Unit 1 - Area of Study 4: Analysing a professional drama performance
Outcome 4
Analyse the presentation of ideas, stories and characters in a drama performance by professional or other drama practitioners.
Examples of learning activities
Detailed example
Responding to a series of questions
Students use their notes and other documentation to respond to the following questions:
- Describe how
two expressive skills were used by
one actor in the performance.
-
Performance skills: Describe how
one actor used
one of the following
performance skills to portray a character: focus, energy, timing, actor-audience relationship.
- Analyse how the
actor-audience relationship was manipulated in the performance. (Link to performance styles.)
- Analyse how the convention of
application of symbol was used throughout the performance.
- Evaluate how the conventions
transformation of character and
time and place were used effectively throughout the performance.
- Describe how
two production areas were used to enhance the performance style.
- Select
two dramatic elements and evaluate how they were used through the performance.
- Analyse the way in which the
performance style(s) were manipulated in the performance.