Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	LI Texts in Rehearsal
School	Eng, Drama, & Creative Studies
Department	Drama and Theatre Arts
Module Code	10 37840
Module Lead	Pablo Pakula
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
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Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Practical Classes and workshops-30 hours Guided independent study-170 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	Texts in Rehearsal aims to develop your practical, conceptual and creative skills as a theatre-maker by giving you the opportunity to explore and apply theories and practices of dramaturgy. The module will help you develop ways to approach the staging of a text through performance, using a specific playtext to work on. The taught element of the module involves a group exploration of context, and the application of appropriate methodologies to the set playtext. Through textual analysis and dramaturgical processes, practical exploration, the development of appropriate rehearsal techniques and a consideration for mise-en-scène, you will be guided through the process of preparing a text for performance. Each week will involve you doing online pre-sessional research and work, either individually or in companies, towards the creation of a group performance that stages an extract or an abridged version of the set playtext.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: demonstrate an understanding of the basic role of the dramaturgical process in the preparation of texts for performance; demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the different aspects of theatre arts (technical and process based) in the preparation of a text for a performance; demonstrate an understanding of a number of possible methods which can be used in the analysis of dramatic texts in rehearsal; recognise and have practice in applying a variety of rehearsal methods to the preparation of texts for performance.
Assessment	37840-01 : Group Performance : Practical (70%) 37840-02 : Logbook 1000 words : Log Book/ Portfolio (30%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: Critical Analysis reflection on practice, 1000 words (30%) Group performance, 15-20 minutes, depending on group size (70%) Reassessment: Failed component only Critical Analysis reflection on practice, 1000 words (30%) Performance, either group or individual, duration will be dependent on the number of students, which may be submitted as a recording (70%)
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