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DRAMA 100G
: Presentation and Performance Skills: Taking the Stage2020 Semester One (1203)
Focuses on enhancing oral communication and performance skills through interactive workshops with speakers and performers highlighting the transferable skills of acting in three main areas: public speaking, improvising and group-devised performance.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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DRAMA 202A
: History and Performance2025 Semester One (1253)
Explores a range of major plays from ancient Greek tragedy to contemporary New Zealand drama. This course examines plays in their historical context and as texts for performance. In Semester Two, students learn skills in theatre production by staging a full-length play, directed by an outside professional director.
Prerequisite: 60 points passed including DRAMA 100
Restriction: DRAMA 204 To complete this course students must enrol in DRAMA 202 A and B
Restriction: DRAMA 204 To complete this course students must enrol in DRAMA 202 A and B
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DRAMA 202A
: History and Performance2024 Semester One (1243)
Explores a range of major plays from ancient Greek tragedy to contemporary New Zealand drama. This course examines plays in their historical context and as texts for performance. In Semester Two, students learn skills in theatre production by staging a full-length play, directed by an outside professional director.
Prerequisite: 60 points passed including DRAMA 100
Restriction: DRAMA 204 To complete this course students must enrol in DRAMA 202 A and B
Restriction: DRAMA 204 To complete this course students must enrol in DRAMA 202 A and B
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DRAMA 202A
: History and Performance2023 Semester One (1233)
Explores a range of major plays from ancient Greek tragedy to contemporary New Zealand drama. This course examines plays in their historical context and as texts for performance. In Semester Two, students learn skills in theatre production by staging a full-length play, directed by an outside professional director.
Prerequisite: 60 points passed and approval by the Academic Head or nominee
Restriction: DRAMA 204 To complete this course students must enrol in DRAMA 202 A and B
Restriction: DRAMA 204 To complete this course students must enrol in DRAMA 202 A and B
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DRAMA 202A
: History and Performance2022 Semester One (1223)
Explores a range of major plays from ancient Greek tragedy to contemporary New Zealand drama. This course examines plays in their historical context and as texts for performance. In Semester Two, students learn skills in theatre production by staging a full-length play, directed by an outside professional director.
Prerequisite: 60 points passed and approval by the Academic Head or nominee
Restriction: DRAMA 204 To complete this course students must enrol in DRAMA 202 A and B
Restriction: DRAMA 204 To complete this course students must enrol in DRAMA 202 A and B
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DRAMA 202A
: History and Performance2021 Semester One (1213)
Explores a range of major plays from ancient Greek tragedy to contemporary New Zealand drama. This course examines plays in their historical context and as texts for performance. In Semester Two, students learn skills in theatre production by staging a full-length play, directed by an outside professional director.
Prerequisite: 60 points passed and approval by the Academic Head or nominee
Restriction: DRAMA 204 To complete this course students must enrol in DRAMA 202 A and B
Restriction: DRAMA 204 To complete this course students must enrol in DRAMA 202 A and B
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DRAMA 202A
: History and Performance2020 Semester One (1203)
Explores a range of major plays from ancient Greek tragedy to contemporary New Zealand drama. This course examines plays in their historical context and as texts for performance. In Semester Two, students learn skills in theatre production by staging a full-length play, directed by an outside professional director.
Prerequisite: 60 points passed and approval by the Academic Head or nominee
Restriction: DRAMA 204 To complete this course students must enrol in DRAMA 202 A and B
Restriction: DRAMA 204 To complete this course students must enrol in DRAMA 202 A and B
258
DRAMA 203
: Drama of Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific2023 Semester One (1233)
An overview of the development of modern and contemporary drama, theatre and playwriting in Aotearoa New Zealand. Topics include: experimental theatre, feminist drama and Māori drama. Some plays by Pacific writers will be considered.
