EA327-6-FY-LO:
Contextual Studies III
2025/26
East 15 Acting School
East15 (Loughton) Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Thursday 02 October 2025
Friday 26 June 2026
15
12 March 2025
Requisites for this module
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BA W441 Acting and Contemporary Theatre
The work of this final year module EA327 supports the content and practical project work of the practice-led modules in the final year.
Under a tutor’s guidance, students will examine their own creative work, assess its impact and analyse the text and performance.
Students will look towards their future as artists and practitioners, examining the multiple pathways open to them as creative artists. They will consider the nature of artistic partnerships, engagement with venues and institutions, and other practical and artistic concerns related to the development of new work.
They will be encouraged to form plans and articulate these verbally and in writing.
The aims of this module are:
- To further improve students’ analytical skills, which are necessary to contextualise their practical work.
- To provide a greater understanding of the multiple pathways and opportunities open to them.
- To support their professional preparation by exploring ideas, rehearsal techniques, methods of analysis and relevant practical exercises
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
1. Critically analyse practice-based projects and performances and the concepts that underpin them.
2. Make plans using theories and ideas in depth.
3. Carry out and apply significant research when developing new work.
4. Communicate complex ideas in written or practice-based work.
No additional information available.
Seminars, with visiting artists, who will lead discussions on subjects related to pathways within the Arts.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Critical Evaluation |
|
20% |
| Practical |
Personal Record 'The Red Book' |
|
40% |
| Practical |
Practical or Theoretical Demonstration/Presentation |
|
40% |
Additional coursework information
Practical Demonstration/Presentation (15 – 20 minutes). Practical Demonstration/Presentation (15 – 20 minutes). Students work in groups to prepare and present presentations to a related brief provided by the tutor. Students will provide a 250-word written reflection on tier role in the process. Students are individually assessed on their contribution to the group demonstration. Weighted 50%
• Personal Record of Critical Evaluation and Reflection, focusing on both their analysis of the work they have created and their artistic ambitions and career plans (2000 - 2500 words). Weighted 50%
• Compliance with Professional Code of Conduct
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Mr Zois Pigadas, email: zpigadas@essex.ac.uk.
Zois Pigadas and Eirini Kartsaki
No
No
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Ms Isobel Beatrice Pemberton
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
* Please note: due to differing publication schedules, items marked with an asterisk (*) base their information upon the previous academic year.
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