Module Identifier PF30810  
Module Title PERFORMANCE IN PRACTICE 2  
Academic Year 2002/2003  
Co-ordinator Ms Jill Greenhalgh  
Semester Available semesters 1 and 2  
Pre-Requisite PF20110 , PF20210 , PF30310 , PF20420 , PF30720  
Course delivery Practical   80 hours rehearsal/supervision/assessment of presentation  
Assessment Semester Assessment   Presentation: One practical solo presentation   70%  
  Semester Assessment   Essay: One working text / Conceptual Document equivalent to 3,000 words   30%  

Learning outcomes

Typically, upon completion of the module, the student will be able:

to conduct well-informed independent research and creative functioning leading to solo exposition
to evaluate critically procedures of dramaturgy and staging in the creation of a personal stylistic performance aesthetic
to review and to reflect critically upon personal creative work
to reevaluate performance practices through a process of individual devising and presentation and to accept responsibility for determining and achieving personal, creative outcomes


Aims

The aim of this advanced module is:

to involve students in a practical reflection upon, and rearticulation or refutation of, the work achieved during PF30720 Performance in Practice 1.
to review the development of the theme first introduced in PF20420 Devising Performance 1 using compositional techniques examined in PF30610 Performance Writing.
to produce a working text as the basis for the scenario of the presentation for this module
to create and present a solo performance of 15 minutes duration.

Content

This module is a production module. It is part-supervised by professional practitioners.

Criteria for assessment :

i] Practical Solo Presentation : in assessing the solo performance, the examiner will expect:
- effective practical reflection upon, and rearticulation or refutation of, the work achieved during PF30720 Performance in Practice 1 (20% of the overall presentation mark)
- effective employment of the dramaturgical procedures examined in previous modules (20%)
- effective employment of spatio-temporal procedures examined in previous modules (20%)
- effective articulation and execution of critique through solo presentation (20%)
- effective embodiment of written text in practice (20%)

ii] Working Text/ Conceptual Document : in assessing the text/ document, the examiner will expect:
- effective review of the development of the theme first introduced in PF20420 Devising Performance 1 (25% of the overall working text mark)
- effective employment of compositional techniques (25%)
- effective employment of the conceptual procedures examined in previous modules (25%)
- effective employment of spatio-temporal procedures examined in previous modules (25%)





Transferable skills

Self assessment and self criticism
Reformulation of ideas
Organisation and presentation of conceptual material


Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
Barba, Eugenio. (1991) A Dictionary of Theatre Anthrapology. Routledge/CPR
Barba, Eugenio. (1995) The Paper Canoe. Routedge
Chaikin, Joseph. (1971) The Presence of the Actor. Atheneum
Christofferson, Erik Exe. (1993) The Actor's Way. Routledge
Leabhart, Thomas (ed). (1995) 'Incorporated Knowledge' in Mime Journal. Pomona College Theatre Dept.
Foster, Susan (ed). Corporealities - Dancing Knwowledge, Culture and Power. Routledge
Schneider, Rebecca. (1996) The Explicit Body in Performance. Routledge
Synott, Anthony. (1993) The Body Social, Symbolism, Self and Society. Routledge
Zarrilli, Phillip. (1995) Acting (Re) Considered. Routledge