Module Specifications
engage with process in relation to the assessment criteria for the module. 50% of the mark is a summative assessment awarded by three outside markers (drawn from the ArtsEd staff.) The mark awarded for ‘Showcase’ forms 40% of your mark for the Performance module. Assessment Criteria: Process • Engaging with and selecting texts in-line with the specific brief of showcase • Evidence self-rehearsal outside of the rehearsal room • A clear understanding and respect of the structure of the rehearsal room • Working with professional etiquette through attendance, timekeeping, focus, preparation and enthusiasm • Working with openness and trust as part of an ensemble • Encompassing notes and suggestions in rehearsed work • Bringing offers to the rehearsal room and process • Demonstration of autonomy of process Performance • Clear playing of objectives, needs and want • Paying attention on ‘the other’ or ‘target’ • Connection to truth in imaginary circumstances • Active listening and response • Emotional reach • Connection to the ensemble and greater context of the play • An assured performance in terms of text and readiness • Application of technical learning from across the training in terms of voice and physical practice to support an embodied performance • An assured performance in terms of text and readiness • Confidence in inhabiting and utilising the performance space Reading List The appropriate play scripts and research material.
PUBLIC PRODUCTION Tutors: Contact hours: Timetable:
Visiting directors 175 Full time, five weeks
Outline You will rehearse a play and perform it for a public audience in an ArtsEd theatre venue. This unit of the module provides you with a practical experience of a full rehearsal and performance process for a script for stage. A full creative and technical team will support the production to offer you as near a professional, industry experience as possible. You will be able to explore your process over a 4-5 week rehearsal period and experience the demands of maintaining your
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