Performing Arts Practice 1A (THTR10020)

This subject is delivered via 3 modules - Module One: Theatre Skills; Module Two: Practical Project and Module Three: Studio-Based Practice.

Module One:

Theatre Skills

Students will be instructed a range of required skills and processes commonly expected of all production personnel. Class will take the form of lecture/demonstrations followed by individual or group, practical tasks. Topic covered will including, a “typical” production process, safety practices, plan reading, theatre etiquette and terminology, markup techniques, props table setup, electrical safety, LX rigging, mechanist skills theatre safety and manual handling

Module Two:

Practical project

This module will provide students with an opportunity to collaborate in the realising of a performance piece. The first year cohort will be divided into groups of approximately 4-6 people and provided with a stimulus. Each group will work in a collegial and collaborative manner to devise a response to the stimulus with an outcome that can that will be viewed by an audience of their peers.

Module Three:

Studio-Based Practice assigned to a project within a variety of roles offered.

The module will enable students to be assigned to a practical studio based project in a designated minor role to assist with the development, application and/or design of a practical element that relates to their major, within the context of a studio-based project.