Performance
Here is the lecture timetable for Critical Practice: Performance.
Lectures will be held weekly during Semester 1 - Thursdays from 12.10 to 13.00.
Location for session 2019-20: Lecture Theatre B, David Hume Tower
(i) Means of Performance: Stage, Space and Audience
| Week | Lecture topic | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | What is a performance? | Dr Simon Malpas |
| 2 | Aspects of performance | Dr Simon Malpas |
| 3 | Performance Spaces and Theatre Audiences | Dr David Overend |
|
Plenary Workshop 1 - Immediately after the lecture Extra session to be held from 1 to 2 pm - Lecture Theatre B, David Hume Tower |
Professor James Loxley |
(ii) Performance Styles and Conventions
| Week | Lecture topic | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Addressing the Audience: Medieval Theatre | Dr Sarah Carpenter |
| 5 | Addressing the Audience: Renaissance Theatre | Dr Dermot Cavanagh |
| 6 |
Restoration and c.18 Theatre and Performance |
Dr Tom Harrison |
| Plenary Workshop 2, 'Assessment Q&A' - immediately after the lecture | Professor James Loxley | |
| 7 | Naturalism | Dr Anna Vaninskava |
| 8 | Essay completion week - no lecture | |
| 9 | Brecht and Epic Theatre | Ms Nicola McCartney |
| 10 | Contemporary Performance Possibilities | Professor James Loxley |
| 11 | Workshops in small groups in preparation for assessment | |
| Portfolio of Critical Practice: Performance Assessments Tasks to be submitted: Tuesday 10th December 2019 |