This module will explore a range of analytical and practical skills that will be useful to you in your study of theatre and performance. We will work in the studio and in the seminar room in order to develop your understanding of what research is and does, and how it can be conceived of practically as well as theoretically. We will analyse live theatre productions and dramatic text, alongside contextual historical and theoretical material. Using discussion, practical experimentation, spectatorship, analysis and independent work as methodologies for learning, this module will bring the diverse cohort quickly to a shared understanding and shared vocabulary so that you can begin more advanced work together later in the programme.
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 1 2023-24 |
The module aims:
By the end of this module you will:
The module will be split into two halves; the first half (weeks 1-5, inclusive) will bring together cohorts from MA Playwriting and MA Theatre-Making exploring collaborative, analytical and workshop skills across a range of theatre-making and playwriting concerns. In the second half of the module (weeks 6 -11, inclusive) we will focus on studio-based experimentation and analysis in relation to a range of theatre making practices.
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Individual reflective essay |
N/A | 50 |
Practical Group performance task |
N/A | 50 |
None
Formative written and practical work will be embedded in the teaching, and students will receive formative feedback throughout their work on the module.
Task | Length | % of module mark |
---|---|---|
Essay/coursework Individual reflective essay |
N/A | 50 |
Practical Group performance task |
N/A | 50 |
You will receive written feedback in line with standard University turnaround times,with an option of an individual follow-up meeting if any aspect of the feedback is unclear or if more guidance on interpreting the feedback is requested. For this module formative feedback will be given on practical work in class.
Radosavljevic, D. Theatre-Making: Interplay Between Text and Performance in the 21st Century.
Etchells, T. (1999). Certain Fragments. London: Routledge.
Freeman, J. (2010). Blood, Sweat and Theory: Research Through Practice in Performance. Oxfordshire:
Libri Kershaw, Baz and Nicholson, Helen (eds) (2010) Research Methods in Theatre and Performance, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press Turner,
Cathy and Behrndt, Synne (2008) Dramaturgy and Performance, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan