Module Identifier | PF10120 | ||||||||||||||
Module Title | INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE | ||||||||||||||
Academic Year | 2007/2008 | ||||||||||||||
Co-ordinator | Ms Jill Greenhalgh | ||||||||||||||
Semester | Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters) | ||||||||||||||
Other staff | Dr Heike Roms, Professor Mike Pearson, Miss Louise Ritchie | ||||||||||||||
Co-Requisite | PF10320 and PF10420; or SG10320 and SG10420; or DR10210 and DR10220 | ||||||||||||||
Course delivery | Lecture | 20 x 1 hours | |||||||||||||
Seminars / Tutorials | 15 x 1 hours | ||||||||||||||
Assessment |
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Lectures will cover, among other aspects:
1. Definitions of 'performance' and its relationship to theatre and drama
2. An introduction to performance analysis
3. 'Postdramatic' performance since the 1960s
4. Character: From acting to performance
5. Body: The development of physical theatre
6. Audiences: Voluntary or involuntary
7. Space: stage versus 'site'
8. Time: Performance as a 'real-time' event
9. Media: Performance, liveness and multimedia
10. Text: New forms of writing for performance
Problem solving | Analytical problem solving, outcome recognition and the identification of appropriate strategies and procedures are encouraged and assessed across the duration of the module | ||
Research skills | Appropriate personal research and the development of effective personal research practices are directly assessed through Assessments 1 and 2. | ||
Communication | The ability to communicate ideas effectively is developed in the seminars and assessed directly through Assessment 1 and 2. | ||
Improving own Learning and Performance | Self-regulation, motivation and time-management skills are developed through the module and are demanded for the successful completion of its assignments. These skills are directly assessed through Assessment 3. | ||
Team work | Effective group work through negotiating ideas and opinions is addressed through the seminars. Seminar discussions demand the application of skills necessary to conduct collaborative activity. These skills are directly assessed through Assessment 3. | ||
Information Technology | Effective group work through negotiating ideas and opinions is addressed through the seminars. Seminar discussions demand the application of skills necessary to conduct collaborative activity. These skills are directly assessed through Assessment 3. | ||
Personal Development and Career planning | Transferable skills (managing personal workloads and meeting deadlines, designing and realizing research project) are developed through the completion of assessment tasks. Career¿s awareness does not of itself constitute an assessed element of this module, however. |
This module is at CQFW Level 4