Module Identifier DR10320  
Module Title PERFORMANCE:THE PRODUCTION AS THE THEATRICAL EVENT 1  
Academic Year 2000/2001  
Co-ordinator Mr Richard Cheshire  
Semester Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters)  
Other staff Professor Mike Pearson  
Pre-Requisite Single or Joint Hons Theatre students will have open entry to this module.  
Co-Requisite DR10120 , DR10220  
Course delivery Lecture   20 Hours  
  Practical   10 Hours 10 x 2 hr (plus theatre visits)  
Assessment Essay   2 essays (2,000 words each)   60%  
  Practical exercise   Practical classes   40%  

Brief description
What do we mean by the term 'performance'? How do we analyse a stage production? The lecture programme will begin by looking at contemporary theatre practice: the process of transferring a dramatic text from page to stage, and the function of the director and designer; the second part of the lecture programme will widen the discussion into areas of non-text based performance studies: devised work, physical theatre, and non-Western theatre practice. The practical classes will introduce students to some basic performing skills, including explorations of physicality and movement, improvisation and the elements of creating dramatic character.