Performance

Overview

In Townsville

The performance major is one of the five majors available in the Bachelor of New Media Arts Degree. This major integrates artistic and analytical approaches to a wide range of performance texts, events and processes. Students explore an interdisciplinary range of literary, cultural and personal texts in performance as well as participating in a series of creative workshops to acquire a range of skills to develop their potential as performance artists.

The major covers a full range of performance from theatre and movement to ritual and popular entertainment. Students are involved in a number of practical projects that are underpinned through research and analysis of relevant performance theory.

Students are involved in a number of practical projects, gaining experience as actor, writer, director, designer and new media technician for stage and screen performance. The practical projects are underpinned with research and analysis of relevant performance theory. Students are encouraged to become actively involved in the creation of new performances for regional and educational communities and Tropic Sun, Townsville’s professional theatre company.

Second year ‘Creating Performance Text: Performance Writing’ (NM2701) students in live performance readings, written, directed and performed by the students: Gillian Barrie, Megan Bennett, Megan Chadwick, Nicholas Christie, Tali Dunnage, Kylie Gordon, Sherrie Huston, Jermaine La Rocca, Brandon Lord, Catherine Lowe, Jason Schwab, John Tai, Skye Warren, Anita Whyte for lecturer Debra Thomas, in the Cowshed Theatre. Images by Clive Hutchison

In Cairns

The performance major is part of the Bachelor of Creative Industries Degree. Students undertaking studies in the Bachelor of Education and the Bachelor of Arts can also do performance as a major in those degrees. In performance studies students are taught improvisation, learn techniques of acting, create and make text and perform excerpts from a range of Australian and contemporary plays. In their final year students work with industry professionals to present readings and performances at CoCA ( Centre of Contemporary Arts). Throughout the course students are encouraged to become actively engaged with JUTE the professional theatre company resident at CoCA in Cairns.

Third year performance students (TH3170) Anthony Ring, Emma Casey, Vincent Strange, Kara Nugent and Laila Thaker in a production of “The Distance from Here”, by Neil La Bute at the JUTE Theatre, Cairns Centre of Contemporary Arts, on Friday May 2^nd, 2008. Images by Russell Milledge.

Career Opportunities

Some illustrative examples of the vocational areas where graduates may reasonably aspire to work include relevant positions within:

• commercials for film and television

• conferences and conventions-performance and management

• exhibitions

• festival and shows

• music and theatrical performances

• tourist promotion

• sales and marketing activity

• presentations

• staff training and development activity

• corporate reporting and image making

• workshop and training

• educational technology

Actors, Susan Prince and Robert Jarman and Nick Skubij in a production of 'Snap', a play written by Michael Beresford, directed by Suellen Maunder and produced by JUTE Theatre at the Centre of Contemporary Arts in Cairns in 2005. Images by Michael Marzik with permission of JUTE Theatre.

Facilities

The Creative Arts are taught and experienced in cutting edge learning spaces. The new building on the Douglas campus features the following:

• Three computer labs which operate independently and also as a “mega lab” with projection and surround sound audio-visual environments;

• Acoustically designed digital sound editing studios, rehearsal and performance space;

• Industry standard recording studio and control room;

• Professional gallery and digitally enhanced foyer area; and

• Indoor/Outdoor performance areas for exhibitions and multi-arts events.

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