Code MAAALL
Performance Practice Major
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About this Major
Focuses on foundational skills necessary for a contemporary career in independent and commercial performance making, and the field of performance making as social practice.
Students will receive training in vocal and movement technique and wellbeing, acquire skills in stagecraft, design and technical theatre, and investigate contemporary performance theories. In a final independent project, students work in small pre-professional companies to conceive, research, rehearse and produce their own performance. Historical context units help students to build up knowledge and understanding of the roots of contemporary performance practice. There is a particular focus on the twentieth century developments in practices, philosophies, and theories of performance, and how those developments inform the current landscape of experimental performance.
Code MAAALL
Availability & Campus
| Location | Availability |
|---|---|
| Joondalup | |
| Mount Lawley | |
| South West | |
| Online |
Details
Structure
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| PMA1007 | Movement Fundamentals | 15 |
| PSM1005 | Voice Fundamentals and Wellbeing | 15 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
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| PSM1010 | Drama to Post-Drama | 15 |
| PSM1015 | Stagecraft, Design and Technical Theatre | 15 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
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| PSM2000 | Peformance Beyond the Proscenium | 15 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
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| PSM3000 | Contemporary Performance in Theory and Practice | 15 |
| PSM3005 | Performance Project 1: Creative Development | 15 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
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| PSM3010 | Performance Project 2: Realisation | 15 |
For more detailed unit information for this Major take a look at our Handbook. To organise your life for next semester visit the Teaching timetable.
Student handbookNotes
Important notes
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Units in the major may involve working on and off campus outside of standard teaching hours.
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Students apply knowledge acquired to a capstone performance making project undertaken in an industry setting.
Learning Outcomes
- Exercise critical thinking and judgement to identify and solve problems during the conceptualisation, prioritisation and realisation of creative ideas in performance making.
- Demonstrate a broad and coherent knowledge in depth of the historical and contemporary evolution and methodologies in theatre or film production.
- Review, analyse and synthesise knowledge to generate and realise performance paths through the exploration of creative processes and evaluation of performance outcomes.
- Successfully communicate knowledge and ideas using innovative techniques in both solo and group performances.
- Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem-solving and decision making during the conception, preparation, management and execution of performances.
- Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse collaborative contexts to create public performances.
Career Opportunities
Possible future job titles
Artistic Director, Producer, Project Manager, Performer, Playwright, Theatre Maker, Dramaturge.