Overview

Since the turn of the millennium, contemporary Australian performance has embraced identity and authenticity as organising principles. Along with the advances powered by global movements including Black Lives Matter and Time's Up, contemporary Australian repertoire is more diverse than ever before. This topic introduces students to the broad thematic trends … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Aims

This topic aims to:

  • Introduce students to key practitioners in contemporary Australian theatre and film
  • Consider broader thematic and representational trends in contemporary Australian repertoire
  • Assist students in articulating future directions for Australian performance practice

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
1.
Critically discuss thematic trends in contemporary Australian repertoire for stage and screen
2.
Assess the dominance of identity and authenticity in evaluating contemporary Australian repertoire
3.
Appraise potential future directions for Australian stage and screen
4.
Critique contemporary Australian repertoire in the context of specific ecologies of practice

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