| Module Identifier |
SG10320 |
| Module Title |
MODES OF PRACTICE: SCENOGRAPHY |
| Academic Year |
2003/2004 |
| Co-ordinator |
Mr Richard D Downing |
| Semester |
Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters) |
| Other staff |
Ms Jill Greenhalgh, Professor Mike Pearson, Mr Michael J Brookes, Mr Simon J Banham |
| Pre-Requisite |
Registration for Joint Honours in Scenographic Studies |
| Co-Requisite |
DR10120 , DR10220 Incompatibilities: DR10320, PF10320 |
| Course delivery |
Lecture | 10 x 1 hour |
| |
Practical | 10 x 2 hours + 15 hours of supervised project work |
| Assessment |
| Assessment Type | Assessment Length/Details | Proportion |
|---|
| Semester Assessment | Assessed participation and individual contribution to semester I practical work. | 30% |
| Semester Assessment | Creation and presentation of a tutor led, semester 2, collaborative group design/installation project. | 50% |
| Semester Assessment | Working notebook / reflective journal, semester 1 and 2.
For information on due dates for submission of assessed work, please refer
to the departmental web pages at http://www.aber.ac.uk/tfts/duedates.shtml
| 20% |
|
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Recognise and employ a range of scenographic methodologies within specified presentation practices
Demonstrate awareness and experience of these methodologies within the process of a practical investigation
Employ and develop collaborative skills and awareness within the processes of group practice
Reflect critically upon the process and outcome of a practical investigation
Students should be able to recognise a range of performance and scenographic methodologies, but will not be assessed on these methodologies.
Aims
The aims of the proposed module are:
? To introduce a range of scenographic methodologies and to apply and test these within a presentation/performance environment
? To provide students with the experience of undertaking a practical investigation
? To encourage students to take responsibility for collaboration and group work within the context of workshops and presentation
? To enable students to analyse their own experience of the practical processes investigated
Brief description
The module consists of a introductory lecture series, theatre visits and practical classes in Semester 1. Lectures will focus upon an initial introduction to the broad spectrum of alternative and international theatre, performance and scenographic practice. Practical classes will introduce physical training methods, principles of spatial and visual awareness, and the generation and organisation of Scenographic and performative material, and. In Semester 2, the students are given the opportunity to engage and develop modes of practice explored, through participation in the creation and presentation of a tutor-led collaborative design/installation project. Project work will be presented before an audience of peers, and critically reflected upon through the individual working notebook. Students will maintain their group allocations across the duration of the module, and semester 2 project work will build directly upon principles and methodologies introduced within their semester 1 practical. This module is compulsory for student registered for Scenographic Studies ( except for joint honours with Performance Studies who may choose to follow either SG10320 or PF10320).
Lecture sessions may include:
1. Introduction
2. `What is this thing Performance??
3. `A few analytical tools.?
4. `Out East.?
5. `Once upon a time in Europe.?
6. `In America.?
7. `Post-Dramatic.?
8. `Space.?
9. `Time.?
10. `Body.?
Reading Lists
Books
** Recommended Text
Barba, Eugenio (1991) A Dictionary of Theatre Anthropology - The Secret Arts of the Performer
Routledge/CPR
Schechner, Richard (2002) Performance Studies - an introduction
Routledge
Mirzoeff, Nicholas (1999) An introduction to visual culture
Routledge
** Recommended Background
Kaye, Nick (1996) Art into Theatre
Harwood Academic Publishers
Blair, Lindsay (1999) Vision of Spiritual Order
Reaktion Books
Berger, John (1973) Ways of Seeing
BBC/Penguin
Huxley, Michael and Witts, Noel (eds) (1996) The Twentieth Century Performance Reader
London: Routledge
Goldberg, Roselee (1999) Performance Art
London: Thames and Hudson
Barba, Eugenio (1995) The Paper Canoe
Routledge
Richards, Thomas (1995) At Work With Grotowski on Physical Actions
Routledge
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 4