Performative activities part 2 Field of study: Fine Arts Education
Programme code: W6-S2EP19.2025

Module name: Performative activities part 2
Module code: W6-EP-S2-SPDP.2
Programme code: W6-S2EP19.2025
Semester: summer semester 2026/2027
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 2
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The module enables practical deepening of knowledge, competences and creative skills in the field of fine arts, introducing educational content related in a special way to the practice of performance art. This clearly visible trend of contemporary art has absorbed most forms of action art; manifestations, gestural art, site-specific, installation, happening, ephemeral art, body art, conceptual art. By creating intermedia works, and in particular performance, the student gains experience in building artistic practice shaped in the didactic process of a theoretical and workshop nature. Develops new competences and mechanisms of creating a work in the area of ​​language and performative actions. Gains experience and artistic awareness in the course of processual learning about the mechanism of creating such a visual language, where the human figure and body alternately assume the function of subject and object. Man constitutes the basis of the matter of action in the didactic process, taking into account the modeling of human behaviors by permanent forms. By adopting an attitude focused on experiment, the student shapes awareness and creative skills in relation to the issues taken up in the module: the boundaries of space, time, critical states, visibility, openness, ritual actions, mystification. By implementing performative actions, the student gains experience in creating works in such a way as to search for and find their "intermedium". Has the opportunity to face the intermedial fact of performance art in relation to other disciplines of visual arts.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
knows and understands the creative traditions, historical and cultural contexts of performative activities and their connections with other areas of contemporary life; knows and understands the detailed principles regarding performance activities as a field of fine arts essential for formulating and solving complex artistic issues; knows and understands the issues related to the 'workshop' of the performer [W6-EP-S2- SPDP.2_1]
 W6-EP-S2-W01 [3/5]
can utilize the underlying patterns of artistic creation to undertake independent artistic actions with a high degree of originality, understands the freedom and independence of artistic expression; is able to design the effects of artistic work in aesthetic, social, and legal aspects; can formulate and test artistic hypotheses and understands the interrelationships between the theoretical and practical aspects of performance art; is capable of applying effective techniques to practice artistic skills, enabling continuous development through independent work; can use the 'workshop' skills of a performer to the extent necessary for the realization of his/her own projects [W6-EP-S2- SPDP.2_2]
 W6-EP-S2-U02 [3/5] W6-EP-S2-U03 [3/5]
is ready to use a highly developed artistic personality to create, implement, and express his own original artistic concepts [W6-EP-S2- SPDP.2_3]
 W6-EP-S2-K02 [3/5]
has an awareness of the technological aspect of performance activities [W6-EP-S2- SPDP.2_4]
 W6-EP-S2-K02 [2/5] W6-EP-S2-K05 [2/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
practical classes [W6-EP-S2-SPDP.2_fs_1] 30 Explanation/clarification [a05] 
Creation/production – creative workshop [e03]  		course work W6-EP-S2- SPDP.2_1 W6-EP-S2- SPDP.2_2 W6-EP-S2- SPDP.2_3 W6-EP-S2- SPDP.2_4
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Search for materials and review activities necessary for class participation [a01] Preparation for classes
reviewing literature, documentation, tools and materials as well as the specifics of the syllabus and the range of activities indicated in it as required for full participation in classes
Literature reading / analysis of source materials [a02] Preparation for classes
reading the literature indicated in the syllabus; reviewing, organizing, analyzing and selecting source materials to be used in class
Developing practical skills [a03] Preparation for classes
activities involving the repetition, refinement and consolidation of practical skills, including those developed during previous classes or new skills necessary for the implementation of subsequent elements of the curriculum (as preparation for class participation)
Getting acquainted with the syllabus content [b01] Consulting the curriculum and the organization of classes
reading through the syllabus and getting acquainted with its content
Verification / adjustment / discussion of syllabus provisions [b02] Consulting the curriculum and the organization of classes
consulting the content of the syllabus, possibly in the presence of the year tutor or members of the class group, and, if necessary, reassessing the provisions concerning special conditions for class participation, e.g., space and time requirements, technical and other requirements, including conditions for participation in classes outside the walls of the university, classes organized in blocks, organized online, etc.
Analysis of the corrective feedback provided by the academic teacher on the results of the verification of learning outcomes [d01] Consulting the results of the verification of learning outcomes
reading through the academic teacher’s comments, assessments and opinions on the implementation of the task aimed at checking the level of the achieved learning outcomes
Development of a corrective action plan as well as supplementary/corrective tasks [d02] Consulting the results of the verification of learning outcomes
reviewing and selecting tasks and activities enabling the elimination of errors indicated by the academic teacher, their verification or correction resulting in completing the task with at least the minimum passing grade
Attachments
Module description (PDF)
Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
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