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Module title: Performance Workshop I: Shakespeare
SCQF level: 08:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10
Module code: CLP08116
Module leader: Donna Soto-Morettini
School School of Arts and Creative Industries
Subject area group: Screen and Performance
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added
Description of module content:

This module is designed to provide you with the opportunity to consolidate and apply the physical, vocal and acting skills you've gained in the preceding modules with sustained work on a variety of texts. You will work to professional standards in a collaborative rehearsal and performance setting, which will challenge your ability to demonstrate creative, imaginative, observational and technical skills within a defined rehearsal period. The aim is to allow a sustained exploration of the work without the technical demands that a full production would impose, which may include partial or full performances of selected plays, and the significant portion of this module will be spent on Shakespeare texts. This module runs alongside and complements CLP08111, Shakespeare and the Renaissance.The module will begin with chosen scenes of any era and this will be followed by work on extended scenes from Shakespeare. Casting will stretch and challenge each student, and the aim is to distribute casting evenly throughout the cohort, without making any student unduly vulnerable. Plays will be chosen that can provide the best possible acting opportunities and students will be expected to meet the physical and vocal demands of performing Shakespeare. Rehearsals will take place in intensive sessions and will culminate in assessed performances to an invited audience. Students will be required to assemble character profile logbooks for their main role in the Shakespeare scenes, which will underpin the imaginative work.
Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Apply and integrate a range of physical and vocal skills to develop a performance in heightened text.

LO2: Express complex thought, action, emotion and character as appropriate.

LO3: Rehearse with fellow students on your own to understand, develop and respond to a complex text.

LO4: Demonstrate concentration, imagination and technical skill in a sustained performance, and to work in a simulated professional environment.

LO5: Develop a complex understanding of the interplay of research, analysis, and creative imagination in your approach to the creation of a role.
Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2024/5, Trimester 2, In Person,
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: In Person
Location of delivery: MERCHISTON
Partner:
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Donna Soto-Morettini
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Online GROUPIND_STUDY 102 You will be expected to rehearse independently outside of scheduled class times
Face To Face GROUPSCHEDULED 48 You will be cast in two scenes that willl require scheduled rehearsals.
Face To Face Practical classes and workshops 50 You will be taking part in workshops on staging and working with directors.
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Essay 10 5 Exam Period , WORDS= 1000 words Presented essay which may take the form of either a traditional written research essay or may be a PowerPoint presentation that displays visual elements alongside your research work.
Project - Practical 30 1~2~3~4~5 Not Yet Determi HOURS= 1 to 2 hours Final performance of Chosen Scenes and Shakespeare Scenes, which will be assessed by both your module tutor and at least one other marking tutor. The Chosen scenes will be assessed in week 7 and the final Shakespeare scenes are assessed in the final week of term (week 14 or 15), wherever that may fall.
Project - Practical 60 1~2~3~4~5 Not Yet Determi From your first read-through in week one through to your final performance in the last week of term, you will be assessed on your reliability, your contribution to discussions, creative challenges, and positive group dynamics in rehearsal. You will also be assessed on your artistic progression (particularly in terms of creative choices and the ability to take direction) and your ability to sustain your decisions through the whole rehearsal period.
Component 1 subtotal: 100
Component 2 subtotal: 0
Module subtotal: 100

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Performance Workshop I: Shakespeare
 

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