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Apr 24, 2024
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THEA188 PO - Theory/Criticism/PraxisWhen Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): J. Lu
Credit: 1
A comprehensive analysis of dramatic theory and criticism from the Natya Shastra and Aristotle to contemporary theatre works. Student will examine different attempts to tap the revolutionary power of theatre, including Antonin Artaud’s Theatre of Cruelty, Jerzy Grotowski’s physical theatre, Bertolt Brecht’s alienation effect, Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed and various contemporary feminist and queer performers and performance theorists’ methodologies. Students will also develop their own manifestoes for theatre-making. Letter grade only.
This course has been revised for spring 2020.
Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
Area 1; Speaking Intensive; Writing Intensive
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