b'Performing Arts (Dance/Drama)Level 3 Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate in Performing Arts (Combined Arts)Subject OverviewFurther units will be taught and selected from the The Level 3 Cambridge Technical Extended Certificatefollowing options:in Performing Arts is equivalent in size to one APerforming RepertoireLevel. It will provide learners with the opportunity,Improvisation through applied learning, to develop the core specialistCurrent Issues in Performing Artsknowledge, skills and understanding required in the performing arts sector.How lessons are taught6.1Students are taught through a mixture of theory based Unit 1 - Proposal for a Commissioning Briefand practical sessions.(Externally Assessed).ProgressionStudents are equipped with the range of skills to beThe Performing Arts will prepare students for their able to set out proposals as a response to a givenchoice of career in both the world of work and brief and then set up and pilot performances and/orhigher education. This qualification will also develop workshops. It will also provide a set of transferabletransferable skills such as: self-confidence, self-skills that will underpin freelance work in the chosenpresentation and communication, collaboration and artistic field. problem-solving, time management and organisational Unit 2 - Prepare to Work in the Performing Artsskills which are highly regarded by higher education and Sector (Externally Assessed). employers.This unit will give students strategies, attitudes and survival skills for sustaining a career in theExam Board Cambridge Technicalperforming arts industry. Students will learn toSubject Leader Ms V Adamsself-promote and respond to current employmentSpecific Entry Requirements: opportunities as well as learning when and how to6 GCSEs (Grades 9-5) including Grade 5 in English.adapt to a quickly changing economic landscape. ItGCSE or equivalent course in Dance or Drama or Music will also give an understanding of the expectationsor Expressive Arts to Grade 6.of potential employers.6.2 Some practical experience in Dance and Drama is required for this course. Unit 1 - Influential Performance Practice (Externally Assessed). Students will learn about genres, styles and periods, social, cultural and historical influences and significant theatrical/performance developments and practitioners. To help understand the demands of performing a piece of repertoire, students will become familiar with a range of different styles and periods, e.g. Classical, Modern and Postmodern, within their social, cultural and historical contexts and will be able to select, adapt and apply elements of their research into their performance concept and practical performance. Unit 2- Combined Arts (Internally Assessed).Some contemporary performance companies do not want to be categorised. These companies dont want to be solely defined as theatre or dance companies, but would prefer to be known for the barriers they cross and for the integrated nature of the work that they do. This unit will give students the opportunity to create new performance by reinterpreting an existing piece of repertoire. www.ttsonline.net 39'