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• A journey in drama can be physical, emotional, or metaphorical, and is explored through performance.
• Facial expressions, body language, stance, and levels help create believable characters.
• Expressive physicality and vocal skills communicate emotions and character intentions effectively.
• A still image is a frozen moment that shows a key moment and is often used to explore character and story.
• A rolling tableau transitions smoothly from one still image to another to show progression.
• Narration and captions can enhance the storytelling aspect of performance work.
• Improvisation involves spontaneous performance without a script, often based on a stimulus.
• Polished improvisation involves refining and rehearsing a previously improvised scene to improve quality.
• A montage in drama is a series of short scenes or images that, when combined, convey a broader story.
• A soundscape involves using vocal and/or instrumental sounds to create a setting or atmosphere.
• Physical theatre combines movement and gesture to tell a story without relying on spoken language.
• Performers in physical theatre are not always presenting human characters.
• Subtext is the unspoken meaning beneath the dialogue, revealed through actions, tone, and expression.
• Proxemics is the use of space and distance between actors to suggest relationships and power dynamics.
• A target audience is the group or groups of people at whom a performance is aimed.
• Stage directions are instructions in a script that tell actors how to move, behave, or deliver their lines.

• Create still images, rolling tableaux, and depictions that communicate key moments or themes.
• Use facial expressions, body language, and stance to develop clear, believable characters.
• Collaborate effectively in a group to develop ideas, share roles, and support others.
• Use vocal skills such as tone, pitch, pace, and volume to express emotion and character traits.
• Create and perform polished improvisations using a range of drama strategies and techniques.
• Apply hot-seating to explore character motivations and develop backstories.
• Incorporate soundscapes and physical theatre creatively to enhance performance atmosphere and setting.
• Create dramatic scenes set in fantasy worlds, showing contrast between real and imagined settings.
• Demonstrate awareness of proxemics to show relationships and status between characters.
• Stage scripted scenes, considering characterisation, staging, and audience engagement.
• Interpret and communicate subtext through movement, voice, and interaction.
• Create and perform scenes that clearly demonstrate an emotional journey or transformation.
• Evaluate performances using key drama vocabulary and offer constructive feedback.
• Identify strengths and areas for improvement in their own and others' performances.
• Justify how and why a performance appeals to a specific target audience.