Question 1

What is NCEA AS 91515 about?

Accepted Answer

You need to choose a drama form or period (like Greek Drama, Commedia dell'Arte, or Physical Theatre) and perform a piece that demonstrates you understand and can use the complex performance skills that belong to that specific style. You'll show your understanding through the actual performance itself, backed up by a written statement explaining what you chose and why.

Question 2

What do students need to do for AS 91515?

Accepted Answer

1. Choose a specific drama form or period and identify its key performance features (like the chorus and heightened delivery in Greek Drama, or the alienation devices in Epic Theatre) 2. Perform a scripted or devised piece that is long enough to show you can use a range of complex skills from that form 3. Apply those complex performance skills with control, purpose, and understanding throughout your performance 4. Write a statement of intention that clearly names the form, explains the performance skills you selected, and identifies details like role, setting, style, and intended audience 5. Make your performance believable and truthful to the drama form or period you've chosen, so it has real impact on the audience

Question 3

What's the difference between Achieved, Merit, and Excellence for AS 91515?

Accepted Answer

Achieved: You select and use complex performance skills from your chosen drama form, and your statement of intention clearly identifies the form and the skills you used. Merit: You skilfully use the complex performance skills with consistency, control, and clear purpose throughout the performance, showing you understand how they work. Excellence: You effectively use the complex performance skills to create layers of meaning and impact; your performance is convincing, truthful to the form or period, and demonstrates sophistication in how you've applied the skills.

Question 4

What mistakes do students typically make in AS 91515?

Accepted Answer

1. Not being specific enough about which drama form you've chosen—vague choices like 'modern theatre' don't work; you need to pick an actual form from the list (Greek Drama, Commedia dell'Arte, Epic Theatre, etc.) 2. Writing a statement of intention that doesn't clearly explain which performance skills from your form you actually used in the piece 3. Performing in a way that doesn't stay true to the form or period you claimed—for example, doing naturalistic acting when you said you were doing Epic Theatre

Complex Performance Skills · AS 91515

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