Exploring performance practices and an introduction to the dramaturgical and devising skills required to create a Shakespearean concept performance targeting a specific community audience.
| Paper title | Shakespeare Text to Performance |
|---|---|
| Paper code | THEA455 |
| Subject | Theatre Studies |
| EFTS | 0.1667 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2023 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $1,409.28 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 72 300-level ENGL or THEA points (including THEA 351)
- Eligibility
- Enrolments for this paper require departmental permission. View
more information about departmental permission.
You will be advised once a decision has been made. - Contact
- More information link
View more information on the School of Performing Arts website
- Teaching staff
- Convenor: Dr Suzanne Little
- Textbooks
Please contact the School of Performing Arts office (spa@otago.ac.nz) for a copy of the most recent paper profile.
- Course outline
Please contact the School of Performing Arts office (spa@otago.ac.nz) for a copy of the most recent paper profile.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical
thinking, Cultural understanding, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation,
Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will:
- Demonstrate versatile vocal technique appropriate to the demands of Shakespearean performance
- Work responsibly and with complicity within a creative production ensemble
- Demonstrate dramaturgical writing and devising skills appropriate to the creation of a concept Shakespearean performance
- Perform Shakespearean verse and prose, displaying a thorough understanding of the form
