DTH4003

Performance Investigation (12 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Rachel Fensham

Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2004 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis:

Objectives: Students who complete this unit successfully should be able: 1. To make a new performance work which draws on contemporary ideas and practices. 2. To critique the making of this work in the light of contemporary performance theory. 3. To participate in class investigations and help facilitate discoveries in methodologies of performance making. 4. To make presentations on the processes of creating performance. 5. To articulate in oral and written form the specific elements and objectives of an original piece of performance making.

Assessment: Workshop classes and presentations (2000 word equivalent): 25% + Performance project, supported by journal (2500 word equivalent each): 50% + Performance critiques (2000 words): 25%

Contact Hours: 3 hours (1 x 3 hour workshop) per week

Corequisites: DTH4000