| Unit name | Performance Project |
|---|---|
| Unit code | THTR30025 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Wilson |
| 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 |
Why is this unit important?
This unit prepares students embarking on capstone performance projects and/or students going on to work in the creative industries. It offers students the opportunity to co-create a performance with staff guidance, giving them the skills and confidence to take the next step into independent performance work.
How does this unit fit into your programme of study:
This unit follows on from and develops the performance skills students are introduced to in year 2 in courses such as Devised, Creative Technologies, Technical Theatre and Interpreting Plays. It allows you to develop a sustained performance, bringing together a range of skills such as acting, dramaturgy, directing, stage management, scenography, and production skills. It ensures students have the ability and confidence to embark on an independent performance project in TB2 and beyond.
Overview
Students will collaborate with staff to produce a performance. The specific kind and scope of this performance will vary each year, but could be either scripted or devised theatre, contemporary or canonical. Students will work collaboratively, taking on specialised roles (as appropriate) as performers, directors, designers/scenographers, dramaturgs and/or stage managers.
How will students, personally, be different as a result of the unit
Students will develop their performance skills, building on work done in I/5. Students will develop the skills and confidence needed to embark on performance work for their capstone projects and beyond.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
Workshops and seminars; masterclasses by visiting industry professionals
Tasks which help you learn and prepare you for summative tasks (formative):
Work in progress showing and/or programme notes
Tasks which count towards your unit mark (summative):
Performance (70%) [ILOs 1-3]
Individual critical reflection on practice (30%) [ILOs 3,4]
When assessment does not go to plan:
When required by the Board of Examiners, you will normally complete reassessments in the same formats as those outlined above. However, the Board reserves the right to modify the form or number of reassessments required. Details of reassessments are normally confirmed by the School shortly after the notification of your results at the end of the academic year.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. THTR30025).
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.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The assessment methods listed in this unit specification are designed to enable students to demonstrate the named learning outcomes (LOs). Where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, schools will make reasonable adjustments to support a student to demonstrate the LO by an alternative method or with additional resources.
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. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
