This course requires 2 options.
11 Whakaari
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Brendon Weatherley, Zoe Creek.
Theatre studies and Film Acting in a te ao Māori Context
This course is a performance-centred course taught through a Māori lens, using texts written by Māori writers, focusing on a Māori context, centring mātauranga Māori. The course enhances practical skills, such as working as a group to realise a common goal, while also promoting interpretative, reflective, and evaluative practice, resulting in improved literacy. This course supports the learning in Māori Performing Arts, Media Studies, Visual Arts, Music, and English.
Course Overview
Term 1
In traditional Māori society, the whare tapere was a site for storytelling, dance, music and games. In a series of workshops, ākonga will read and consider a range of poems and short stories by Māori writers, and consider how story-telling is central to Whakaari. Interpretation of text will inform practical performance outcomes. Ākonga will submit their best two workshop outcomes for Assessment 1 (10%).
Term 2
The Māori renaissance saw a number of plays take the stage on Aotearoa's theatre landscape. Ākonga will workshop extracts from such plays/scripts written by Māori. In each workshop there will be a series of process, performative, and evaluative tasks that engage with the skills needed to bring the script to life, as well as developing a contextual understanding of each text. A holistic grade will be awarded for contribution to the workshop activities for Assessment 3 (20%).
Term 3
Hanga te Whare Tapere - Devising
Using pūrakau as source texts to explore mātauranga Māori, ākonga will consider the relevance of the kaupapa of these stories to today, and how they underpin contemporary Māori values. Ākonga will use these texts as a stimulus to devise a new piece, exploring how best to portray their message in dramatic form. Ākonga will enhance their devised performance through staging conventions such as lighting, properties, set pieces, costume, and/or make-up. Throughout the process ākonga will record a vlog detailing the creative process and decisions made. The devised live performance and vlog will contribute to Assessment 2 (20%).
Term 4
Using the work created throughout the year, ākonga will continue to refine two pieces for performance at a whānau evening in Aronui, with a focus on how Whakaari can enhance manaakitanga. Students will be assessed on their contribution to the performance evening, the rehearsal process, as well as their resolved final performance pieces. Assessment 4 (50%)
Prerequisites
None
Pathway
Assessment Information
Paper | Description | Type | Weighting |
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Paper 11WHA1 | Practical theatre workshop outcome | Internal | 10.00% |
Paper 11WHA2 | Devised theatre | Internal | 20.00% |
Paper 11WHA3 | Excerpts from three plays | Internal | 20.00% |
Paper 11WHA4 | Final performance | Internal | 50.00% |
Pathway Tags
Production Manager, Event Co-ordinator, Human Resources, Promoter, Theatre Producer / Assistant, Lighting Technician, Communications, Broadcasting, Media, Teacher, Actor, Art Director (Film/Television/Stage), Artistic Director, Cinema Projectionist, Dancer, Director (Film/Television/Radio/Stage), Entertainer, Film and Video Editor, Film/Television Camera Operator, Light Technician, Media Producer, Musician, Production Assistant (Film/Television/Radio/Stage), Radio Presenter, Sound Technician, Television Presenter, Primary School Teacher, Private Teacher/Tutor, Tertiary Lecturer, Diversional Therapist,