TH3710 - Contemporary Performance Studies Project
| Credit points: | 06 |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | Discipline of Theatre |
This subject looks at selected contemporary plays from Europe and America, from the perspective of the <b>actor</b>, <b>director</b>, <b>designer</b>, and <b>spectator</b>. Students will analyse selected plays as <i>potential</i> performance texts and will examine the physical properties of text through practical exploration. Students, working as an ensemble, will research/script and stage a contemporary theatre project for a studio presentation.
Learning Outcomes
- analyse contemporary plays within a social, political and historical context;
- realise the performance text within the framework of a rehearsed reading of selected scenes in any set text;
- lead a seminar on selected aspects of the performance text that involves researching the play's production history;
- participate in and contribute to seminar discussions;
- explore the physical properties of texts.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
- The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
- The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
- The ability to use and interpret different media.
Availabilities | |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2009 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Assoc. Professor Michael Beresford. |
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| Assessment: | tutorial attendance and participation (20%); performance project (40%); essays (20%); assignments (20%). |
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