ACP324 - Ensemble Devising (A)
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Commencing 2025 Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Kate Hunter |
| Prerequisite: | Students must have passed 1 unit from ACP211, ACP214, ACA204 or ACP207 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 4-hour seminar (weeks 1 - 11) |
Content
This unit introduces students to advanced principles of ensemble devising through an array of methods and approaches. It aims to extend skills in practices of ensemble devising as a means of dramatic composition and expression. Students will engage with a series of experiments that make demands on them to work with a range of different ensembles, and within a select number of devising approaches. The unit will extend students to undertake research, develop and co-lead various processes associated with the principles and definitions of dramaturgy and ensemble creation. The unit aims to nurture an appreciation and experience of group dynamics, collaboration and ensemble work as a basis for theatre making and performing; including ensemble management principles, and project development.
Students will be expected to experiment with their emerging understanding of working practices and principles of both devised theatre making and ensemble practices. Students will investigate the dynamics of working in project teams to conceptualise a performance project, and for undertaking the preliminary stages of preparation of a project through the development of a proposal that clearly articulates the conceptual terrain including content and method, identifies the necessary research and planning, and sets the timeline for development and realisation.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Research, design and articulate a proposal for a performance project for a contemporary audience | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO2 | Engage in exploration to generate material within a collaborative group environment | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Identify and apply appropriate creative development processes for working within an ensemble devising process | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Prepare and deliver a relevant workshop and justify conceptual and contextual choices for the practice | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Research Informed Workshop | 15% | Information not yet available | |
| Assessment 2: Performance Critique | 1000 words or equivalent | 25% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 3: Demonstration + Proposal Presentation | 60% | Information not yet available |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
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