This module will provide students with experiential knowledge that will inform the way they interrogate and interpret performance evidence in a variety of media. Through a series of workshops and performance assignments, students will explore three different systematic approaches to performing the language of Shakespeare: the first approach is rooted in the verse and text work of John Barton, Peter Hall, and Giles Block; the second approach explores the legacy of Stanislavski in the Shakespearean work of 20th/21st century practitioners in Europe and the United States; the third approach brings the devising techniques of prominent physical theatre practitioners to a creative examination of Shakespeare’s text.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Evaluate the role of experiential knowledge in a study of Shakespeare’s texts in performance;
Appraise methodological shifts in practice-based approaches to Shakespeare’s texts;
Critically evaluate performance choices in Shakespearean productions;
Analyse and compare 20th and 21st approaches to Shakespeare’s plays in performance.
Assessment
34421-01 : Practical and Essay Option : Mixed (100%)
34421-02 : Essay only : Coursework (100%)
