Performance Ensemble
THEA 390
Spring 2024
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| This course may be repeated for credit. |
Since theater is an act of collaboration, this course will offer advanced acting, directing, design, and playwriting students an opportunity to practice collaborative creation in an ensemble environment. Using impactful American ensembles (Tectonic Theater, Rude Mechs, the Team, PearlDamour) as a guide, students will experiment with techniques of research, generation, storytelling, and performance. We will explore dynamic use of space, negotiate differences in communication, and create text, action, image, and object as we collaboratively develop a coherent theatrical event to be shared for an invited audience in a workshop setting.
This course will NOT fulfill an advanced directing requirement for students interested in pursuing senior theses in directing. This course provides an additional level of performance training beyond the core courses in acting, directing, and playwriting.
NOTE: Ensemble creation is rigorous play. Come prepared to be physical, take risks, step into the unknown, and make discoveries
This course counts towards the Theater Arts category for the THEA major. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA THEA |
| Course Format: Studio | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: THEA281 OR THEA199 OR THEA245 |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (THEA) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
To be distributed/assigned in class.
May include:
Tectonic Theater Company, MOMENT WORK
Liz Lerman, HIKING THE HORIZONTAL
Twyla Tharp, THE CREATIVE HABIT
Brian Eno, OBLIQUE STRATEGIES
Liu and Noppe-Brandon, IMAGINATION FIRST
Patton, Stone and Heen, DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS
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Examinations and Assignments:
Writing sessions and generative rehearsals will be scheduled outside of class and presented weekly. Journaling based on class and rehearsal processes and brief written responses to required reading /performance viewing will be scheduled. Final performance event. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
To request enrollment: submit the POI request for this section through your WesPortal AND fill out the Google application form: https://bit.ly/THEA390S24KP
QR code for above form will also be posted in Theater Department lobby space/office.
Deadline for enrollment consideration: Monday, November 6, 2023 at 5pm.
In some cases, you may be contacted for additional information and/or to schedule an interview.
Any questions about the course, the application process or the enrollment process should be directed to the instructor: kpearl@wesleyan.edu
Any THEA or DANC course will count as a prerequisite for this course.
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| Instructor(s): Pearl,Katie Times: ..T.... 09:00AM-12:00PM; Location: TST001; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 15 | Permission of instructor approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through the Electronic Portfolio. Click "Add to My Courses" and "To request a POI electronically, click here" to submit your request. |
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