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Current students and re-enrolment – 2008
ACT117 Performance Theory: Key Concepts (8)
Enrolment Restriction: Created principally for BA (Acting for Screen and Stage) but enrolment is not restricted to students from that course.
A subject that introduces students to the nature of performance in art, theatre, film, television and popular entertainment by exploring key concepts such as the cultural context of performance; space, time and the place of performance in the hierarchy of textual devices; reception and audiences; gender, sexuality, race and ethnicity; typeage; the performer as text; representational/presentational signs; observed physical and vocal signs; and strategies used in building the performance.
This information is for currently enrolled students, and students wishing to re-enrol. Please consult the online course brochures for prospective students looking to enrol in 2008.