Performing Arts

BTEC tech AWARD IN PERFORMING ARTS

The BTEC Tech Award in Performing Arts is offered as an option from Year 10.

General information about this course

The BTEC Tech Award in Performing Arts is a vocational and practical course. It focuses on developing the core skills and techniques required for success as a performer in the industry. If available you may get the chance to participate in workshops with real theatre/performing arts companies. Assessment is through practical coursework, there is no final written exam.

Why should you choose this course?

BTEC Tech award in Performing Arts is also useful in developing a number of social skills that will be invaluable to you in later life. You will learn all the practical techniques necessary to create performance work of a high standard.

How will this course be assessed?

The course is comprised of three different components, two of which are internally assessed by your class teacher, and a third that is externally assessed by the exam board.

Component 1: Exploring the Performing Arts (30% - Internally Assessed)

In this component you will:

• explore performance styles, creative intentions and purpose

• investigate how practitioners create and influence what’s performed

• discover performance roles, skills, techniques and processes.

Component 1 is all about the study of existing repertoire and identifying job roles and responsibilities. You will have opportunities to watch live performance, meet and work with industry professionals and present your findings. A perfect way to learn more about this exciting industry!

Component 2: Developing Skills in the Performing Arts (30% - Internally Assessed)

In this component you will:

• take part in workshops, classes and rehearsals

• gain physical, interpretative, vocal and rehearsal skills

• apply these skills in performance

• reflect on your progress, your performance and how you could improve.

Component 2 shift the focus onto you as a performer or designer. You will identify the skills that you already have and set yourself targets to improve through practical workshops, rehearsals and performances. A real chance to develop your skills!

Component 3: Performing to a Brief (40% - Externally Assessed)

In this component you will:

• use the brief and previous learnings to come up with ideas

• build on your skills in classes, workshops and rehearsals

• review the process using an ideas and skills log

• perform a piece to your chosen audience

• reflect on your performance in an evaluation report.

In Component 3 you will be given a brief and create a workshop performance based on that brief. You can use the ideas presented by the practitioners studied in Component 1, and apply the skills that you have developed in Component 2. You will also have the opportunity to evaluate and reflect on your rehearsal process and performance. A great culmination of the course!

What further career options and pathways are available to you after this course?

BTEC Tech Award in Performing Arts is particularly useful for anyone interested in careers which involve skills such as self-confidence, teamwork, listening, co-operation, self-discipline, negotiation, problem solving, decision making and communication – almost every careers requires some or all of these skills! Students who are particularly keen on pursuing a career in the performing arts may choose to study Drama and Theatre Studies or Performance Studies at AS, A Level or similar. BTEC Tech Award in Performing Arts is a course for anyone who is looking to challenge themselves. It is a demanding and rewarding course requiring a high level of commitment