Within the Trinity College London drama portfolio, Performance Arts qualifications provide a unique opportunity to shape exam programmes that speak directly to learners' interests and cultures.
Drawing on a wide range of performance arts - from dance and physical theatre, to recorded media or devised actor-musician inspired work - different art forms can be combined to create distinctive exam performances.
Through the linked contributory tasks, candidates have the chance to describe the creative steps they took to support their performance such as puppet making, lighting design or costume creation.
The Performance Arts Programme Examples resource provides inspiration and practical guidance for creating engaging and cohesive exam programmes, supporting the planning process across the full range of grades.
The Programme Examples explore a range of approaches, showing how performance and contributory skills can connect to support personalised and meaningful responses.
The resource focuses on practical suggestions, illustrating how art forms can be combined for students of different levels and provides rationale for each idea to help teachers adapt the ideas for their groups.
Our Performance Arts resource will support teachers and candidates to: