EA242-5-PS-SO:
Applied Theatre Skills II: Developing the Community
2016/17
East 15 Acting School
Southend Campus
Spring & Summer
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
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30 October 2007
Requisites for this module
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BA W496 Acting and Community Engagement
This compulsory second year module for FdA Community Theatre has a focus on community development, and students will have opportunities to investigate equality of opportunity and community cultural development as they engage with communities in Southend, Loughton and the wider south east England region.
Students will extend their experience of creating theatre in a range of forms, styles and performance environments. They will explore a variety of approaches to physical theatre, object manipulation and outdoor performance, extending their technical and acting skills to apply to the demanding environments of street theatre. The work of this module culminates in the creation of Pandemonium - a street theatre festival for the people of Southend.
Term Two
Young Audiences
This project develops students skill in non-verbal performance, emphasising skills such as physical theatre, mime, puppetry and object manipulation. Students will also explore soundscape and sound design in developing a performance for a suitable audience such as work for Early Years.
Storytheatre
Physical theatre
Theatre for children
Theatre for early years
Puppet making and puppet and object manipulation
Devising physical theatre
Rehearsal and performance
Term Three
Commedia and Street Theatre
This project investigates celebratory theatre through carnival, commedia and street theatre. Students will have the opportunity to develop and perform in a street theatre festival.
Commedia dell' Arte
Clowning and circus
Techniques of carnival and procession
Invisible theatre and gorilla theatre
Street theatre case studies
Street theatre audiences
Rehearsal and performance of a street theatre festival
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Small group practical classes, workshops, seminars, supervised rehearsals and performances
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Early Years Project |
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Commedia Project |
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Street Theatre Project |
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Additional coursework information
Students are assessed on:
Their contribution and participation during the devising and creation of projects
The quality of their work in rehearsal and performance
The extent to which they achieve the objectives of the project
Their conceptual and theoretical understanding.
Their application of the principles of community theatre
Their application of skill and technique to performance
For each project:
Tutor assessment of contribution to process - 40%
Tutor assessment of final performance outcome - 40%
Student's working notebook and portfolio - 10%
Continuous assessment is conducted by a team of tutors and project work is video-recorded wherever possible. (NB This is subject to restrictions in some community settings such as in schools and with vulnerable groups.)
The final year mark for the module will be the average of the individual project marks.
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
Ainslie Masterton
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Mr John Palka
Coventry University
Senior Lecturer Performing Arts
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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