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Performing Arts
"The Arts, it has said, cannot change the world, but they may change human beings who might change the world" - Maxine Greene
Performing Arts Is...
Performing Arts is a creative education developed through Creation, Performance, Analysis and Evaluative skills. Students have three Performing Arts lessons each week during their time as a KS3 student at Springwest Academy where they study a range of disciplines including Drama, Dance, Music, Technical Theatre, The Performing Arts Business & Theatre Journalism. Students can also undertake a Performing Arts subject at KS4 and/or can also get involved in one of the many clubs, productions or opportunities we offer as part of our Co-Curricular offer. The Performing Arts curriculum will allow students to develop a lifelong appreciation of The Arts.
Sequence of Learning
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Year group |
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Year 7 |
The Drama Toolkit, The Dance Toolkit and The Music Toolkit |
Pantomime, The Nutcracker and Keyboard Skills |
Costume and Set Design, Contemporary Technique and Rhythm Nation |
School of Rock, Lion King and Musical Structures |
Refugees Boy, DATW: Asia and Sonority City |
FMP: Arts in the Community |
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Year 8 |
Dynamic Devisers, Contact Creatives and Hooks and Riffs (Western) |
LUNG's Who Cares, Zoonation's Mad Hatters Tea Party and Offbeat Reggae |
Sound and Lighting Design, Jazz Technique and All that Jazz |
Matilda, Hairspray and All about that Bass |
Introduction to Practitioners, DATW: South America and Saharan Sounds |
FMP: TiE Theatre |
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Year 9 |
The Diary of Anne Frank, Choreolab and Dance Music |
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Ailey's Revelations and Movie Soundtracks |
The Performing Arts Business, Hip Hop Technique and Music for Gaming |
Come from Away, West Side Story and Samba Music |
Physical Theatre, Theatre Journalism & What Makes a Good song? |
FMP: Movie Makers |
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Year 10 Dance |
Developing technique within Hip Hop, Contemporary & Jazz |
Understanding the creative process of choreographers |
Investigation into Alvin Ailey/Bob Fosse, their choreography, practice and history |
The choreography process |
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Year 10 Drama |
Theatre History, Verbatim Theatre & The Devising Process |
Developing, creating, staging and evaluating original work for Stage |
Performance from text | |||
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Year 11 Dance |
Introducing Jerome Robbins |
Embodying professional repertoire |
Researching, choreographing, staging and evaluating original dance performance for Stage |
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Year 11 Drama |
Performance from text | Planning, organising, executing and managing a Performing Arts Event | ||||
Year 10 Drama: WJEC L2 Performing Arts (Acting) & Year 10 Dance: BTEC L2 Performing Arts (Dance)
Year 11 Drama: Edexcel GCSE Drama & Year 11 Dance: BTEC L2 Performing Arts (Dance)
