Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

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• Unit Title

  Principal Practice

• Unit Code

  PAD3101

• Year

  2016

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  1

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

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Description

This unit provides students with the opportunity to further explore their principal area of skill and/or acquire skills to diversify their practice. In negotiation with the relevant Head/s of Department and their supervisor, the student will design a schedule of practical classes or industry experience in the workplace to extend their art-form and lay the foundation for the development of a self-devised arts project.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Define the significance of the particular skill/s necessary to accomplish their study.
2. Demonstrate a knowledge of the development of these skills in a historical perspective.
3. Demonstrate an increased level in their principal skill/s base relevant to their defined research project.
4. Explain the applicability of these skills to contemporary creative arts practices.
5. Relate their principal skill to industry requirements via workplace experiences.

Unit Content

1. Concepts and processes of analysis to increase their understanding of the role of skill acquisition in performance research contexts.
2. Exploration of relationships between skills specialisation and associated skills required to operate in a multi-arts environment.
3. Historical foundations of the development of their area of specialisation.
4. Undertake additional study in their area of specialisation/s to support their project and prepare them for advanced research and exploration in their chosen field.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars and practical workshops.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Text References

• Osborne, P. (Ed.). (2000). From an aesthetic point of view: Philosophy, art and the senses. London: Serpent's Tail.
• Buckland, T. J (Ed.). (1999). Dance in the field: Theory, methods and issues in dance ethnography. New York: St Martin's Press.
• Caves, R. E. (2000). Creative industries: Contracts between art and commerce. Cambridge, Mass; London: Harvard University Press.
• Conboy, K., Medina, N., & Stanbury, S. (Eds.). (1997). Writing on the body: Female embodiment and feminist theory. New York: Columbia University Press.
• Connor, S. (1997). Postmodernist culture: An introduction to theories of the contemporary. (2nd ed.). Oxford, UK; Cambridge, Mass: Basil Blackwell.
• Woods, T. (1999). Beginning postmodernism. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
• Roth, M. (1998). Difference/indifference: Musings on postmodernism, Marcel Duchamp and John Cage. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: G&B Arts International.
• Pavis, P. (2003). Analyzing performance: Theater, dance and film. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
• Araeen, R., Cubitt, S., & Sardar, Z. (Eds.). (2002). The third text reader: On art, culture, and theory. London, New York: Continuum.
• Martin, C. (Ed.). (1996). A sourcebook of feminist theatre and performance: On and beyond the stage. New York: Routledge.
• Kahn, D. (1999). Noise, water, meat: A history of sound in the arts. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press.
• Heck, T. F. (1999). Picturing performance: The iconography of the performing arts in concept and practice. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press.

Journal References

• Costume Research Journal
• Drama Review
• Theatre Research Journal
• Theatre Research International
• Theatre Studies

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