ABSTRACT In theatre, hierarchies that delineate role and function often obscure the collaborative work of conceptualising a performance. Similarly, group processes may mask hidden creative hierarchies by labelling themselves ‘collaborative’. Either way, it is widely held that it’s difficult to make things in groups. Third Year BFA (Drama) students at the Queensland University Technology engage with creative development in building new performances to proof of concept stage. ‘Then the penny dropped’ is a colloquial English expression capturing the moment of realisation after a period of uncertainty. This is an investigation of learning experiences in which the penny is still falling. This article surveys 3 years of this program in action, comprising 23 separate creative projects and groups. It describes the distinct characteristics of this learning environment, while developing a taxonomy of the student works, windows into processes that realised them and strategies for realising the learning opportunities offered by collaborative creativity.

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几分钱下跌：在紧急状态下的协作奖励

摘要在剧院中，描绘角色和职能的层次结构常常使概念化表演的协作工作变得晦涩难懂。同样，组流程可以通过将自己标记为“协作”来掩盖隐藏的创意层次结构。无论哪种方式，人们普遍认为很难将事物分组。昆士兰科技大学的BFA（戏剧）三年级学生从事创意开发，以建立新的表演以证明概念。“那么一分钱掉下来”是一个口语化的英语表达，捕捉了经过一段时间的不确定性之后的实现时刻。这是对学习经验的调查，其中一分钱仍在下降。本文调查了该计划在实施中的3年，包括23个独立的创意项目和小组。