| Module Code: THE3011 |
Module Title: THEATRE SPECTACLE |
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Module Provider: Dance,Film & Theatre
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Short Name: THE3011
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Level: HE3
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Module Co-ordinator: WAGNER MD Dr (Dnc Flm Thtr)
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Number of credits: 30
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Number of ECTS credits: 15
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| Module Availability |
| Semester 2. |
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| Assessment Pattern |
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Unit(s) of Assessment
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Weighting Towards Module Mark( %)
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Summative Assessment
1x Written Analysis
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30%
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1x Performance
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70%
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| Module Overview |
| This module introduces students to techniques and practices relating to the creation of theatre events as fully produced public spectacles. The module will build on previous production work, weaving together explorations of character, text, theatrical space, and theatre design and technology. The module will culminate in the staging of a coherent, fully realized piece of theatre under the direction of a staff member or professional practitioner; the production may be drawn from an extant text or may originate in a specific method of devising theatre. Students will be responsible for the performance of one or more roles, and for contributing to the collective effort of mounting the production. |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
| None. |
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| Module Aims |
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· To introduce practices and theories of spectacle in theatre as is used to create theatre events and to consider the purposes of these events (e.g. creating scale, celebration, community development, protest) (a, b, c, e, f, g, h)
· To create one or more performances that engage with spectacle and a ‘total theatre’ (c, e, g).
· To establish a clear purpose and agenda in staging performance (c, e, g).
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| Learning Outcomes |
On completion of this module students should be able to
- Identify examples of spectacular theatre practice in multiple contexts and incorporate techniques, concepts or styles into (and reflect upon these) in performance (A1, A2, C1, C2, C3, D4)
- Employ a range of research and workshop exploration to create a well-crafted, sophisticated performance with close attention to detail (A2, B1, C1, C2, C3, D1, D3, D4)
- Reflect on the implications of processes of making and showing spectacular theatre (B1, C1, D4).
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| Module Content |
In this module, students will create a piece of spectacular theatre, with particular focus on the creating a particular theatre ‘event’. They will reflect on the work of relevant practitioners (e.g. Welfare State International, Robert Wilson, IOU) and theorists and draw together new and existing practices in the processes of making a new performance work.
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
A selection of lecture/workshop/rehearsal sessions, as is appropriate to the direction of the module in a given year.
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Required
Reading :
Kennedy, Dennis. 2009. The spectator and the spectacle: Audiences in modernity and postmodernity. Cambridge:
Cambridge
University Press.
Recommended
Reading :
Reading for the module will vary according to the precise focus of the module in a given year. The following gives an indication of general reading for the module.
(Ayres, 2008; Fox, 2002; Hauptfleisch et al., 2007; Kennedy, 2009; Kershaw, 1999; Szerszynski et al., 2003)
Ayres, N, Creating Outdoor Theatre: A Practical Guide. Ramsbury: The Crowood Press, 2008.
Fox, J, Eyes on stalks. London: Methuen, 2002.
Hauptfleisch, T, Lev-Aladgem, S, Martin, J, Sauter, W, and Schoenmakers, H, eds. 2007. Festivalising! Theatrical Events, Politics and Culture. Amsterdam: Rodopi.
Kennedy, D, The Spectator and the Spectacle: Audiences in Modernity and Postmodernity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Kershaw, B, The Radical in Performance: Between Brecht and Baudrillard. London: Routledge, 1999.
Szerszynski, B, Heim, W, and Waterton, C, Nature performed : environment, culture and performance. Oxford ; Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub./Sociological Review, 2003.
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| Last Updated |
| 13.04.11 |
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