Theatre
Involvement in the arts encourages students to understand the arts in context and the cultural histories of artworks, thus supporting the development of an inquiring and empathetic worldview. The arts challenge and enrich personal identity and build awareness of the aesthetic in a real-world context.
Middle Years Programme (MYP)
Theatre Programme Overview
Theatre in the MYP seek to stimulate young imaginations, challenge perceptions, and develop creative and analytical skills.
Involvement in the arts encourages students to understand the arts in context and the cultural histories of artworks, thus supporting the development of an inquiring and empathetic worldview.
The arts challenge and enrich personal identity and build awareness of the aesthetic in a real-world context.
Through development of the imagination, students can become more empathetic and compassionate, enrich their cultural lives, and discover new ways to contribute actively to their own communities and the world.
Grade 9
- Content:
- Theoretical exploration of realistic theatre practitioners
- Practical exploration of realistic theatre practitioners
- Forms and styles of comedy
- Scriptwriting and narrative development
- Monologue
- Review live theatre performances
- Scripted performance
- Mime and movement
- Readers Theatre
- Vocal and non-verbal communication skills
- Skills:
- Vocal communication
- Non-verbal communication
- Stagecraft
- Solo performance
- Group performance
- Costuming
- Staging
- Review writing
Grade 9
Content:
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- Theoretical exploration of realistic theatre practitioners
- Practical exploration of realistic theatre practitioners
- Forms and styles of comedy
- Scriptwriting and narrative development
- Monologue
- Review live theatre performances
- Scripted performance
- Mime and movement
- Readers Theatre
- Vocal and non-verbal communication skills
Skills:
- Vocal communication
- Non-verbal communication
- Stagecraft
- Solo performance
- Group performance
- Costuming
- Staging
- Review writing
Grade 10
Content:
- Design Cycle/Design Process
- Problem / issue identification
- Design proposal
- Idea/solution generation
- Testing methods
- Success evaluation
- Improvement explanation
Skills
- Creating/editing of 2D graphics
- Presenting / communicating
- Producing and editing film
- Developing brand / identity
- Using structure as function
Diploma Programme (DP)
Theatre Programme Overview
Theatre is a dynamic, collaborative, and live art form. It is a practical subject that encourages discovery through practical inquiry, experimentation, risk-taking, and presentation of ideas to others.
The IB Diploma Programme theatre course is a multifaceted theatre-making course. It gives students the opportunity to make theatre as creators, designers, directors, and performers. It emphasizes the importance of working both individually and as part of an ensemble.
It offers the opportunity to engage actively in the creative process of inquiring, developing, presenting, and evaluating.
Students are encouraged to work as inquisitive and imaginative artists, transforming ideas into action and communicating these to an audience.
Grade 6
Content:
- Design Cycle/Design Process
- Problem / issue identification
- Design proposal
- Idea/solution generation
- Testing methods
- Success evaluation
- Improvement explanation
Skills
- Creating/editing of 2D graphics
- Presenting / communicating
- Producing and editing film
- Developing brand / identity
- Using structure as function
Grade 11
Content:
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- Practical and theoretical exploration and research into unfamiliar theatre traditions
- Rehearsal process
- Devising work through Commedia Dell Arte
- Directing a scripted performance as a class
- Performing in class collaborative tasks
- Performing in front of unfamiliar audiences
- Review and analysis of live theatre
- Run workshops on theatre practitioners and theory
- Present research and practical explorations to the class
- Process journal throughout the course
- Audience feedback process
Skills:
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- Vocal communication
- Non-verbal communication
- Characterization skills
- Stagecraft
- Design
- Directing
- Devising
- Presenting to the class
- Performing to a live audience
- Integration of production elements
- Practical exploration and experimentation of performance aspects
- Analysis of theatre performance
Grade 12
Content:
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- Collaborative Project (HL & SL): Work collaboratively, in small groups, to create an original piece of theatre. Present the piece of theatre to an audience and receive feedback on Theatre Maker intentions
- Production Proposal (SL & HL): Theoretical exploration of a selected play. Presentation of directorial intentions, design ideas, and combination of production and performance elements to create Tension, Emotion, Atmosphere, and/or Meaning (TEAM)
- Solo Theatre Piece (HL Only): Research into a specific theatre practitioner and their theory, practical exploration, and experimentation of one aspect of the theory, development of solo theatre performance, presentation to a live audience, and feedback and reflection process
- Rehearsal process
- Review and analysis of live theatre
- Present research and practical explorations to the class
- Process journal throughout the course
Skills:
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- Vocal communication
- Non-verbal communication
- Characterization skills
- Stagecraft
- Design
- Directing
- Devising
- Performing to a live audience
- Integration of production elements
- Practical exploration and experimentation of performance aspects
- Analysis of theatre performance
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