Devising seminar 3

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Code Completion Credits Range Language Instruction Semester
204PADS3 credit 3 2 exercise hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 57 to 72 hours of self-study English winter

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Department

The subject provides Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre

Contents

The course emphasizes the collective, encouraging students to discover strategies for both spontaneous and planned devising. It also addresses the challenges of collective work, offering guidance on problem-solving, effective communication, and articulating artistic visions. Students will examine the unique needs of different collaborative constellations, such as those involving performers, designers, or dramaturgs, to ensure successful and goal-oriented teamwork.

The course is designed to help students develop methods and create tools for collaborative devising. Students will explore various principles of devising and learn to uncover the performative potential in situations, objects, images, thoughts, compositions, and more. They will practice developing these materials by reworking existing content, placing it into new contexts, sharing material, and deconstructing it into actions and situations suitable for the stage. Additionally, students will learn to create tasks based on specific research or themes to facilitate collective devising.

Learning outcomes

In the field of skills (S), the student:

*gets tools to generate task-based prompts related to specific topics and materials, enhancing devising potential.

*is able to cultivate various devising strategies individually and collectively.

*knows how to devise using diverse materials, including objects, text, and other performers.

*Is able to use imagination as a key component of any creative process.

In the field of social competencies (C), the student:

Prerequisites and other requirements

Ability to reflect on solutions for new assignments.

Literature

Oddey, Alison. Devising Theatre: A Practical and Theoretical Handbook, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 1996.

Bicât, Tina, Baldwin, Chris. Devised and Collaborative Theatre: A Practical Guide., Crowood, 2002.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Work during the semester, active participation in the course. 3 excused absences per semester are tolerated.

Further information

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