Drama ATAR
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The Drama ATAR course focuses on drama in practice and aesthetic understanding as students integrate their knowledge and skills. They engage in drama processes such as improvisation, play building, text interpretation, playwriting and dramaturgy. This allows them to create original drama and interpret a range of texts written or devised by others by adapting the theoretical approaches of drama practitioners like Stanislavski and Brecht. Students’ work in this course includes production and design aspects involving directing, scenography, costumes, props, promotional materials, and sound and lighting. Increasingly, students use new technologies, such as digital sound and multimedia. They present drama to make meaning for a range of audiences and adapt their drama to suit different performance settings. The focus in this course is on both individual and ensemble performance, as well as the roles of actor, director, set designer, lighting designer, sound designer, costume designer and dramaturge.
- We are a part of ISDA, the Independent Schools’ Drama Association.
- Our College has been listed in the SCSA top Drama schools list for outstanding achievement every year for the past 15 years.
- Syllabus and other SCSA documentation can be found HERE
ATAR Drama is a subject where you develop tight-knit relationships with your class and you all respect each other’s talents. It helps with your future because it improves your confidence and communication skills. It is a good break-up of the day where you do things other than sit and write. It is a creative subject and engages a side of the brain you don’t usually use. Ella Simpson, Year 12 2021
Year 12 Drama ATAR To access the syllabus for this subject please click HERE.