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1. Introduce the students to intercultural performance training through the working methods of practitioners such as Phillip Zarrilli.
2. Develop a theoretical and practical understanding of non-Western performance traditions, located in their historical and cultural contexts.
3. To engage in the ethical debate around intercultural performance making and to create a practical template or model for generating such work.

On successful completion of this module a student will be able to:
1. Engage in planning and preparation for theatre-making using acquired skills and understanding of appropriate vocabularies, methods, structures and research paradigms (DDP Benchmark 5.2i).
2. Identify and analyse the cultural and historical frameworks which surround performance events, and take these into account in creating and/or interpreting performances (DDP Benchmark 5.3iv, 5.4i).
3. Develop a range and repertoire of physical skills of both body and voice that can be applied to performance (DDP Benchmark 5.2viii)
4. Acquiring techniques informed by particular cultural forms, histories, contexts or practitioners (5.2iii).
5. To develop their understanding of the ethics and purpose of performance practices, particularly intercultural exchange (DDP Benchmark 4.2ix-x).

- Psychophysical actor training based on the intercultural methodology of practitioners such as Phillip Zarrilli.
- A series of lectures, readings and seminars on non-Western performance traditions. For example, Asian performance practices including Kathakali, Noh Theatre, Butoh, and P’ansori.
- Research into leading intercultural theatre projects and the planning of students’ own original intercultural theatre projects.

Weekly lectures, readings and seminars exploring non-Western theatre forms and intercultural theatre projects. In-class psychophysical training in order to practically engage in intercultural performance training leading to a Blog post reflecting on their process. Seminar discussions of the theatre forms researched and the ethics and working methodologies of respected and controversial intercultural theatre practitioners leading to an essay on the ethics of intercultural performance making and a group presentation proposing an original intercultural performance project.

Writing Portfolio: 50% weighting, 40% pass mark.
Learning Outcomes: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Word Length: Blog: 500 words; Essay: 1500 words.
Outline Details: Two written pieces, each equally weighted: 1) A blog post reflecting on their psychophysical training process and the intercultural dimension of this. 2) An essay discussing the ethics of intercultural performance making.

Presentation: 50% weighting, 40% pass mark.
Learning Outcomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Outline Details: Project Proposal: A group presentation that outlines a proposed intercultural theatre project including an ethical framework, a practical demonstration, and a logistical project plan.

Formative Assessment: The students will submit a plan for their blog post and essay for feedback from the lecturer. The lecturer will meet each group individually on a weekly basis in the second half of the module to provide guidance on the development of their project proposal.