DR10220 - THEATRE STUDIES 2

Module Identifier

DR10220

Module Title

THEATRE STUDIES 2

Academic Year

2007/2008

Co-ordinator

Dr Sabine Sorgel

Semester

Semester 2

Other staff

Professor David I Rabey, Mr Richard K Allen, Mr Patrick D Cooper, Dr Andrew R Filmer

Co-Requisite

DR10120

Course delivery

Lecture

20 x 1 hour

Seminars / Tutorials

10 x 1 hour

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Exam	2 Hours	40%
Semester Assessment	Attendance and contribution to class discussion.	10%
Semester Assessment	Essay 2 2000 words	25%
Semester Assessment	Essay 1 2000 words	25%
Supplementary Assessment	Written Essays and Exams Failed work must be resubmitted or retaken.	100%

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this module, students should be able to:

Identify different recent stylistic and political objectives in theatre writing, design, presentation and performance;
Locate these in historical, social, intellectual and theatrical contexts;
Locate these in global contexts through comparison with non-Western theatre.

Brief description

Texts and examples of theatrical and performance practices from the Western theatrical traditions, with particular attention on the following aspects and concepts: style, recent historical developments of realism, naturalism, absurdism, political expressionism, aspects of design and scenography, theatre in society, and non-Western theatre.

A list of recommended reading is provided. Selected texts and performances will be announced later.

Aims

To examine some further methods and problems of studying Western theatre and performance, with special emphasis of more recent developments

To examine the key concept of style with regard to both recent Western approaches to acting, modes of dramatic writing, design and performance.

To apply these findings to a series of exemplary play texts

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 4