Prerequisite: 60 points passed
Restriction: DRAMA 303
Restriction: DRAMA 303
259
DRAMA 301
: Drama: Topics and Themes2022 Semester Two (1225)
Building on the principles and practical skills from DRAMA 202 and 204, the course will focus more narrowly on topics of theatrical practice and dramatic representation. Classes involve theatrical workshops and collaborative projects.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 202 or 204 and approval of Academic Head or nominee
260
DRAMA 301
: Drama: Topics and Themes2021 Semester Two (1215)
Building on the principles and practical skills from DRAMA 202 and 204, the course will focus more narrowly on topics of theatrical practice and dramatic representation. Classes involve theatrical workshops and collaborative projects.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 202 or 204 and approval of Academic Head or nominee
261
DRAMA 301
: Drama: Topics and Themes2020 Semester Two (1205)
Building on the principles and practical skills from DRAMA 202 and 204, the course will focus more narrowly on topics of theatrical practice and dramatic representation. Classes involve theatrical workshops and collaborative projects.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 202 or 204 and approval of Academic Head or nominee
262
DRAMA 302
: Performance Skills2025 Semester Two (1255)
Classes in stage acting, improvisation, movement, voice and character, taught by professional tutors. Students will present a solo or duo short performance.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II
Restriction: DRAMA 719
Restriction: DRAMA 719
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DRAMA 302
: Performance Skills2024 Semester Two (1245)
Classes in stage acting, improvisation, movement, voice and character, taught by professional tutors. Students will present a solo or duo short performance.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II
Restriction: DRAMA 719
Restriction: DRAMA 719
264
DRAMA 302
: Performance Skills2020 Semester One (1203)
Classes in stage acting, improvisation, movement, voice and character, taught by professional tutors. Students will present a solo or duo short performance.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II and approval of Academic Head or nominee
Restriction: DRAMA 719
Restriction: DRAMA 719
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DRAMA 303
: Drama of Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific2024 Semester Two (1245)
An overview of the development of modern and contemporary drama, theatre and playwriting in Aotearoa New Zealand. Topics include: experimental theatre, feminist drama and Māori drama. Some plays by Pacific writers will be considered.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II
Restriction: DRAMA 203
Restriction: DRAMA 203
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DRAMA 303
: Drama of Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific2023 Semester One (1233)
An overview of the development of modern and contemporary drama, theatre and playwriting in Aotearoa New Zealand. Topics include: experimental theatre, feminist drama and Māori drama. Some plays by Pacific writers will be considered.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II
Restriction: DRAMA 203
Restriction: DRAMA 203
267
DRAMA 304
: Contemporary Theatre Practice2022 Semester One (1223)
A survey of current trends in theatre practice, including: devised and dance-theatre, participatory and immersive theatre, autobiographical performance, applied theatre and documentary theatre, intermedial and virtual theatre, and new musical theatre. Students will select focus areas and engage in critical and creative research towards two key performance outcomes.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II and approval of Academic Head or nominee
268
DRAMA 305
: Special Topic: Drama Tools2023 Semester Two (1235)
Develops the skills that are essential in theatre-making, including acting and storytelling, by staging a public performance. During the intensive three-week rehearsal period, under the guidance of an experienced director, students work in a collaborative fashion through ongoing group discussion and theatrical practice. Other transferable skills include effective communication, team-work and problem solving in an active and creative manner.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II and approval of the Academic Head or nominee
269
DRAMA 306
: Production and Management Skills2025 Semester One (1253)
Introduces students to multiple roles and skills needed for the management of productions, companies and other organisations in the performing-arts, specifically drama, but also dance, music and other performance art. Skills discussed include planning and creating schedules and budgets, procuring and managing resources, arts organisation infrastructure and liaison, donor and benefactor development, social marketing and networking, crowdfunding, and outcome reporting.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 202 or 204
270
DRAMA 306
: Production and Management Skills2024 Semester One (1243)
Introduces students to multiple roles and skills needed for the management of productions, companies and other organisations in the performing-arts, specifically drama, but also dance, music and other performance art. Skills discussed include planning and creating schedules and budgets, procuring and managing resources, arts organisation infrastructure and liaison, donor and benefactor development, social marketing and networking, crowdfunding, and outcome reporting.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 202 or 204
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DRAMA 306
: Production and Management Skills2023 Semester One (1233)
Introduces students to multiple roles and skills needed for the management of productions, companies and other organisations in the performing-arts, specifically drama, but also dance, music and other performance art. Skills discussed include planning and creating schedules and budgets, procuring and managing resources, arts organisation infrastructure and liaison, donor and benefactor development, social marketing and networking, crowdfunding, and outcome reporting.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 202 or approval of the Academic Head or nominee
272
DRAMA 306
: Production and Management Skills2022 Semester One (1223)
Introduces students to multiple roles and skills needed for the management of productions, companies and other organisations in the performing-arts, specifically drama, but also dance, music and other performance art. Skills discussed include planning and creating schedules and budgets, procuring and managing resources, arts organisation infrastructure and liaison, donor and benefactor development, social marketing and networking, crowdfunding, and outcome reporting.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 202 or approval of the Academic Head or nominee
273
DRAMA 306
: Production and Management Skills2021 Semester One (1213)
Introduces students to multiple roles and skills needed for the management of productions, companies and other organisations in the performing-arts, specifically drama, but also dance, music and other performance art. Skills discussed include planning and creating schedules and budgets, procuring and managing resources, arts organisation infrastructure and liaison, donor and benefactor development, social marketing and networking, crowdfunding, and outcome reporting.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 202 or approval of the Academic Head or nominee
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DRAMA 708
: Drama and the Mind2025 Semester Two (1255)
Examines a selection of modern British and Irish dramatic texts that involve mind-body relationships and the representation of unconscious processes. Perspectives include Freudian psychoanalysis, neuroscience, and theories of acting.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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DRAMA 708
: Drama and the Mind2024 Semester Two (1245)
Examines a selection of modern British and Irish dramatic texts that involve mind-body relationships and the representation of unconscious processes. Perspectives include Freudian psychoanalysis, neuroscience, and theories of acting.
No pre-requisites or restrictions