Musical Theatre

ADB3/4M~ATU3/4M Musical Theatre, Grade 11 & 12, (University/College)

This course requires students to create and perform in dramatic presentations. Students will analyze, interpret, and perform dramatic works from various cultures and time periods. Students will research various acting styles and conventions that could be used in their presentations, and analyze the functions of playwrights, directors, actors, designers, technicians, and audiences. This course emphasizes the development of students' artistry, improvisational and compositional skills, and technical proficiency in global dance genres. Students will apply dance elements, techniques, and tools in a variety of ways, including performance situations; describe and model responsible practices related to the dance environment; and reflect on how the study of dance affects personal and artistic development. This course combines aspects of both ADB3/4M and ATU3/4M to create the Musical Theatre course. This course reflect both drama and dance.  This course examines 20th and 21st Century musical theatre works in video, audio recordings, texts, scores, and live performance to discover the variety, depth and appeal of the genre. Students will apply their skills in drama, music and dance to explore and present songs and scenes. They will analyze the components of music theatre in historical contexts and experiment with creating and performing their own music theatre structures.  

Arts Curriculum: 11-12