PRFM3961 - Rehearsal Studies

Semester 1, 2012  |  Credit Points: 6

Coordinator: Miranda Jane Heckenberg
Phone: +61 2 9036 9325
Email: miranda.heckenberg@sydney.edu.au

Description

Rehearsal is typically off-limits to outsiders but the exceptional creativity of performance-makers in this 'hidden world' makes it a compelling focus of performance research. This unit examines accounts of rehearsal by playwrights, actors, directors, journalists and academics, as well as video recordings, prompt books and other rehearsal documentation. We will also approach the study of rehearsal through ethnographic theory, reading key texts on participant-observation fieldwork and trying out these methods through small-scale practical exercises.

Assessments

1x3000wd essay (60%), 1x1500wd tutorial workbook (30%), preparation for seminar discussions (10%)

Textbooks

Course Reader

Classes

1x3-hr seminar/week

Prerequisites

PRFM2601 and PRFM2602

Additional Information

This unit is available as a designated 'Advanced' unit for students who are already enrolled in the BA (Advanced) degree program.

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