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BTEC Performing Arts (Extended Certificate)
STUDY LEVEL CONTACT DETAILS
BTEC Esther Wingate, Teacher of Performing Arts
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Sir John Deane’s has a stunning theatre complex and dance studio that is the
jewel in the crown of this exciting performance-based course. You’ll learn in
professional-style surroundings that will enhance your experience of this exciting
subject. There are also many opportunities to perform at venues across Cheshire.
What will I study?
This course offers you a specialist
qualification with an ‘industry focus’.
It includes developing skills in
drama, movement and singing
as well as performance skills and
working with a live audience. The
majority of the course is assessed
through practical assignments,
including workshops and rehearsals
as well as performing. This is
supported by some written
coursework including a report
written under controlled conditions;
however there is no formal
examination.
You will also get the opportunity
to take part in the wealth of
productions and performances that
take place in College – whether a
large-scale musical production or
more intimate performances.
It is essential that you go to see
as wide a range as possible of live
theatre and performance events
through organised College trips and
visits of your own.
Co-curricular activities?
Sir John Deane’s has a thriving
performing arts department with
the chance to get involved both on
stage and behind the scenes.
We stage many high quality
performances ranging from large
scale production to more intimate
nights of theatre, music and dance.
Recent productions include Our
Country’s Good, Guys and Dolls,
A Midsummer Night’s Dream and
Miss Saigon.
North West and further afield as well
as the chance to attend workshops
with external practitioners working
within the performing arts industry.
Where might it lead?
Your studies will enable you to
develop skills needed to progress
to a specialist performing arts
college or university course – and
ultimately a career in the performing
arts industry. This is an insightful,
challenging, confidence building,
and creative subject that develops a
wide variety of highly desirable and
marketable skills – something that
will be of immense value in other
subjects and eventually the world
of work.
We also have a number of theatre
trips throughout the year across the
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