| Semester 1, 2022 Toowoomba On-campus | |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Creative Arts |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: THE2031 and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BCRA or BCAR
Overview
Students in their final year of preparation for careers as professional actors need to apply their prior learning to a diverse range of texts within intensive practice-led projects resulting in public outcomes. Combined with rigorous processes of critical reflection and assessment these experiences are purposed to develop the students鈥� methodological skills, conceptual and theoretical understandings and practice to an industry-entry level standard.
Students will rehearse and present a Shakespeare performance work(s) as a part of the annual Shakespeare Festival. This project may involve live performance, touring and video/digital recording work.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- adapt performance work and creative decision-making for different genres, styles and audiences (TLO 3);
- effectively communicate their performance to a range of audiences (TLO 4);
- apply their prior learning to a diverse range of texts within intensive practice-led projects resulting in public outcomes (TLO 3);
- management and organisational skills necessary to work in the live and digital mediums to a standard approaching industry entry level requirements;
- demonstrate a growing level of autonomy by working with others to initiate working processes, skills and creative thinking in their field of practice (TLO 5).
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rehearsal methodologies for dramatic verse and Renaissance Theatre | 50.00 |
| 2. | Professional performance | 30.00 |
| 3. | Psychology case study improvisations | 10.00 |
| 4. | Professional practice and conduct | 10.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
(ISBN 10: 041376270X.)
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Weighting (%) |
|---|---|
| AUTONOMOUS PRACTICE | 20 |
| REHEARSAL METHODOLOGIES | 50 |
| PERFORMANCE PROJECTS | 30 |