| Module Identifier |
DR31720 |
| Module Title |
THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ACTING 3 |
| Academic Year |
2004/2005 |
| Co-ordinator |
Mr Richard A D Cheshire |
| Semester |
Semester 1 |
| Pre-Requisite |
Students MUST have attained at least 50% in DR21510 |
| Course delivery |
Other | Intensive rehearsal/workshop period and public performance. |
| Assessment |
| Assessment Type | Assessment Length/Details | Proportion |
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| Semester Assessment | Continuous Assessment: Rehearsal and performance | 100% |
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Learning outcomes
Typically, upon completion of this module,students should be able to:
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use and develop key performance skills, introduced in the Level 2 Acting modules, in the creation of a role(s) in the context of a major Departmental production.
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present such role(s) in a fully-developed manner within the general conception and framework given by the director in rehearsal, and in a public performance.
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demonstrate, at a more sophisticated level, the skills necessary to work effectively in rehearsal, and an understanding of the actor's contribution as a communicator within a complex theatre process.
Aims
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To experience working as a student actor/actress on an intensive practice project under the guidance and directorship of an experienced theatre practitioner.
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To learn how to respond to direction from both the staff director and his/her assistant directors and work constructively, both 'inside' and 'outside' the rehearsal room, within the guidelines and given circumstances, towards the collective presentation of the project in performance.
Content
Students will be cast, as student actor/actresses in a third year project as part of the Department's English-medium practical semester. This project will be led by an experienced practitioner who will construct an appropriate rehearsal methodology specifically designed for the project. During rehearsals it is hoped that the students will encounter and experience the relevant games, improvisations, exercises and workshops, which will aid each student'r understanding and ability to fulfill the acting requirements specified by his/her allocation. After the rehearsal period (usually a minimum of 4 weeks) the project will culminate in four or five public performances. This will be followed by a post-production discussion with all those who participated in the project, during which students will analyse the process experienced and assess their personal contribution to the project.
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
Reading Lists
Books
Essential Reading or Viewing:
This will depend on the production project assigned. The staff directors on a project-to-project basis will provide a detailed bibliography and suggest appropriate areas of research.
Recommended Secondary Reading:
The Department has a supplementary booklet recommending reading lists for all practical modules.
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6