Term One, Two and Three - Health and Safety
This course, which runs throughout the year, is predominantly taught through tutorials and feedback on written assignments. You will receive a number of tutorials to discuss the creation of specific risk assessments and forms of evaluation - you will then apply this knowledge to most of the other units throughout the year. As a development from Year One, there will be a wider scope of practices that you must analyse from a Health & Safety viewpoint. You will go into greater detail in evaluating different performance environments and applying acquired knowledge to safely prepare for and carry out physical work. There will also be a greater degree of research in the Health and Safety assignments. You will be actively applying the theories and scenarios that you research in all units of the degree.
Aims:
To develop
ability to work to professional safety standards
understanding of the effects of injury and violence on the body
ability to evaluate information or present records clearly and coherently.
Term One - History of Fights
In this unit you will study the history of combat in theatre and film. As you view and document performances from the past century, you will continue to develop your research skills. These skills will be combined with your growing knowledge of stage combat, as you will also be asked to analyse choreographic logic, film techniques, commitment to character, text and movement, and an actor's ability to 'sell a fight'. The unit will develop alternative research methods, as you will be called upon to resource films, film scripts, interviews and, when possible, notes from a director and/or a fight director.
Aims
To widen knowledge of the history of combat performance
To encourage students to explore different periods, styles and methods of presenting combat performance
To give the students a sense of the social, philosophical and cultural background to conflicts and their presentation in performance media
To develop skills so that they can express themselves objectively, either in oral or written form
Term Two - 20th Century Performance
This course will introduce you to some of the major theories and practitioners of the 20th century. It is designed to take you past the theories of Stanislavski and explore other contemporary forms of theatre and staging. The guiding aims are to widen your knowledge of a range of theatre styles and further develop your analytical skills. By studying various theatrical movements, you will be more prepared to analyse any number of forms of contemporary performances. This will involve creative thinking, decision-making and clearly expressing self-formulated views. You will come away from the ability to apply a wide range of theories to performance practices.
This course, which runs throughout the year, is predominantly taught through tutorials and feedback on written assignments. You will receive a number of tutorials to discuss the creation of specific risk assessments and forms of evaluation - you will then apply this knowledge to most of the other units throughout the year. As a development from Year One, there will be a wider scope of practices that you must analyse from a Health & Safety viewpoint. You will go into greater detail in evaluating different performance environments and applying acquired knowledge to safely prepare for and carry out physical work. There will also be a greater degree of research in the Health and Safety assignments. You will be actively applying the theories and scenarios that you research in all units of the degree.
Aims:
To develop
ability to work to professional safety standards
understanding of the effects of injury and violence on the body
ability to evaluate information or present records clearly and coherently.
Term One - History of Fights
In this unit you will study the history of combat in theatre and film. As you view and document performances from the past century, you will continue to develop your research skills. These skills will be combined with your growing knowledge of stage combat, as you will also be asked to analyse choreographic logic, film techniques, commitment to character, text and movement, and an actor's ability to 'sell a fight'. The unit will develop alternative research methods, as you will be called upon to resource films, film scripts, interviews and, when possible, notes from a director and/or a fight director.
Aims
To widen knowledge of the history of combat performance
To encourage students to explore different periods, styles and methods of presenting combat performance
To give the students a sense of the social, philosophical and cultural background to conflicts and their presentation in performance media
To develop skills so that they can express themselves objectively, either in oral or written form
Term Two - 20th Century Performance
This course will introduce you to some of the major theories and practitioners of the 20th century. It is designed to take you past the theories of Stanislavski and explore other contemporary forms of theatre and staging. The guiding aims are to widen your knowledge of a range of theatre styles and further develop your analytical skills. By studying various theatrical movements, you will be more prepared to analyse any number of forms of contemporary performances. This will involve creative thinking, decision-making and clearly expressing self-formulated views. You will come away from the ability to apply a wide range of theories to performance practices.
- Module Supervisor: Chris Main