EA327-6-FY-LO:
Contextual Studies III
2017/18
East 15 Acting School
East15 (Loughton) Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Thursday 05 October 2017
Friday 29 June 2018
15
25 October 2007
Requisites for this module
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BA W441 Acting and Contemporary Theatre
The work of this compulsory module supports the content and practical project work of the practice-led modules in final year BA Hons Contemporary Theatre (EA321 New Plays, EA323 Issue-led Theatre, EA322 Devised Christmas Shows, EA324 Cabaret & Improvisation, EA325 Self-Directed Projects).
Students will begin the year by examining the plethora of ideas that surrounds the Interculturalism debate. The work of Peter Brook will be examined, as well as Eugenio Barba's Odin Teatret and the field of "Theatre Anthropology". The students will also be exposed to some forms of non-western theatre such as Butoh and the work of Tadashi Suzuki. In the second term the students will focus on different forms of contemporary performance such as Live Art and Performance Art with a special focus on British artists and companies in the second part of the term.
Students are encouraged to reflect on their course experiences and training and to prepare themselves for further professional and cultural challenges after graduation. You will use the research and writing skills you have learned in years one and two to consider new ideas in greater depth and to develop the ability to express arguments through a process supported by relevant research and source materials. This process will culminate in the third term when you will present your Personal Development Journal.
The Interculturalism debate
Intercultural elements in the work of Peter Brook
Intercultural elements in the work of Eugenio Barba and the Odin Tetaret
An Examination of Butoh and Suzuki
Live art: Performance and the Everyday
Performance Art: Examining a variety of practitioners but focusing on the work of Marina Abramovic
The future of British theatre/performance: analysing the work of contemporary British practitioners such as Forced Entertainment
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Normally 2 hours of Contextual Studies lectures, seminars or tutorials per week except during acting priority weeks
Students are expected to use independent study for research, class preparation and for producing/preparing assignments.
Learning will be supported by appropriate screenings.
Students will receive report cards with formative feedback and tutor comments at the end of each term.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Written Assignment |
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20% |
| Coursework |
Personal Record of Analysis/Reflection |
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40% |
| Practical |
Presentation |
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40% |
Additional coursework information
Compliance with Professional Code of Conduct
Students must achieve an overall minimum mark of 40 in order to pass the module.
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
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Ms Sabina Netherclift
The University of Surrey
Lecturer at the Guildford School of Acting
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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