ACP378 - Out of the Ether: Devised Theatre

Unit details

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Year:

2020 unit information

Important Update:

Classes and seminars in Trimester 2/Semester 2, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of your trimester or semester.

Last updated: 2 June 2020

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), CBD*

Credit point(s):2
EFTSL value:0.250
Previously coded as:ACP204
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Glenn D'Cruz
Prerequisite:

Students must have completed 1 unit from ACD211, ACP279, ACP205 or ACP206

Corequisite:

 Nil

Incompatible with:

ACP204

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 300-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 4-hour seminar and 1 x 3-hour seminar per week

Note:

*CBD refers to the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute; Community Based Delivery

Content

Students will be presented with a project proposal and work under the direction of the lecturer to develop and present a major original performance work. Students are introduced to methods for devising theatre in group contexts based on the work of influential contemporary performance practitioners and the needs of the project, and will document and evaluate the creative process. The unit prepares students for independent, small team-based devising projects in later units.

 

These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit

At the completion of this unit, successful students can:

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

ULO1

Apply appropriate research and reflective skills to identify, document, evaluate and adapt key elements of a creative process in devised performance

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

GLO3: Digital literacy

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO2

Collaborate effectively as part of a creative team

GLO2: Communication

GLO7: Teamwork

ULO3

Develop and apply appropriate rehearsal skills to interpret, devise and refine material for performance

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO7: Teamwork

ULO4

Develop an extended performance vocabulary, and an understanding of adapting performance content, style and aesthetic to produce meaning in performance

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO5

Demonstrate personal, project and time management skills

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Trimester 1:
Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)		 Indicative due week

Assessment 1 (Group) - Contribution to Group Performance Making

 4000 words
or equivalent		 50% Information not yet available

Assessment 2 - Public Performance

 800 words
or equivalent		 10% Information not yet available

Assessment 3 - Research, Documentation and Evaluation of Process

 3200 words or equivalent 40% Information not yet available

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link ACP378
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list.

Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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