ATS1288 · Performance in context 2

Overview

Performance in Context II is the companion unit to Performance in Context I, both of which function as foundational units in the Theatre major and minor. Performance in Context II will extend your understanding of concepts, theories and practices in the discipline. Whereas as Performance in Context I exposes you to traditions and conventions of mainstream theatre, Performance in Context II will explore challenges to convention, such as avant-garde theatre, feminist performance art, and site-specific performance. You will create your own devised work as part of the assessment requirements.

Areas of study: Theatre and performance

Offerings

The Handbook publishes no offerings for this unit.

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. Familiarity with concepts, theories and practices within the discipline of Theatre
2. Deeper knowledge of the history of theatre and performance
3. Understanding of the ways in which the physical conditions of performance might shape performance outcomes
4. Ability to embody critical interpretations of performance theories and forms in practical work
5. Capacity to articulate critical and imaginative interpretations of performance texts and processes in systematic written argument and clear, concise oral presentation.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.