CAPA3310
Performance & Contemporary Culture 1
10 Units
Not available in 2014
Previously offered in 2013
Alerts students to the range of modes available to contemporary audiences and used by contemporary practitioners both in Australia and overseas, thereby enabling students to build on their understanding of theatre practices introduced in second year.
| Objectives | i. To develop an understanding of contemporary performance practices with particular emphasis on European, North American and Australian cultural contexts. ii. To develop research skills in the performing arts. iii. To develop an ability to read and understand the key dramatic and performance texts. iv. To develop written and performative fluency in the expression of students' understanding and research skills. |
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| Content | Close studies of particular modes of contemporary performance in relation both to their generic background and to their cultural contexts. | ||||||||
| Replacing Course(s) | DRAM3310 Performance & Contemporary Culture 1. | ||||||||
| Transition | Students who have successfully completed DRAM3310 Performance & Contemporary Culture 1 may not enrol into CAPA3310 Performance & Contemporary Culture 1. | ||||||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||||||
| Assumed Knowledge | 40 units of Drama at 2000 level. Concurrent assumed knowledge: 1 subject drawn from DRAM3720, DRAM3800, DRAM3820 and DRAM3850 (applied subjects). | ||||||||
| Modes of Delivery | Internal Mode | ||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lecture
Tutorial |
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| Contact Hours | Lecture: for 1 hour(s) per Week for Full Term Tutorial: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term |