Module Descriptors
UNDERSTANDING THE PERFORMANCE INDUSTRY 2
CCIF50003
Key Facts
School of Creative Arts and Engineering
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Robert James
Email: R.J.Marsden@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 57
Independent Study Hours: 93
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- PORTFOLIO weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Texts
Books:
Blom, Lynne Anne (2003). The Intimate Act of Choreography . Alton: Dance Books Ltd.
Smith-Autard, Jacqueline M. (2010). Dance Composition: A Practical Guide to Creative Success in Dance Making. 6th ed. London: Methuen Drama.
Journals:
Finnan, Kevin. (2006). Dance Theatre Journal.
Websites:
http://artsalive.ca/en/dan/make/process/chprocess.asp
Blom, Lynne Anne (2003). The Intimate Act of Choreography . Alton: Dance Books Ltd.
Smith-Autard, Jacqueline M. (2010). Dance Composition: A Practical Guide to Creative Success in Dance Making. 6th ed. London: Methuen Drama.
Journals:
Finnan, Kevin. (2006). Dance Theatre Journal.
Websites:
http://artsalive.ca/en/dan/make/process/chprocess.asp
Module Learning Strategies
The content of the taught sessions will relate to your local area as well as giving you an insight into the national background and theoretical aspects of the performance arts industry. The module to include the following:
An introduction/briefing to the Module
A series of lectures, seminars, and demonstrations
Group critiques, seminars, production meetings & feedback
Individual Tutorials
An introduction/briefing to the Module
A series of lectures, seminars, and demonstrations
Group critiques, seminars, production meetings & feedback
Individual Tutorials
Module Indicative Content
In this module you will be able to explore and extend your skills in a range of performance techniques: innovative and experimental performance skills will be encouraged. Your development in vocal and/or physical skills will be highlighted and advanced.
You will apply your understanding of creating and directing a performance for an intended purpose. An example of this might be producing a performance about the dangers of binge drinking for use as part of pastoral tutorial programmes in schools and colleges or producing an existing piece of repertoire relevant to your indentified purpose.
Relevant investigations, which should be extensive and include research into national and international modules of your chosen subject, would show how other products have been designed for the same target audience, and an evaluation of their success, including the use of visual and performance imagery, and the psychology of communication. You will be expected to collect and collate a portfolio of work demonstrating your understanding of the way dance and/or theatre arts are influenced by social and contextual factors, and how a director can tackle an issue through the medium of entertainment and/or performance. You will consider examples of how the expressive arts industry has applied different approaches for different purposes.
Technical skills and their underpinning theory will be studied to support your practical work. These include areas such as advanced vocal techniques, advanced physical techniques, the psychology of communication and emotional expressionism.
You will apply your understanding of creating and directing a performance for an intended purpose. An example of this might be producing a performance about the dangers of binge drinking for use as part of pastoral tutorial programmes in schools and colleges or producing an existing piece of repertoire relevant to your indentified purpose.
Relevant investigations, which should be extensive and include research into national and international modules of your chosen subject, would show how other products have been designed for the same target audience, and an evaluation of their success, including the use of visual and performance imagery, and the psychology of communication. You will be expected to collect and collate a portfolio of work demonstrating your understanding of the way dance and/or theatre arts are influenced by social and contextual factors, and how a director can tackle an issue through the medium of entertainment and/or performance. You will consider examples of how the expressive arts industry has applied different approaches for different purposes.
Technical skills and their underpinning theory will be studied to support your practical work. These include areas such as advanced vocal techniques, advanced physical techniques, the psychology of communication and emotional expressionism.
Module Resources
You will have access to suitably equipped performance spaces and associated resources in the college.
Students will have access to studio space and college library and computer resources. University learning resources are available on campus at Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent, and online via the partner Need to Know pages of the university website.
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/courses_and_study/partnerships/current_students/email/index.jsp
Students will have access to studio space and college library and computer resources. University learning resources are available on campus at Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent, and online via the partner Need to Know pages of the university website.
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/courses_and_study/partnerships/current_students/email/index.jsp
Module Additional Assessment Details
A portfolio, typically comprising:
A wide range of examples of the use of performance, annotated to discuss and describe different uses of performance in different contexts and for different purposes. A response to a project brief, exploring and demonstrating the use of performance for a specific purpose.
[LOs 1-3]
A wide range of examples of the use of performance, annotated to discuss and describe different uses of performance in different contexts and for different purposes. A response to a project brief, exploring and demonstrating the use of performance for a specific purpose.
[LOs 1-3]