| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Required text book: RoseLee Goldberg "Performance art: from Futurism to the present"
Class Reader to be purchased at Minute Man (main street)
Recommended:
Michael Huxley and Noel Witts, "The twentieth-Century Performance Reader" Second Edition.
Anthony Howell, "The Analysis of Performance Art".
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Examinations and Assignments:
Each class will consist of a hands-on class and/or guided discussion of art theory, art/theater history and art criticism.
In this course, you will be asked to complete class assignments and written responses from the Class Reader articles. There will be a midterm assignment and a Final performance.
Class assignments, discussions, peer critiques 30%
Written responses (class reader) 20%
Mid term Performance 20%
Final Performance 30%
Materials for the project will be provided by the students, therefore, think wisely and be creative with your resources. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Demonstrated capability of a finished creative work (installation, collage, poem, music, painting, etc.)
Our main objectives in this course are:
-To obtain practical experience in conveying your ideas through performance.
-To learn the history of performance art and its crossover with theater.
-To understand the aesthetical development of performance.
-To articulate your personal aesthetics, tastes, and passions.
-To obtain basic skills on peer criticism and aesthetics. |
| Instructor(s): Oteíza,Marcela Times: .....F. 04:10PM-07:00PM; Location: TST101; |
Permission of Instructor Required
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