World Music Theatre

Course aim

To extend students' knowledge by exploring cultural transfers in contemporary intercultural performance and develop an advanced understanding of Indigenous value systems and how cultural boundaries are marked or transcended in performance.

Course content

The course focuses on world musics and world drama by tracing the manifestation of diverse practices in intercultural performance globally and in Australia. Students study the particular idioms of prominent world artists, seminal performances and the major respective festivals held in Adelaide - WOMADelaide and OzAsia. Students have the opportunity to research intercultural performance and to develop their own creative work.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Completion of all required second year courses from the Performing Arts major/sub-major within the Bachelor of Arts, or by approval from the Program Director.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Group presentation, Research assignment, Test

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.