ATS2287 Exploring theatre and performance studies
Faculty of Arts
ATS2287 Exploring theatre and performance studies is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2027. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
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Requisites
Before ATS2287
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After ATS2287
No unit lists ATS2287 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Pre-requisite: Must have completed 12 credit points of first year Arts units
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
In this unit you will investigate the questions: What does theatre and performance do and how does theatre and performance help us understand and creatively engage our world? We will ask and answer these questions by exploring how theatre and performance practice in the arts (tools including such as performing, directing, writing and design) and performance theory (tools for understanding and creatively engaging) inform each other. You will explore key concepts such as ritual and myth, embodied knowing, performativity, liveness, affect and intersectionality and their application to performance practice. You will work together to apply your explorations in theory and practice to a range of contexts such as identity, community and culture, enterprise and economics, social relations, politics, and futures.
Offerings in 2027
The 2027 handbook lists no offerings for ATS2287.
Assessment
- Analytical exerciseExercise30%
- Oral presentationPresentation30%
- Musical and theatrical performancePerformance25%
- ExegesisWritten15%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
analyse the mutually informing relationship between theatre and performance theory and practice and apply it to the analysis and evaluation of a range of arts practice;
- 2
critically evaluate how contemporary theatre and performance practice and key concepts in theatre and performance studies help us understand and creatively engage our worlds;
- 3
demonstrate collaboration and teamwork skills;
- 4
create original performance work that applies explorations in theory and practice to a range of aesthetic, community, enterprise and political questions;
- 5
critically explain the development of a creative artefact, including creative choices and techniques and how they link to intercultural theories and concepts.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
ATS2287 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2027 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Fiona Gregory
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Fiona Gregory
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS2287?
ATS2287 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS2287 offered?
ATS2287 has no offerings listed in the 2027 handbook.
How much work is ATS2287?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS2287 have an exam?
No. ATS2287 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS2287?
ATS2287 is part of Music.