Studio Practices for Theatre-Making - TFT00089M
- Department: Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2023-24
Module summary
This module, working in detail on theatre craft and technique, runs in parallel to the Thinking Through Theatre-Making and Research Skills for Theatre-Making modules. Our principal focus for this module is the discipline of studio performance practice, which is an indispensable part of any theatre-maker’s skillset. We will be encouraging you to explore and expand your body-based and voice-based performance skills, and to independently develop your own daily studio practice in line with your own needs and goals as an artist. The focus on these areas is designed to allow you to enhance your studio practice ahead of the programme's other heavily practical modules including Elements of Theatre-Making and the Collaborative Production Project.
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Semester 1 2023-24 |
Module aims
The module aims:
- to develop your own solo studio practice, equipping you to work independently as a performer
- to develop your application of a range of body-based and voice-based skills and techniques to your own practice
- to provide you with useful, relevant and considered practical and reflective tools to develop your own studio practice work
- to demonstrate the opportunities and potential of studio practice as part of a theatre-maker’s skillset
Module learning outcomes
By the end of the module you will be expected to:
- be able to conduct and apply effective studio practice techniques in the rehearsal room and to a variety of theatre and performance contexts
- be able to effectively reflect on your own developing practice
- choose and, if necessary, adapt existing studio practice techniques in the service of your own needs and goals (as an independent practitioner and/or for a particular project)
- be able to use your studio practice skills to create short performance works, and to clearly articulate the link between the two
Module content
The teaching will be a combination of studio practice and reflective discussion, exploring skills and techniques, situating them in context and understanding them through the body and the voice. The module will draw on recent practice and scholarship from a range of sources (see below for some key texts), as well as module tutors’ own approaches to their theatre and performance practices.
Indicative assessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 50 |
| Practical | 50 |
Special assessment rules
None
Additional assessment information
Presentation of formative work is embedded through the module teaching.
Indicative reassessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 50 |
| Practical | 50 |
Module feedback
You will receive written feedback in line with standard University turnaround times.
Indicative reading
Chamberlain, F. and Sweeney, B. (eds). (2021). The Routledge Companion to Studio Performance Practice.
Harvie, J. and Lavender. (eds). (2010). Making Contemporary Theatre: International Rehearsal Processes.
Bonczek, R. and Strock, D. (2013) Ensemble Theatre Making: A Practical Guide.