Theatre Arts 20, 30

(a)	Investigate and compare the advantages and disadvantages of various indoor and outdoor performance spaces (e.g., arena/in the round, thrust, proscenium, black box, environmental).
(b)	Identify common areas (e.g., booth, fly gallery, catwalk) and aspects (e.g., curtaining system, grid and lighting system) of a traditional Western theatre performance space.
(c)	Discuss Western theatre stage terms (e.g., front of house, apron, arena, backstage, down stage, flexible theatre, in the round, onstage, off stage, proscenium, stage left, stage right, thrust stage, upstage, wings) in the context of a variety of performance spaces.
(d)	Differentiate between working parts of a stage and scenery.
(e)	Research and examine examples of Canadian Indigenous theatre staging considering performance spaces and technical theatre examples (e.g., use of symbolism and imagery, masks, wardrobe, lighting, sound, music, dance, properties, scenic design).
(f)	Research performance spaces of a variety of traditions (e.g., forum theatre, environmental theatre, theatre that moves from venue to venue, First Nations longhouse).
(g)	Investigate technical theatre practices of selected world cultures (e.g., Japanese Kabuki makeup, Greek masks, Indonesian gamelan music sound design and shadow puppet theatre).
(h)	Identify features of the stage, house and backstage areas of a school, community or professional theatre facility.
(i)	Discuss how theatre professionals plan for adaptability to adjust for performance limitations (e.g., space, time parameters).
(j)	Explore opportunities and challenges for a production team related to a selected performance space (e.g., potential interior and exterior performance areas and stages in the school or community) and discuss innovative options.
(k)	Recognize the effect the theatre location such as outdoor, theatre in the round, site-specific or historical theatre has on the audience.
(l)	Examine how digital technologies could be used in selected performance spaces.

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