Undergraduate - UnitATS1289 - Voice and movement 1

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Centre for Theatre and Performance
Offered	Not offered in 2015
Coordinator(s)	Dr Yana Taylor

Synopsis

An introduction to the primary elements of performance practice with a particular focus on the movement of the body in space. Different body disciplines will be studied in the form of structured theatrical investigations utilising body, space and text. Students will be expected to undertake a research project engaging with movement-based practices and kinaesthetic awareness in performance.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will have:

basic skills in kinesthetic awareness in performance contextualised by readings in various approaches to contemporary physical performance;
an embodied understanding of the basic performance elements of movement; space, timing, image and composition and dynamic interaction in ensemble work;
an embodied approaches to text;
skills and capacities in devising short performance works drawing on foundational physical exercises and improvisation;
creative and critical reflection upon and articulation of body-based skills and strategies in performance.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Yana Taylor

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Theatre