TH2510 - Acting 2A

Credit points:	06
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:

Available to BT students only.

Students work with appropriate modules from classical texts in performance and/or acting for the screen. The focus is on the performer as receiver and the study of the techniques of spoken voice and heightened prose, characterisation in classical texts, research of the theatre conventions of the period. Studio presentations are the projects outcome.

Learning Outcomes

• to enable students to synthesise acting skills acquired in previous subjects through interpreting classical texts in performance.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Prerequisites:	TH1520 and TH1525
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	TH2933 and TH2934

Availabilities
, , Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Coordinator:	jc138002
Contact hours:	80 hours - Up to a total of 80 hours per semester
Assessment:	(50%); (40%); (10%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Students must attend at least 90% of classes as a requirement for passing this subject

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.