DRAP2111 Performance Techniques 2B

Mr Richard Back

Enrolment in all DRAP topics by audition only. No waivers accepted.

2019

4.5

1 x 1-hour seminar weekly
1 x 2-hour practical-3 weekly
4 x 3-hour practical-2s weekly
6 x 1.5-hour practical-1s weekly

1 Admission into BCADR-Bachelor of Creative Arts (Drama)
2 13.5 units of DRAP topics
Must Satisfy: (1 and 2)

DRAP2011 has been successfully completed

This topic continues to build on skills acquired in previous performance topics, including vocal training, physical training and techniques required for music repertoire. In their acting and directing classes, students consolidate techniques required to perform the contemporary Australian repertoire on stage and screen.

Note: Contact hours will vary depending on rehearsal and performance schedules. Please contact topic coordinator for timetable details.

This topic aims to:

further equip students with the skills necessary for eventual employment as actors and directors in the theatre, television, and film industries
encourage all students to work as both interpretive and conceptual artists
provide basic understanding of vocal, physical, and imaginative techniques for performance in naturalistic productions on stage and screen

On completion of this topic students will be able to demonstrate:

A further developed understanding of performance and directing techniques as they are currently employed within the theatre, television, and film industries
Vocal, physical, emotional, and interpretive skills required by professional actors, such as:
- advanced skills in naturalistic acting as required for proscenium theatre performance
- an understanding of basic shot structure for acting for camera
- physical improvisational skills and the ability to work creatively and intelligently with their bodies during performance
- developed the vocal skill necessary for performances in proscenium theatres
A further developed understanding of 20th Century music theatre repertoire

Key dates and timetable

Timetable details for 2019 are no longer published.

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