Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Identify different recent stylistic and political objectives in theatre writing, design, presentation and performance;
- Locate these in historical, social, intellectual and theatrical contexts;
- Locate these in global contexts through comparison with non-Western theatre.
Brief description
Texts and examples of theatrical and performance practices from the Western theatrical traditions, with particular attention on the following aspects and concepts: style, recent historical developments of realism, naturalism, absurdism, political expressionism, aspects of design and scenography, theatre in society, and non-Western theatre.
A list of recommended reading is provided. Selected texts and performances will be announced later.
Aims
- To examine some further methods and problems of studying Western theatre and performance, with special emphasis of more recent developments
- To examine the key concept of style with regard to both recent Western approaches to acting, modes of dramatic writing, design and performance.
- To apply these findings to a series of exemplary play texts