Details for Performance Skills
Quick Info
- Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
- Course code: DRA202
- Credit points: 10
- Subject coordinator: Daniel Thornton
Prerequisites
The following courses are prerequisites:
Awards offering Performance Skills
This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Applied Social Science
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
- Bachelor of Arts (Education Studies)
- Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
- Bachelor of Ministry
- Diploma of Arts
- Undergraduate Certificate in Arts
Unit Content
Outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge of how the voice produces sound;
- Demonstrate understanding of technical terms relating to the use of voice in performance;
- Present and sustain a defined vocal characterisation in performance demonstrating control of vocal dynamics; pitch, pace, articulation, tone, projection, timing, cues and rhythm;
- Present and sustain a defined physical characterisation in performance that demonstrates complexity, belief, control, energy, conviction, clarity and focus;
- Present a coherent monologue that uses performance elements to convey an interpretation, establish an actor audience relationship and uses the given performance space;
- Evaluation and critique of performances that demonstrates knowledge and understanding of a specific theoretical approach to acting from a Christian worldview and identifies the creative process of experimentation and application of a specific approach to acting.
Subject Content
- Introduction to acting within a Christian worldview
- Introduction to Voice
- Introduction to Sanford Meisner’s approach to acting
- Freeing the voice
- Introduction to the viewpoints approach to acting
- Developing the voice
- Introduction to Jacques Lecoq and his approach to acting
- Applying the voice to text; caring for the voice; the vocal warm up
- Uta Hagen’s approaches to acting
- Michael Chekov’s approaches to acting
- Bertolt Brecht’s approaches to acting
- Viola Spolin’s approaches to acting
This course may be offered in the following formats
- Face to Face (onsite)
- E-learning (online)
- Intensive
- Extensive
Assessment Methods
- Voice Theory Quiz (20%)
- Presentation (40%)
- Acting Performance Essay (40%)