Scenic Design for the Theater
THEA 359
Spring 2007
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01
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In this course, we will explore, construct and deconstruct the performative space, whether theatrical, site specific or virtual. We will analyze the space as a context to be activated by the body of the performer and witnessed by an audience. Through theoretical and practical assignments, we will study the aesthetical history of the theatrical event, while developing your own creative design process. You will be guided through each step of this process: concept development, visual research, renderings or drawings, model making and drafting. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA THEA |
| Course Format: Studio | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: THEA105 OR ARST131 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (DANC-MN)(DANC)(ENVS-MN)(ENVS)(IDEA-MN)(IDEA-SPADE)(THEA) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Required:
Class reader (blackboard)
Classical
Trojan Women by Aeschylus (translation by Rex Warner)
Related materials:
Reading: Trojan women: love story Charles L.Mee
Film: Satyricon, Fellini
Art: Classical Period / Greek
Website: http://www.artistswithaids.org/artforms/dance/catalogue/kelly.html
Absurdist
Krapp's last tape by Samuel Beckett
Related materials:
Reading: Man art and figure by Oskar Schelemmer /Beckett Quad
Film: Man & Mask and the Bauhaus stage
Website: http://www.ubu.com/
Contemporary
Venus by Susan Lori-Parks
Related material
Reading: Race, sex, and gender in contemporary women's theatre : the construction of "woman" by Mary F. Brewer
Film: Girl-6, Spike Lee
Art: Performance Art/ Video Installation/Vanessa Veecroff
Website: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/cultureshock/provocations/kara/2.html
Recommended:
Performance art J! ournal (PAJ)
Conversations on Art and performance by Marranca & Dagusta
Installation Art in the new millennium by Nicolas De Oliveira, Nicola Oxley & Michael Petry
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Examinations and Assignments:
There will be five projects and one final exam project due during the course. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course is intended for those with theater interest and aims at guiding the students through the main areas of Scenic Design, from ideas to workshop drawings, from past to contemporary concepts and from developing a vision to working in a team. Students who have not met the prerequisite may get a prerequisite override by showing a portfolio. |
| Instructor(s): Oteíza,Marcela Times: ..T.... 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: TST115; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 12 | | SR major: 2 | JR major: 3 | | |
| Seats Available: 8 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 1 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 4 | FR: X |
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