A PERFORMANCE length of 1 hour weighted at 70% [LO 1,2]
This group performance of no more than 1 hour will be marked on an individual basis and will include attendance, punctuality, willingness to engage and work as an ensemble member; as well as effectiveness of the final product as a piece of Interactive Theatre

A COLLABORATIVE OR INDIVIDUAL CASE STUDY/STUDIES or REPORT of between 1,500 words (INDIVIDUAL) or 3,000 words (COLLABORATIVE) weighted at 30% [LO 2,3]
This will allow students to reflect and contextualise their theoretical and practical explorations of Applied Drama.


Key Information Set Data:
30% coursework
70% practical exams (skills assessment and presentations)

This module will allow you to examine the history and development of applied theatre practice particularly in educational contexts. This important branch area of theatre practice will be examined in the light of its history and methodologies in Western society.

Examples of Applied theatre drawn upon will include Theatre of the Oppressed; Drama in Education; Community Theatre; Theatre for Social Change; Theatre in Museums; Reminiscence Theatre and Heritage Theatre and apply notions of Cultural Studies, Psychology, Education and Sociology. Companies examined may include Cardboard Citizens, Formaat, Rideout and New Vic Borderlines.

You will study the drama and theatre practice which exists outside of mainstream theatre institutions and examine audiences and participants levels of engagement and responses to this field.

You will also draw upon the theory and practice of applied theatre practitioner Augusto Boal and his pioneering approach to theatre for social change. The theory and practice of Forum Theatre will be studied and explored; as well as preceding and proceeding practices such as Image Theatre, Newspaper Theatre and Invisible Theatre.

You will create, devise and perform to a selected audience a short piece of Interactive or Forum Theatre to deepen your knowledge and understanding of the theory of Applied Theatre.

1. UTILISE A RANGE OF PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL SKILLS IN THE CREATION OF APPLIED THEATRE WORK.
[Creativity]

2. ARTICULATE THE KEY ELEMENTS AND SKILLS REQUIRED WITHIN THE FIELD OF APPLIED THEATRE AND IDENTIFY THE TRANSFERABLE USES OF THESE ACROSS THE INDUSTRY AND WIDER SOCIETY.
[Knowledge and Understanding]

3. DEMONSTRATE AN ABILITY TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY IN REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE INCLUDING ATTENDANCE, PUNCTUALITY AND ENSEMBLE WORKING.
[Creative Collaboration]

4. REFLECT UPON THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF APPLIED THEATRE TECHNIQUES
[Enquiry; Reflection]

Workshops will enable you to develop practical skills in the use of Applied Theatre methods to enable you to identify the need for and develop Applied Theatre projects whilst also examining the history and academic context to this field.

Practice based workshops will allow students to focus on the methodologies and techniques required to create a successful forum theatre piece and examine the work of Augusto Boal.

Rehearsals will see students devise, script and structure a piece of Forum Theatre leading to an interactive performance in the final weeks of the module.

The module will also see you engage with a number of student led rehearsals and workshops (as part of the ‘guided independent study’), applying work from the contact sessions.

Drama Studios
Library
Internet
Seminar Rooms
Lecture Theatre
Rapiers and Daggers

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BOAL, A. (2000). Theatre of the Oppressed. Pluto Press
BOAL, A. (1995). The Rainbow of Desire. Routledge
BOAL, A. (1998). Legislative Theatre: Using Performance to Make Politics. Routledge.
COHEN-CRUZ, J. (2006). Dialogues on Theatre and Cultural Politics. Routledge
HAYLO, R (2000) Dramatic Events: How to Run a Successful Workshop. Faber and Faber.
JOHNSTONE, C (1998). House of Games, Chris Johnston. NHB.
JONSTONE, C. (2011). Drama Games for those who Like to Say No. NHB: London.
KERSHAW, B (1992) The Politics of Performance-Radical Theatre as Cultural Intervention. Routledge,
KUPPERS, P (2007). Community Performance- An Introduction. Routledge
NICOLSON, H. (2005). Applied Drama. Hampshire: Palgrave Press.
TAYLOR, P. (2003). Applied Theatre: Creating Transformative Encounters in the Community. Greenwood Press
THOMPSON, J. (2006). Applied Theatre: Bewilderment and Beyond. Peter Lang Publications
THOMPSON, J. (2006). Digging Up Stories: Applied Theatre, Performance and War. Manchester University Press.