Unit 1 Prepare to work in performing arts sector

  Anecdotal Evidence:   Imogen Dawson, 20   What is your favourite aspect of the Performing Arts and why ?    “ My favourite aspect of the Perfor ming Arts is the acting, I like the fact that you can be any character and you can adapt to the person of the role you are playing.”     How did performing on stage make you feel?   It made me feel really confident and it made me feel I could do things, that perhaps I wouldn’t normally consider doing.    Why?   “Well getting up on stage in front of an audience, puts you out of your comfort zone and allows you to become someone you may not think you could have been.”   Would you say how you were involved in the arts impacted anyone around you, perhaps your family?   “Yes. It affected my mum and my nan , they often came to any of the performances I was in and would help with any further training and rehearsals at home.”   Is Performing Arts something you would consider ag...

  What actually defines the term ‘Performing Arts’?   The Performing Arts demonstrates the boundaries between each singing, acting and dancing however, the use of combined arts breaks these boundaries and shows how the body can create live entertainment through each different art form simultaneously.     Dictionary Definition - forms of creative activity that are performed in front of an audience, such as drama, music, and dance:       The impact that live Performing Arts has on society could be justified by one of my own personal experiences, where I had perform ed on stage to my parents and an audience for the first time since I was a child, here at Suffolk One for Spotlight. I sung Burn from Hamilton as it was the song I was studying for my Unit 3 solo performance . I think this was such a significant performance to the whole of our class and because of the conforming atmosphere the night was in indelible. The pieces performed by everyone ...

  Anecdotal evidence: Personal facts and opinions you gather from yourself or other’s own previous experiences   Performer’s perspective Spotlight, age 16 before the end of the term. I sung Burn from Hamilton and three words to describe the positive effect of the performance could be: rush of adrenaline – self- worth Challenges overcame:               ·        Nerve wracking          ·        Anxious ·        Reviewed ·        Recognised ·        Stressed ·        Nervous   Acceptance, Feel Good, Proud ·        Emotional ·        Exciting ·        Elastic ·   ...