Caution
Copyright © Monash University 1996
ISBN 1320-6222
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
+ an understanding of the processes of performance in relation to written texts, the stage conventions and physical conditions of production and contemporary theoretical frameworks;
+ a knowledge of the major historical traditions of `Western' theatre, and a comparative understanding of a range of theatre forms from other cultures, particularly Asian;
+ the ability to articulate critical interpretations of dramatic texts and processes in (i) systematic written argument, and (ii) clear and confident oral presentation;
+ the ability to embody interpretations of dramatic texts through practical performance work in the form of both experiments in class and public productions;
+ problem-solving skills in translating a range of critical and theoretical approaches into theatrical action;
+ skills in theatrical performance;
+ the ability to work creatively and cooperatively within a group;
+ the capacity to take responsibility for the planning and cooperative management of productions for the public;
+ an ability to deconstruct the ideological assumptions which underlie all dramatic texts and representations;
+ an ability and readiness to be self-aware and self-evaluative;
+ a range of attitudes fundamental to successful activities in the theatre, including (i) a readiness to take creative initiatives while showing respect and consideration for the ideas and approaches of others; (ii) an eagerness to experiment; (iii) a commitment to the value and importance of the theatrical experience in itself in relation to the life of their culture; (iv) a tolerance and appreciativeness of human difference, through the imaginative embodiment of unfamiliar perspectives; (v) a questioning and reflective approach to received theories and opinions; (vi) a sense of personal responsibility and accountability in their theatrical work with others; (vii) an awareness of the complex and conditional nature of knowledge, as represented particularly in the multiple interpretative possibilities for performance; (viii) an interest in learning that will continue throughout their lives.
The courses below are offered at the Clayton campus unless otherwise indicated. None of the subjects listed below may be counted toward more than one minor or major sequence. In the case of DTS/ENH1060 and DTS/ENH1160, which are approved bases for later-year studies in both English and drama and theatre studies, it will be necessary for students to complete an additional first-year sequence in English in order to establish credit for sequences in both areas of study.
+ DTS1160 The place of performance
+ DTS2050 Asian theatre: an introduction
+ DTS2500 The study of dance
+ DTS3000 Ideas of theatre
+ DTS3050 Asian theatre: an introduction
+ DTS3500 The study of dance
+ DTS3800 Drama in performance
+ DTS2190 Postcolonial drama
+ DTS2210 The woman's part
+ DTS2270 Modern drama
+ DTS2320 Body, space, text: an introduction to the semiotics of performance
+ DTS2450 Contemporary drama
+ DTS2630 Shakespeare
+ DTS2830 Drama into film
+ DTS2940 Twentieth-century drama
+ DTS2941 The playwright as social critic
+ DTS3100 Theatrical music
+ DTS3130 Tragedy
+ DTS 3190 Postcolonial drama
+ DTS3210 The woman's part
+ DTS3270 Modern drama
+ DTS3310 Indonesian theatrical traditions
+ DTS3320 Body, space, text: an introduction to the semiotics of performance
+ DTS3450 Contemporary drama
+ DTS3610 Seventeenth-century French theatre
+ DTS3630 Shakespeare
+ DTS3810 Comparative drama of the twentieth century
+ DTS3830 Drama into film
+ DTS3940 Twentieth-century drama
+ DTS3941 The playwright as social critic
The fourth-year course consists of DTS4600 (Thesis) twenty-four points and DTS4120 (Performance theory) twelve points, plus one other subject to the value of twelve points. Among the subjects available in 1996 are these offered by the Department of English:
+ ENH/DTS4700 Drama of the age of Shakespeare
+ ENH/DTS4320 Social semiotics of rehearsal and performance
Students may incorporate in their fourth-year program appropriate fourth-year level subjects from other departments or centres of the faculty, with the formal approval of the Centre for Drama and Theatre Studies and the department or centre concerned.