| Course code | CPM003 |
| Name of the course | Contemporary Performance Practices III |
| Languages of instruction | english |
| Teaching staff | |
| Responsible staff member | Jüri Nael |
| Prerequisites | CPM001 , CPM002 |
| Graded or pass/fail examinations |
| Semester |
| ECTS |
| Total ECTS | 15 ECTS |
Course aims
The module aims to:
1) offer the opportunity to investigate various training and creative methods, strategies and interdisciplinary perspectives in contemporary performance;
2) promote a critical attitude towards modes of making in contemporary performance practice in order to evaluate the interrelation between training methods and creative processes;
3) give students practical hands-on experience and competency to use various training and creative methods in the development of their artistic practice.
This module runs in parallel and is closely related to the module “CPM012 Creative Project: Beyond Performance” in order to provide students with new creative strategies and techniques to support the process of creative explorations amnd experiments. This module is delivered by guest artists who introduce their training and creative methods through active collaboration and studio investigation. The students training in this module is also supported by Skills Development classes. Weekly seminars allow students to analyse and contextualise their experiences in various workshops and use new acquired skills in their creative projects.
Learning outcomes
Students who have passed the course will be able to:
1) critique various creative and training methods and locate them within the field of contemporary performance practice;
2) adopt and adapt the knowledge gained to their creative practice;
3) contrasts and compare diverse training methods in relation to creative practice;
4) appraise and critique the stages of evolution as performance artists.
