Teacher in Charge: A. Hagan
Recommended Prior LearningStudents need to be able to manage themselves and relate to others well, whether working on stage or backstage.
Course Highlights: Performing in or supporting the Te Aroha College School Production, September 2022. All students will be required to attend the Thursday Smart Day Production course where the opportunity to gain credits will be individually tailored to suit their skill set. Students who have multiple talents can work on stage and contribute to staging designs as well. The 2022 Production will be a Musical, the title of which is yet to be confirmed. All students will be required to attend out-of-school rehearsals and perform or support the school wide performance as required. Actors, Singers and Dancers will be required to perform in front of an audience in an acting, singing or a dancing role or a mixture of these. They will be required to create sequences of dance and develop their characters. Backstage students will be required to work with actors and dancers, stage managers and the teacher/director to create, produce and implement set, lighting, sound, costume, and make-up design.
Vocational Pathway: Creative Industries.
This course can lead to: confidence and relationship building; school leadership; a course at Level 2; a career in Performance, Film, TV, Journalism, Marketing, Communications and Public Relations, Teaching, Politics and the Law.
For more information, please see Head of Arts, Ms Hagan
Diversional Therapist, Actor, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Artistic Director, Film and Video Editor, Sound Technician, Author, Dancer, Entertainer, Film/Television Camera Operator, Make-up Artist, Director (Film, Television, Radio or Stage), Radio Presenter, Early Childhood Teacher, Media Producer, Production Assistant (Film, Television, Radio or Stage), Horse Trainer, Model, Nanny/Child Carer, Private Teacher/Tutor, Television Presenter
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery$20 to see a professional Dance troupe perform in Tauranga or Hamilton.
Diversional Therapist, Actor, Art Director, Artistic Director, Film and Video Editor, Sound Technician, Author, Dancer, Entertainer, Film/Television Camera Operator, Make-up Artist, Director, Radio Presenter, Early Childhood Teacher, Media Producer, Production Assistant, Horse Trainer, Model, Nanny/Child Carer, Private Teacher/Tutor, Television Presenter