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Exploring and Devising

4 dot points across 4 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How does an ensemble turn a stimulus into a structured, original piece of devised theatre with a clear intention?

Generate, shape and structure original devised theatre from a stimulus using improvisation, dramatic structure and a defined artistic intention.
How to devise original theatre for TCE Drama: working from a stimulus, generating material through improvisation, shaping dramatic structure and tension, and defining a clear artistic intention for ensemble assessment.
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How can physical theatre and Augusto Boal's techniques turn social issues into active, participatory drama?

Apply physical theatre conventions and Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed techniques to devise socially engaged, body-driven performance.
How to apply physical theatre and Augusto Boal in TCE Drama: ensemble body work, image theatre, forum theatre and the spect-actor to devise socially engaged, participatory performance for the Exploring and Devising unit.
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How do theatre genres such as tragedy, comedy, verbatim and documentary theatre shape the way a story is built and received?

Identify and apply the conventions of theatre genres such as tragedy, comedy, satire, verbatim, documentary and children's theatre in devising and performance.
How to apply theatre genres in TCE Drama: tragedy, comedy, satire, verbatim, documentary and children's theatre, their conventions and audience expectations, and how genre choice shapes devising and whole-class production.
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What distinguishes the major theatre styles, and how do you apply a style's conventions consistently in your own work?

Identify and apply the conventions of major theatre styles such as naturalism, realism, expressionism and absurdism to making and analysis.
How to apply theatre styles in TCE Drama: naturalism, realism, expressionism, the absurd and non-naturalism, their conventions and intentions, and how to make and analyse work consistently within a chosen style.
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