This intermediate course builds on the foundational skills achieved throughout the first year and/or semester one Performance Practice and/or Performance Voice by focussing on theatre and performance for personal empowerment and social change. Special focus will be given to how socially engaged art can be effectively applied across communities and cultures. Students will consider acting and theatre and performance practice as an art form, and as form of activism and cultural leadership. They will be introduced to a range of theatre practices in this area including playback theatre, pop up theatre, process drama and theatre and performance for diverse audiences. Philosophy and methods developed through the work of Augusto Boal and `Theatre of the Oppressed¿ will be investigated. Students will create, participate in and lead workshops based on the major forms of the Theatre of the Oppressed, including Image Theatre, Forum Theatre, and Rainbow of Desire. Through a combination of practical and theoretical investigations students will develop their proficiency in directing, devising theatre, and will investigate how this can be applied to community development, personal empowerment and for social change and research.
For further information regarding the course please refer to the Course Outline found at the following link (PDF, 306kB).
A CSP is subsidised by the Australian Government and students pay a contribution amount. Each unit is classified into a student contribution band, depending on the study area of the unit (this discipline may be different from the study area of your course).
2024 contribution amount* -
$1,118
2024 contribution amount - continuing student who commenced before 1 Jan 2021* -
$957
* for Clinical Psychology (Clin Psych) & Professional Pathways (Prof Path) bands the contribution amount is determined by accredited course. Students in Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work accredited courses should visit our CSP page for further information.
Note: The Job-ready Graduates Package introduced new funding clusters and contribution amounts from the 2021 academic year. If you are a continuing student who commenced before 1 January 2021 studying units in disciplines with increased contribution amounts, you will continue paying the same amount (indexed each year) as you would have. For further information visit the Australia Government's Study Assist website.
These places are offered for postgraduate studies or to CSP ineligible students and tuition fees are not subsidised by the Australian Government. Domestic postgraduate tuition fees are course-based annual fees and the unit fee you pay will vary according to the degree you are studying. To find out more about domestic tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.
International tuition fees are course-based annual fees and the unit fee you pay will vary according to the degree you are studying. To find out more about international tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.
It is important to check unit delivery details including location and census date, prior to making decisions about enrolment. Detailed semester and census date information can be found on the Important Dates page.