Performance Skills - IB Theatre - Collaborative Project (first assessment 2024)

Effective Use of Performance Elements

Criterion C - Effectiveness of Individual Contributions Seen in the Video Recording

This criterion will be judged strictly on the basis of the video of your ensemble's performance.

The examiner will be looking for the moment of TEAM you wrote about in Section 2 of your project report (for Criterion Bi). They will be making a judgment on how effectively you used performance elements to contribute to the tension, emotion, atmosphere and/or meaning you explained in your report. The moment in the video you choose should show you prominently as a performer, with you using performance skills such as voice, body, gesture, use of space or props, or movement.

Look to this page for videos on performance skills for the theatre.

Backstage: Top Acting Tips from Tony Nominees

(9:36) Backstage asked some of 2016's Tony nominees for their best pointers on perseverance, the entertainment industry, and stage acting. Check out the advice from Jeff Daniels, Cynthia Erivo, Laura Benanti, George C. Wolfe, Leslie Odom Jr., Zachary Levi, and more in this video.

Unlocking Voice (E-learning) - Digital Theatre+

Unlocking Voice (E-learning) - Digital Theatre+
(7 minutes) This episode of the Unlocked: Creating a Character series introduces the voice and can be used alongside the Teacher Notes and Student Workbook comprising ready-made activities and assessment strategies for learning about the vocal traits of characters.

Spotlight On: Voice (E-learning) - Digital Theatre+

Spotlight On: Voice (E-learning) - Digital Theatre+
(7 minutes) This episode shines a light on Voice, covering key vocal elements and terminology with examples from resources on Digital Theatre+.

Sing-a-long Vocal Warm-Ups (E-learning) - Digital Theatre+

Sing-a-long Vocal Warm-Ups (E-learning) - Digital Theatre+
(9 minutes) In this video, follow along as Broadwary performer Syndee Winters conducts an interactive vocal warm up for singers and performers.

IB Resources

External assessment task—SL and HL: Collaborative project
Excerpt from IB Theatre guide (First assessment 2024), pp. 53-61, related to the collaborative project, with an introduction to the topic, the formal requirements and key terminology of the task, details of the task, suggested process and structuring of the work, and the external assessment criteria.
Key Terminology for the Collaborative Project Task
Definitions of the key terms used to define the Collaborative Project Task: Ensemble, Collaborative creation of original theatre, Starting point, Theatre-maker intentions, Performance skills, Project report, Artistic contributions as creator, designer and/or director and Audience.
Performance Elements
This document lists the different ways actors can train to enhance their performance skills (their use of their body, voice, and/or movement) and the different aspects of performance style.

Acting - What is it? How to do it? Why do it? | David Wenham | TEDxSydney

(12:22) Celebrated Australian actor David Wenham shares his insights into the acting process - what is it, how to do it and why? David Wenham has received critical acclaim for his diverse performances in film, theatre and television. He is one of Australia’s most respected actors.

Unlocking Movement (E-learning) - Digital Theatre+

Unlocking Movement (E-learning) - Digital Theatre+
(8 minutes) This episode of the Unlocked: Creating a Character series introduces movement and can be used alongside the Teacher Notes and Student Workbook comprising ready-made activities and assessment strategies for learning about using movement to create the physical traits of characters.

How to Work in the Space (E-learning) - Digital Theatre+

How to: Work in the Space (E-learning) - Digital Theatre+
(8 minutes) In this episode of the How to: Rehearse series, actor Tom Espiner introduces staging basics and shares tips and exercises to use when preparing for rehearsal.

Encounters: Movement & Character - Immerse (Workshop) - Digital Theatre+

Encounters: Movement & Character - Immerse (Workshop) - Digital Theatre+
(17 minutes) Acclaimed movement director Neil Bettles reflects on his work with Frantic Assembly and demonstrates - with actor Jack North - exercises for exploring movement and energy as a foundation for character development.

Key Terminology: Performance Skills

Performance skills

Performance skills relate to the use of body and the voice. Skills relating to the body might include, for example, the placement and movement of performers on stage, the use of face, gesture, posture, body language or manipulation of objects. Skills relating to the voice, for example, might include pitch, pace, pause, tone, volume, accent, emphasis or intonation. These lists are neither prescriptive nor exhaustive. Overall, students should consider the effect their performance will have on an audience.

IB Theatre - Collaborative Project (first assessment 2024): Performance Skills