ACT324 Theatre & Cultural Action (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Performing Arts (PEART)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
ACT324 provides an introduction into the ways in which theatre is used as a form of cultural action. Australian and international exemplars of theatricalised events are examined to analyse how they are designed for specific social contexts. Designing performative workshops for youth and the study of ecologies of cultural performance provide a practical focus for theoretical/conceptual research.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
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| Internal | Bathurst |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: ACT324
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Assumed Knowledge:
Enrolment restrictions:
Bachelor of Arts (Communication - Theatre/Media) (Core), or permission of the subject coordinator.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to articulate a theorised examination of ways in which theatre is used as a means of effecting different forms of cultural action.
- be able to design theatricalised events for specific contexts, according to a brief concerning specific participant audiences.
- be able to cite examples that give an evaluative analysis of the performance efficacy of popular and community theatre movements in Australian and international contexts.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Criticalist research perspectives that examine ways in which theatre is used as a means of cultural action. - Design principles for sustainable ecologies of performance within cultural events that address specific contexts and specific participant audiences. - Evaluative epistemologies for analysing the performance efficacy of popular and community theatre movements in both Australian and international contexts.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.