Writing for Performance - MEFT3304

   
   
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 72 units of credit; Excluded: THST2145
 
 
Equivalent: THST2145
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


An introduction to writing for a performance space, with special focus on the writer and her/his material. Practical exercises and discussion which develop some strategies for approaching writing for live performance.


Learning Outcomes


Students will be able to:
  • Analyse different approaches to writing for performance and examples of specific works
  • Identify and develop a mode of writing most suited to their specific performance intentions and be able to discuss their relationship to the work produced
  • Develop reflective and critical responses as performance-makers, audiences or collaborators.

Assessment


  • Participation - 15%
  • Portfolio - 25%
  • Writing project (1500 words) - 60%