Native American Indigenous Theatre Performance

Catalog description

Investigates Native American Indigenous Theatre performance through the study of new contemporary plays. Diverse performance styles informed by Indigenous ways of being and knowing, language, land and identity distinguish Native American Indigenous Theatre performance from Euro-American styles. Inquiry beyond western theatrical understandings is required to center Indigenous narratives and to grasp the rich spectrum offered in the storytelling. Methods of community knowledge production will include guest artists, orality, place / object-making and embodiment to contextualize Indigenous values and their application to decolonize performance spaces, methods of working and theatre-making. All are welcome!