct body alignment.
· Explore dance forms
· Perform clear transitions between positions and phrases of movement
· Explore rhythmic stepping, jumping, turning, elevation and gesture in dance
· Apply safe practices with regard to dance
· Promote a healthy, positive body image and lifestyle
· Respond in an individual way to improvisation tasks
· Explore imagination, interaction and spontaneity
· Identify the choreographic tools and craft needed in dance
· Explore a variety of choreographic styles
· Recognise the importance of the rehearsal process
· Understand the use of dance and movement in the performing arts
SINGING/MUSIC
Develop an aural awareness that underlines active and critical musical skills
Acquire and understanding of music vocabulary and basic notation
Develop practical skills in singing, melody and harmony
Understand the concepts of styles and genre that lead to critical appreciation of music.
Develop an understand of the function of music and singing in the performing arts
· Recognise elements of music and singing. I.e.; melody, harmony, rhythm, tempo, metre, tonality and structure
· Develop good practical singing exercises
· Understand the structure of a song. I.e.; repetition/contrast, mood/expression, arrangement, dynamic, lyrics and style.
· Beat time to a piece of music and a song
· Identify common time signatures such as 3 / 4, 4 / 4, 6 / 8
· Recognise rhythm patterns in a song
· Recognise major and minor tonality in a song
· Identify and recognise commonly used terms and signs in a song including tempo markings, key and time signatures
· Expression markings, dynamic markings and repeat signs
· Follow a score
· Develop the body in association with musical theatre performance
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