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Live Art and Physical Theatres - MEFT3351
Media, Film and Theatre

 
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of English, Media and Performing Arts
 
 
Course Outline: http://media.arts.unsw.edu.au//
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 72 units of credit; Excluded: PFST2015, THFI2011, THST2161
 
 
Excluded: PFST2015, THFI2011
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Examines the function and significance of the body in non-text based forms of performance from twentieth century experimental performance to contemporary dance theatre and physical theatre. Studies the various ways in which physical performance practices are constructed and interpreted across disciplines such as visual arts, dance, circus and time-based arts. Examines the kinds of effects produced in, on, and through bodies in theatre and visual culture in different cultural and historical contexts.

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