Abstract
This subject introduces students to contemporary performance practices from a theoretical and practical perspective. The subject uses a thematic approach to analyse performance concepts including: postmodern performance, the body as text, post-dramatic theatre and the space and place of performance. Students engage in critical discussion and reflection about the work … For more content click the Read More button below.
Syllabus
Radical concepts: Influences and concepts of performanceBody Works: An examination of the body as text in physical theatreHybrid performances: Post dramatic approaches to textSpaces of Engagement: An exploration of festival, online and site-specific performanceCreating a mediated performance
Assessment items
1. Weekly Journal
2. Practitioner Presentations
3. Director's Project Research Report
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
1.
be able to identify and explore theories and practices of contemporary performance;
2.
be able to analyse the performance methods of leading practitioners;
3.
be able to apply theories of performance to creative practice using mediated forms; and
4.
be able to research and facilitate seminars in contemporary performance.
Assumed knowledge
It is assumed that students will have some knowledge of theatrical and drama conventions.