THE ACTOR IN REHEARSAL 1 STORYTELLING / ENSEMBLE - 2021/2
Module code: ACT1032
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Module Overview
Students will be expected to arrive on time and appropriately prepared for physical and vocal work. Research and preparation will be necessary in pursuit of some of the modules aims. Students are required to warm up and dress appropriately for classes.
The Actor in Rehearsal offers an opportunity for integration of principles and skills from across the programme. Like a canvas the actor may use the rehearsal room to experiment with and apply their training in relation to different theatrical forms and rehearsal processes.
Story Telling and Ensemble connects us to the fundamentals of community.
This rehearsal module begins a process of questioning around physical engagement and the embodiment of narrative. The process is practice-based and involves the whole physical being of the actor in relation to ensemble and the basics of storytelling.
Module provider
Guildford School of Acting
Module Leader
NETHERCLIFT Sabina (GSA)
Number of Credits: 15
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Framework: FHEQ Level 4
JACs code: W410
Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A
Module Availability
Semester 1
Prerequisites / Co-requisites
N/A
Module content
Assessment pattern
| Assessment type | Unit of assessment | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Practical based assessment | Continuous Assessment with a sharing of work | 100 |
Alternative Assessment
N/A
Assessment Strategy
x
Module aims
- • Engender trust in the ensemble.
- • Inspire an open, generous and playful approach to the practical and analytical tools of the actor creator.
- • Explore the basics of narrative and storytelling.
- • Engender an appreciation of the uncertainty of knowledge.
- • Introduce the key principles of:
- Narrative and Storytelling.
- Imagination and Play.
- Ensemble / Breath / Group Impulse.
- Space.
- Time.
- Trust.
- Risk.
- Form.
through a range of experiential approaches and the embodiment of narratives – Created, Sourced and Lived.
- • Encourage students to engage with a vibrant, truthful and embodied relationship to their imagination.
- • Engender trust in the ensemble.
- • Inspire an open, generous and playful approach to the practical and analytical tools of the actor creator.
- • Explore the basics of narrative and storytelling.
- • Engender an appreciation of the uncertainty of knowledge.
Learning outcomes
| Attributes Developed | ||
|---|---|---|
| 006 | • Practise successful collaborative and autonomous working processes. | KPT |
| 007 | • Integrate an embodied understanding of creative risk taking within the work. | KP |
| 001 | • Begin making embodied choices relating to character, scene, emotion and narrative. | KP |
| 002 | • Demonstrate greater physical awareness of the body and its ability to affect space. | KP |
| 003 | • Display a willingness to experiment and be innovative. | PT |
| 004 | • Evidence the beginings of independence and self-reliance within the creative process. | PT |
| 005 | • Appraise the responsibilities of the artist in the creative environment and the need for sensitivity in relation to others | CPT |
| 006 | • Practise successful collaborative and autonomous working processes. | KPT |
| 007 | • Integrate an embodied understanding of creative risk taking within the work. | KP |
Attributes Developed
C - Cognitive/analytical
K - Subject knowledge
T - Transferable skills
P - Professional/Practical skills
Overall student workload
Independent Study Hours: 96
Practical/Performance Hours: 54
Methods of Teaching / Learning
x
Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.
Reading list
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Other information
Under the three term structure that commences from academic year 2019/0 – this module’s delivery falls in Semester 1 due to the teaching occurring in Teaching Block 1.
Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2021/2 academic year.