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Unit of study_
PRFM1603: Placemaking and Performance
2024 unit information
Using a range of case studies, including examples of local theatre and performance companies working in Sydney, students will explore the relationship between place and performance. They will learn techniques and theories of site-specific performance: that is, performance which creatively responds to built and natural environments, to contested histories, and to complex cultural politics. They will then apply those techniques to create their own site-specific performance works on University of Sydney campuses. Students will produce portfolios documenting the performance work they have created.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Theatre and Performance Studies
| Code | PRFM1603 |
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| Academic unit | Theatre and Performance Studies |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Corequisites:
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate familiarity with key concepts in the scholarly literature on place-making and performance
- LO2. in a group, apply selected practices to make decisions about, and to create, a site-specific performance work
- LO3. be able to document, in a range of ways, that performance work, and the processes involved in creating it
Unit availability
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Semester 2 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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Modes of attendance (MoA)
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Important enrolment information
Additional advice
This unit will involve the application and implementation of a range of performance-making techniques in order to explore and understand how sites are transformed into places. No performance-making experience is assumed. The unit will be taught by experienced scholar-practitioners who will guide students through the processes involved. Students should understand that this is not simply a 'drama' unit: it involves researching local issues, engaging with a range of people, and discovering ways in which to animate, performatively, complex environments.
