Introduction to Performance (2025/2026: Semester 2 – Spring)

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Cursusdoel

After completing this course students are able to:
  1. Identify and contextualize a range of basic methods and tools in performance practice.
  2. Recognize and contextualize basic concepts in performance theory.
  3. Test and apply these methods, concepts and tools in small-scale performative work (in practice) and on specific case studies (orally and in writing).
  4. Draw conclusions on how theoretical concepts intersect with practical work in performance.
  5. Demonstrate writing and analytical skills.
In this course, the final course grade is based on three elements: a portfolio of three essays; a practical assignment (collaborative performance); and a reflection assignment.

1. Portfolio of three essays (performance analysis): this tests your knowledge of, and ability to recognise and contextualise basic concepts in performance theory; test and apply these methods, concepts and tools on specific case-studies (orally and in writing); draw conclusions on how theoretical concepts intersect with practical work in performance; demonstrate writing and analytical skills.

2. Practical assignment (collaborative performance): this tests your knowledge of, and ability to identify and contextualise a range of basic methods and tools in performance practice; test and apply these methods, concepts and tools in small-scale performative work (in practice); draw conclusions on how theoretical concepts intersect with practical work in performance

3. Reflection assignment: this tests your knowledge of, and ability to recognise and contextualise basic concepts in performance theory; test and apply these methods, concepts and tools on specific case-studies (orally and in writing); draw conclusions on how theoretical concepts intersect with practical work in performance; demonstrate writing and analytical skills.

Vakinhoudelijk

This course allows you to become acquainted with basic practices of acting, moving and listening as well as with a framework of concepts that help you unpack and situate the notion of performance. You will be practically and theoretically introduced to how sound, movement and action are experienced, performed and conceptualized in the context of the performing arts. In particular, the course addresses the larger areas of sound, movement and action and accounts for their conceptual and empirical intersections. In order to do so, it considers methodological and philosophical approaches to rhythm, space, time, body, play, and affect, while stressing that when we perform we learn how to organize (new forms of) attention and experience, which carries social and political implications.
Format
The course is organized in three cycles of five weeks each, and is taught by four different teachers with intersecting areas of expertise. Every cycle is consisted of sessions that interchangeably focus on sound, movement and action in performance, in theory and in practice. The focus of the first cycle is on attending to performance, the focus of the second cycle is on performing and the focus of the third cycle is on reflecting. Students are required to visit approximately three professional productions that will be proposed by the teachers. They are also expected to read and analyze the assigned texts, to fulfill practical preparatory tasks, to actively participate in the workshops and in class discussions, to give group presentations and to hand in a portfolio of small written assignments. No previous experience in the performing arts is required.

Werkvormen

UCU HUM 1 course

Toetsing

Participation

Verplicht | Weging 10% | ECTS 0,75

Practical Assignment

Verplicht | Weging 30% | ECTS 2,25

Reflection Assignment

Verplicht | Weging 30% | ECTS 2,25

Portfolio

Verplicht | Weging 30% | ECTS 2,25

*midterm FEEDBACK*

Niet verplicht

Ingangseisen en voorkennis

Ingangseisen

Er is geen informatie over verplichte ingangseisen bekend.

Voorkennis

Er is geen informatie over benodigde voorkennis bekend.

Voertalen

  • Engels

Competenties

  • Academisch schrijven
  • Internationale en interculturele oriëntatie
  • Interdisciplinariteit
  • Luisteren
  • Presenteren
  • Samenwerken

Cursusmomenten

Gerelateerde studies

Tentamens

Er is geen tentamenrooster beschikbaar voor deze cursus

Verplicht materiaal

  • READER
    Selected articles distributed by teacher
  • DIVERSE
    tickets for approximately 3 professional productions

Aanbevolen materiaal

Er is geen informatie over de aanbevolen literatuur bekend

Coördinator

dr. K.G. Georgelou k.georgelou@uu.nl

Docenten

dr. K.G. Georgelou k.georgelou@uu.nl
R.C. Hinam R.C.Hinam@uu.nl

Inschrijving

Let op: deze cursus is niet toegankelijk voor studenten van andere faculteiten, bijvakkers mogen zich dus niet inschrijven.

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