DTS2630

Shakespeare: Text and Performance

(ART)

S Tweg

6 points + 2 hours (plus optional 2 hours) per week + First semester + Clayton + Prerequisite: completion of first year DTS or ENH sequence + Prohibition: DTS3630

Synopsis: In this unit we look at nine of Shakespeare's plays, both as texts on the page for study and analysis, and as blueprints for performance work. The aim is to encourage you to experience plays as both imaginative poetry and living theatre for today. We explore how plays have been understood at different historical times and in different cultures. There will be a weekly two-hour workshop for all students, plus an additional (optional) hour long performance workshop on a selcted play each Wednesday aftrenoon.

Assessment: Workshop participation and presentation: 50% + Examination (2 hours) or short performance with written analysis (2000 word equivalent) or essay (2000 words): 50%