Space and Materiality: Performing Place
DANC 357Z
Summer 2021 not offered
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Crosslisting:
THEA 357Z |
Scenography explores and shapes the material world in and through the performative event. In site-specific performances, it transforms place and time to create an alternative reality in which the materiality of the artistic design and the performer's body intervene in the architecture of a place and the spectator's reception of meaning. In this course, we will study site interventions through the lens of street performance, immersive theater, and the theatrical apparatus to build a theoretical and direct understanding of the material potential and limitations of the four key elements involved in the scenographic project -- artistic design, the actor's body, local architecture, and time.
This course is divided into three units: (1) site-specific; (2) street performance; and (3) immersive theater. Each unit includes scholarly readings, assignments in performance and scenography, and specific showings. There will be two written responses for the course (5-to-7-page papers) on two of the works experienced at the festival that demonstrate the student's cumulative grasp of site specificity, scenography, and materiality. There will also be a final media journal showing. |
Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA DANC |
Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Student Option |
Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (THEA) |
Major Readings:
Erika Fischer-Lichte, THE ROUTLEDGE INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES, ISBN-13: 978-0415504201
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Examinations and Assignments:
1. Daily homework (media journal entry, performance attendance, and readings); be prepared for class on time. 2. Reading responses; a total of two (3 to 7 pages, double spaced, MLA style of citations. 3. Media journal presentation/sharing (blog, video, etc) |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Blend of synchronous class time meetings and asynchronous work |
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