GISDepartment of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies

This course provides the student with an academic and practical backdrop to contemporary dramatic practice, with particular emphasis given to the study of devised theatre and improvisation.

By the end of this course, students will have:
1. Experienced various techniques required to create an original character through observation and improvisation.
2. Increased their self-confidence and their ability to work as a team.
3. Learnt how to use their imagination - more effectively - as a tool for creating and performing their own scene or scenes.

Will be able to gain “DP 1”, “DP 2”, “DP 3”, and “DP 4”.

英語 / English

1. This course will employ a number of teaching methods relevant to the subject, ranging from activity based classes, group discussions, research assignments and culminating in student performances.
2. Submission of assignments and feedback will be via the Learning Management System and/or Google Classroom.

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授業形態/methods of teaching：対面/face to face

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1[オンライン/online]：Introduction, Overview and Homework Task

Selection procedure. Please note that students taking this course will also be required to prepare an introductory task for the following week. Full details will be given

2[対面/face to face]：Presentation of Homework

Individual presentations

3[対面/face to face]：Follow on task from previous week's presentations given.

Students will explore ways to dramatize moments or aspects from each other's lives as presented in the previous week's individual presentations.

4[対面/face to face]：Introduction to Improvisation in Theatre

Acting improvisation activities will be taught and students will have the opportunity to practice those activities with their classmates

5[対面/face to face]：Improvisation and the Actor

Students - working in groups - will create an improvised scene to present to the rest of the class

6[対面/face to face]：Theatre Activities

Students will be taught a series of theatre activities aimed at building trust, focus and a group dynamic

7[対面/face to face]：Theatre Activities

Students will be taught a series of theatre activities aimed at exploring how an actor can create a character through observation & other techniques

8[対面/face to face]：Character Development

Students will be required, for homework, to observe someone in as much detail as possible and that observation will then form the basis of their character development in successive classes

9[対面/face to face]：Character Development Research

Students will present their character observations in action at the start of class. Students will then be taught how to transform their observations into the creation of an original character

10[対面/face to face]：Character Development Towards Performance

Students will be given a partner with whom they will devise an original scene or scenes which explore the relationship between their 'characters'

11[対面/face to face]：Character Development Rehearsals

Students will be taught a series of rehearsal techniques which help explore and analyse their characters and their evolving scripts

12[対面/face to face]：Character Performances Rehearsals

Students will rehearse their evolving scripts

13[対面/face to face]：Character Performances

Performances will be given to the class

14[対面/face to face]：Final Performance Feedback

Wrap-up & Review. Performance Team feedback from your instructor will be given on your final performances in class or via my Google Classroom page. There will also be an opportunity for peer group and self evaluations

Students must complete any homework tasks given prior to or following certain classes.
Please note: due to the practical nature of this course, the syllabus is subject to change and therefore students should be prepared for a certain amount of flexibility in terms of class content, delivery and schedule. Preparatory study and review time for this class are 2 hours each.

Material - when necessary - will be provided by the instructor and distributed in class.

A list of related references - when necessary - will be provided by the instructor.

Character development research assignment: 30%
Final presentation performance: 30%
Final presentation performance script: 20%
Participation: 20%

I think that for some of the students as well as myself, the challenges faced during this term were to do with achieving the goals of a course which was partly online and partly face to face. Despite these challenges, my students handled it remarkably well. I am planning to incorporate certain elements of my online course into my face to face classes this spring term. For example, using Google Classroom as a centralized interface through which my students can communicate with myself and each other outside of class and additionally, using it to submit assignments and other homework. Finally, from some of my student's comments, I could also see how important my feedback - and that of their fellow students - was to them throughout the course. Therefore, I will continue to offer and extend opportunities for feedback directly in class or via email, Google Classroom and video.

My Drama Workshop and Drama Survey courses can be taken as independent courses or as ones which compliment, and feed into, each other. Also, please note that, with prior arrangement and availability, students can consult with their course instructor directly after class.

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