Module Specifications
may contribute to the assessment process. The mark awarded for Physical Skills forms 25% of the mark for the Movement module. What will the assessors be looking for? Assessment Criteria: • Investment in techniques to increase stamina, strength and flexibility • Ability to ground and anchor yourself in the space • Understanding of optimal alignment according to your bodily structure • Ability to expand physical choices • Recognition of habitual patterns of movement • Ownership of physical choices • Movement in abstraction with confidence • Use of space in relation to self and others • Ability to use a wide range of dynamics • Ability to physically specific choices
CLOWN Tutor: Contact hours: Timetable:
Visiting Practitioners 16.5 1 x 1.5hr class a week, Autumn
Outline You will develop your imagination and your ability to respond creatively and playfully to stimuli, whether this is imaginary, tutor’s direction or in response to other actors. This until allows you to examine your relationship to self, character and process through the use of ‘play’, garments and ‘the nose’ within improvisatory exercises and games. What will I be expected to achieve? On successful completion of this unit of the module, you will be expected to be able to: Skills: • Construct a ‘character’ which is based on your understanding of self • Employ creativity, openness and courage in an improvisatory exercise • Respond attentively and spontaneously to other actors in a performance situation Knowledge and Understanding • Articulate understanding of how the use of Clown has informed your knowledge of self and habitual responses • Develop understanding of the relationship between performer and audience Values and Attitudes • Work with trust, generosity, openness and resilience as a collaborative performer within an inclusive ensemble 54
