Course Details in 2024/25 Session

Module Title	LI Immersion & Interactivity in Performance
School	Eng, Drama, & Creative Studies
Department	Drama and Theatre Arts
Module Code	09 34882
Module Lead	Dr Joanna Bucknall
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
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Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Practical Classes and workshops-20 hours Guided independent study-180 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	This module explores the ideological and performative territory of Immersive and interactive approaches to performance in both practice and reception. Students will develop a critical approach to immersive and interactive practices alongside an understanding of the practical approaches to this distinctive contemporary performance phenomenon. Students will have the opportunity to explore in theory and practice immersive performance dramaturgies and the implications for the audience. The theory will be imbricated in the practical delivery and workshops will be Praxical.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Synthesise their understanding of various key indicative practitioners within the arena of immersive and interactive performance practices; Critically apply an understanding of indicative examples of diverse concepts of interactivity and immersion; Critically locate and contextualise approaches to immersion and interactivity in performance through practical strategies and methodologies.
Assessment	34882-01 : Practical Project : Practical (50%) 34882-02 : Portfolio 1750 words : Coursework (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 50% practical project, 10-12mins 50% portfolio (1750 words) Reassessment: Failed component only 50% practical project, 10-12mins, can be recorded 50% portfolio (1750 words)
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