Dramatic Arts

The area of specialization varies from year to year depending on the particular specialization of the staff available. This course is taught through seminars and workshops. Through the examination of the work of leading practitioners, this course explores in some detail the theoretical frameworks and performative practices associated with Applied Drama and Theatre, including drama-in-education, theatre-in-education, youth and community theatre.

Through intensive directed learning, this course combines the analytical, creative and expressive skills already acquired in Years 1 and 2. The course explores means and ends of making theater performance and develops team performance projects in response to a specific remit. In groups, students create theater performance either text-based, adapted or devised.

This course is a theater workshop to develop new skills and knowledge. It strengthens the spirit of group cohesion through the feeling of belonging to a team. It allows students to free up speech through “doing” and thus gain confidence in speaking. It facilitates active, practical, and collaborative learning. Finally, it is an opportunity to discover texts and authors of French literature. Students develop oral skills through theatrical play: acting and interpreting, speaking in public; adapt to different communication situations: self-awareness and letting go; write theatrical dialogue; and discover French theater and theatrical techniques.