EA151-4-FY-SO:
Stage Combat I
2015/16
East 15 Acting School
Southend Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
30
14 January 2008
Requisites for this module
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BA W412 Acting and Stage Combat
Terms One and Two - Unarmed Stage Combat
This unit will introduce you to unarmed stage combat and during the course you will look at the moves and techniques that appear in both the BASSC and BADC syllabi.
Terms One and Two - Rapier and Dagger
This unit will introduce you to your first bladed weapons. Rapier and Dagger is one of the most commonly called for weapons system in stage work - most likely because it was the Elizabethan / Jacobean choice of weapon. It is also a two weapon system which encourages a balance of body muscle use and helps develop the performers overall fitness.
Term Two - Single Sword
This unit will introduce you to single swordplay. Single-sword work falls somewhere between a preparation for Smallsword (which is taught in Year 2) and Hollywood Swashbuckling. The unit will focus on learning how to act a fight scene safely and effectively using this weapon in a different yet complimentary style to Rapier & Dagger.
Term Three - Quarterstaff
This unit will introduce you to stage combat with Staves. It is one of two units in which you use an individual, double-handed weapon. The unit contributes to preparing students for a BASSC actor/combatant certificate and a BADC Level 3 proficiency. In addition to drawing on previous technical knowledge, it will require you to learn new styles of footwork and weapon handling specific to the staff. The staff work that we will do draws from both Western and Eastern influences.
Term 3 - 2-Handed Broadsword (Mediaeval Sword)
This unit will introduce you to stage combat with the Broadsword and is the second of the two units in which you will use an individual double-handed weapon.
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Practical Classes, Occasional Lectures, Independent Study, Rehearsals, Screenings
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Rapier and Dagger |
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30% |
| Coursework |
Unarmed Combat |
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30% |
| Coursework |
Broadsword |
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20% |
| Coursework |
Quarterstaff |
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20% |
Additional coursework information
Students must demonstrate compliance with the Professional Code of Conduct in order to pass this module.
The overall pass mark for the module is 40. Students must pass this module in order to proceed to the next year.
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
Nick Hall, Chris Main
For further information please email halln@essex.ac.uk
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No external examiner information available for this module.
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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