760-418 Postmodern Theatre | |
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Availability | 3rd and 4th year. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Dr Denise Varney |
Prerequisites | 25 points of second-year theatre studies or equivalent. |
Semester | Not Offered (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1-hour lecture per week and a 2-hour workshop per week across the semester. Theatre visits may also be scheduled |
Subject Description | This subject is a study of experimental directors' and choreographers' theatre from the 1980s to the present. Students will view recordings of live performance and consider other documented accounts of live events. Dramaturgical, cultural, historical and/or philosophical discourses will be used for performance analysis as students are encouraged to consider questions about performance in contemporary culture. |
Assessment | A written essay 3500 words for 4th year 2500 words at 3rd year 60% (due at end of semester); a seminar presentation equivalent to 1500 words 40% (due one week after presentation); and participation including preparation 10%. There is a hurdle requirement of a minimum 80% attendance. |
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