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Performance and Community Engagement (THTR90009)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
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About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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Contact information
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Overview
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This subject will explore the practical skills involved in designing and implementing performance workshops and projects in a Community Arts and Cultural Development (CACD) context. The subject will be conducted through workshops combined with lectures, readings, group discussions, and visiting talks from leading practitioners. The practical skills explored include Interdisciplinary collaborative practice methods, facilitation skills, leadership, methods of artist self-care and project evaluation within CACD contexts.
The emphasis of the subject is the awareness of the principles of Community Arts and Cultural Development: inclusiveness, participation, social change through art and culture, cultural values and diversity, local knowledge, intergenerational transfer of knowledge, community building, sustainability and global/local interfaces.
The subject will culminate in the development of a project plan for a hypothetical CACD project in a particular community context.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subjects students should be able to:
- identify key principles of Community Arts and Cultural Development (CACD) practice, including art as a catalyst for social change;
- demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the history of Community Art and Cultural Development (CACD) in the Australian context;
- demonstrate working knowledge of the issues, demands and approaches specific to arts leadership in a Community Art and Cultural Development (CACD) setting, including interdisciplinary collaboration, group facilitation cultural competency and artist self-care;
- communicate and justify a vision for a CACD project, demonstrating the application of CACD principles to a specific cultural context;
- apply appropriate methods for the evaluation of artistic and social outcomes of CACD projects.
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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Oral presentation critically evaluating a CACD project within an Australian context (1500 words equivalent)
| From Week 5 to Week 6 | 30% |
Annotated bibliography of works relating to a hypothetical Community Arts and Cultural Development Practical Project.
| Week 12 | 30% |
Written project plan for a hypothetical Community Arts and Cultural Development Practical Project Plan (2000 word equivalent)
| During the assessment period | 40% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Sapidah Kian Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 36 hours comprising of 3 hours of weekly seminars and or workshops Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Theatre (Directing) Course Master of Theatre (Dramaturgy) - Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022