Process - Solo Theatre Piece
Preparation process
In preparation for this task within the core syllabus students at HL must have had experience of:
| THEATRE IN CONTEXT | THEATRE PROCESSES | PRESENTING THEATRE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HL only | Creating theatre based on theatre theory | Researching and examining the various contexts of at least one theatre theorist. | Practically exploring at least one theatre theorist collaboratively and engaging with the process of creating a piece of theatre based on their theory. | Creating, presenting and evaluating at least one theatre piece based on an aspect(s) of a theatre theorist’s work. |
Assessing the task
Students then undertake the following process for assessment.
Theatre in context
- Each student selects a theatre theorist whose work interests them and who they have not previously studied as part of their IB programme. The selected theorist may have been referred to or experienced in a workshop but must not have been taught as the focus of a unit of work by the teacher.
- Each student selects an aspect (or aspects) of the theatre theorists’ theory they want to explore further.
- Each student researches the selected aspect (or aspects) of theory using both primary sources (those directly attributed to the theorist) and secondary sources.
- Each student documents this in their theatre journal.
Theatre processes
- Each student engages in a process of practical exploration of and experimentation with the theatre theory they have selected to develop a solo theatre piece.
- Students may choose to use or adapt existing text, create new text or not use any text, as appropriate to the theorist, the nature of the theory being explored and the stated intentions for the piece.
- Each student documents this in their theatre journal.
Presenting theatre
- Each student presents a prepared solo theatre piece to an audience. The theatre pieces may be presented in a formal or informal performance space as appropriate to the school’s resources and to the selected theorist and nature of the theory being explored.
- The audience for this task can be fellow classmates, peers or an external audience selected by the student.
- Each student evaluates their solo theatre piece and the extent to which they fulfilled their intentions. They reflect on the insights gained through the creation, preparation and presentation of their solo theatre piece.
- Each student documents this in their theatre journal.
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