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Acting and Performance Making 1A (DRAM10020)

Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)

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The focus of this subject is on ensemble practice. The foundations are laid for the development of the art of acting and the composition of original performance. This subject explores the core principles of performance creation: body, space, action, word, meaning, score, rhythm and repetition through improvisation and task based work. Actors will explore working spontaneously, imaginatively and authentically within a theatrical context.

Intended learning outcomes

This subject enables students to:

  • work from self;
  • work constructively as an individual within an ensemble;
  • use materials of theatre as central sources in the making of a theatrical performance;
  • accept responsibility for their own learning.

Generic skills

On completing this subject students will have:
• the capacity for kinaesthetic awareness;
• the capacity for imaginative and transformative activity;
• the capacity to give and receive informed feedback;
• the capacity to work with unconditional positive regard for self and others;
• the capacity to participate effectively in collaborative learning as a team member whilst respecting individual differences;
• the ability to initiate ideas and put them into practice.

Last updated: 3 November 2022