| Unit name | Site-Specific and Immersive Performance |
|---|---|
| Unit code | THTR30006 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Sedgman |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | Department of Theatre |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Site-specific and immersive performance strategies are increasingly prevalent in contemporary theatre. In this unit students will encounter forms of site-specific performance, such as environmental responses to landscape; community-focused urban interventions; and the staging of existing plays within found spaces. Students will develop an understanding of the role of space and place with regard to performance, which will inform their engagement with site-specific and immersive performance practices beyond traditional indoors theatre venues. These can range from medieval theatres in the round and heritage sites to contemporary installations and flash mobs. Students will further consider the ways in which bodies, in solo and group forms, can produce new meanings from sites. In this unit, site-specificity will be addressed through a combination of historical, theoretical, and practical approaches, such as ecofeminist criticism and heritage interpretation.
On successful completion of this course, students will have:
1) developed in-depth knowledge and critical understanding of place, body, and space and how these inform site-specific and immersive performance
2) developed detailed understanding of the key theoretical and theatrical concerns in both current and contemporaneous criticism of performance environments
3) applied and evaluated a range of approaches to the viewing and interpreting of site-specific and immersive events, and explored their practical implications in public
4) acquired advanced knowledge of a range of site-specific and immersive performative techniques and understanding of their practical application
5) demonstrated the advanced ability to analyse and evaluate site-specific and immersive performance both in terms of their own practice and the practice of others
6) conceptualised and performed a collaborative group project in response to understanding of a site or set of immersive principles
Weekly seminars, workshops; intensive period culminating in a performance
Group performance of no more than 20 minutes, for a group mark (70%) ILO 3, 4, 6
Individual viva (30%) ILO 1, 2, 5
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
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Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
