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Applied Dramaturgy 1 (DRAM90011)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
Dr Alyson Campbell
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Overview
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This subject lays the foundations for applying a dramaturgical practice to the contexts of rehearsal rooms and the development of new writing for performance. This subject introduces the practice of dramaturgy through a series of workshops with leading dramaturgs, literary managers, performance-makers and writers. Guests outline their understanding of professional dramaturgy, and their approaches to their various roles and tasks as a dramaturg. In parallel, a theoretical framework is established through a series of seminars focused on readings and discussions on contemporary dramaturgical practices. This organisational and theoretical knowledge will be applied in two contexts: as a dramaturg in rehearsals on a VCA Theatre undergraduate production (or equivalent), and through the practice of script analysis in ‘Working with Text’ taken with the Master of Theatre (Directing) students (or equivalent). These contexts form the basis of assessment through presentation, essay and journal.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- critically evaluate links between dramaturgical theory and current theatre practices;
- communicate a critical approach to dramaturgy orally and in writing;
- propose and evaluate applied dramaturgical approaches to text;
- create the relevant documents and materials required by a dramaturg in a production process;
- identify the key activities and processes used by a dramaturg to achieve a production's goals.
Generic skills
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Upon completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Create and organise aesthetic material
- Use a range of research tools and methodologies
- Solve problems
- Lead others in the skills of problem solving
- Interpret and analyse
- Develop the capacity for critical thinking
- Work as a leader showing initiative and openness
- Work collaboratively
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Critical response to reading and practices (15 minute presentation equivalent to 1500 words).
| First half of the teaching period | 30% |
Critical analysis of 'Working with Text' or equivalent. (1500 word essay).
| Mid semester | 30% |
Journal of personal and critical reflection; highlighting the processes of rehearsing and presenting a VCA production or equivalent. (2000 words equivalent).
| During the assessment period | 40% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Alyson Campbell Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 96 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
Dr Alyson Campbell
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Katalin Trencsenyi and Bernadette Cochrane (eds) New Dramaturgy: International Perspectives on Theory and Practice, (London and New York: Bloomsbury, 2014).
Mary Luckhurst, Dramaturgy: A Revolution in Theatre, (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006)
Hans-Thies Lehmann, Postdramatic Theatre, (Abingdon & NY: Routledge, 2006)
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Dramaturgy
Last updated: 3 November 2022