DRM0330 - THEORY OF DIRECTING

Module Identifier

DRM0330

Module Title

THEORY OF DIRECTING

Academic Year

2007/2008

Co-ordinator

Dr Daniel Dinkgräfe

Semester

Intended for use in future years

Next year offered

N/A

Next semester offered

N/A

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Assessment	Essay 7,500 words	100%

Further details

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

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:

Have an understanding of the role and scope of the director in theatre, film and television.

Have an initial experience of the director's work.

Aims

To enable students to develop a sophisticated awareness of the conditions affecting the work of the director and his/her general role and scope in theatre, film and television.

Content

Lecturers who have specialist practical knowledge and experience in the different fields will teach the course collaboratively. The precise contents will be established in view of the requirements of each year's student group.

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
Barba, E. (1979) The Floating Islands
Berry, R (1989) On Directing Shakespeare
Braun, E (1982) The Director and the Stage: From Naturalism to Grotowski
Brook, P (1968) The Empty Space
Cole, S. L. (1992) Directors in Rehearsal
Cook, J (1989) Director's Theatre
Elam, K (1980) The Semiotics of Theatre and Drama
Frost, A and Yarrow, R (1990) Improvisation in Drama
Grotowski, J (1975) Towards a Poor Theatre
Hodge, F (1982) Play Directing-Analysis, Communication and Style
Jones, D. R. (1986) Great Directors at Work
Loney, G (Ed) (1974) Peter Brook's Production of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Mitter, S (1992) Systems of Rehearsal
Patterson, M (1981) Peter Stein: Germany's Leading Theatre Director
Schumacher, C (1989) Artaud on Theatre
Stanislavsky, K (1967) An Actor Prepares
Willett, J (Ed) (1978) Brecht on Theatre
Williams, D (1991) Peter Brook: A Theatrical Casebook
Rabey, David Ian (2003) English Drama Since 1940 longman
Sierz, Aleks (2001) In- Yer -Face Theatre Faber

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 7