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Bachelor of Creative Arts (Performance)
The Performance major offers sequential subjects leading to a high level
of proficiency in on-stage performance. Students accepted into Performance
are provided with studies in:
- Vocal performance: singing and speech
- Physical performance: movement and dance
- Dramaturgy, history and theory
- Text interpretation
- Devised performance techniques through improvisation
- Tuition in production skills is available to students showing aptitude
in Performance Technology
Seminars addressing all aspects of performance will provide students
with the opportunity to perform for their peers and to work with visiting
professional artists in masterclass and workshop situations.
For outstanding students, a fourth year is available at honours level.
It may also be possible for such students to undertake a secondment within
the industry.
In first year the focus is on the ensemble. Students undertake core technique
subjects that provide a broad appreciation of performance history and
culture. Interpretative skills are developed with reference to standard
repertoire, improvisation techniques are also developed to allow students
to devise/perform material. Students also develop an integrated appreciation
of theatrical values and acquire literacy in skills that will encompass
all aspects of production. There are also opportunities for the Faculty
and the University.
The second year focuses on On-stage interaction and students continue
technique classes and perform in limited-access performances. (Black Box
projects are based on script work, music projects or devised workshops).
Students are encouraged to engage in key creative production roles for
third year performances.
Third year studies include Individualism in Performance. Students continue
technique classes and perform to a wider audience at one of the theatres
on campus or at performance venues off campus. Towards the end of their
training students are introduced to the industry, either at the University
or at a venue in Sydney, where they perform from a repertoire of selected
works developed over the course of their degree.
Below is a sample course structure (totalling 108 credit points) for
a major study in Performance:
First Year
| 24 credit points of Studio Practice and Skills |
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| PERF102 |
Studio Practice A |
6
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| PERF103 |
Studio Practice B |
6
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| PERF120 |
Performance Skills A |
6
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| PERF121 |
Performance Skills B |
6
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| 12 credit points of Theory |
| PERF116 |
Dramaturgy A |
6
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| PERF117 |
Dramaturgy B |
6
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Second Year
| 24 credit points of Studio Practice and Skills |
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| PERF204 |
Interpretation 1 |
6
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| or |
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| PERF206 |
Devised 1 |
6
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| and |
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| PERF205 |
Interpretation 2 |
6
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| or |
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| PERF207 |
Devised 2 |
6
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| and |
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| PERF220 |
Performance Skills C |
6
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| PERF221 |
Performance Skills D |
6
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| 12 credit points of Theory |
| PERF216 |
Dramaturgy C |
6
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| PERF217 |
Dramaturgy D |
6
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Third Year
| 24 credit points of Studio and Practice Skills |
- Individualism in Performance
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| PERF304 |
Interpretation 3 |
6
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| or |
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| PERF306 |
Devised 3 |
6
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| and |
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| PERF305
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Interpretation 4 |
6
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| or |
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| PERF307 |
Devised 4 |
6
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| and |
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| PERF320 |
Performance Skills E |
6
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| PERF321 |
Performance Skills F |
6
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| 12 credit points of Theory |
| PERF316 |
Dramaturgy E |
6
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| PERF317 |
Dramaturgy F |
6
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Single degree BCA students must also include 36 credit points of electives
in their degree of which no more than 18 credit points should be at 100
level.
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