Theatre and Ecology

Catalog description

Develops an understanding of efforts on the part of theater artists to grapple with ecological issues; critically engages with both plays and critical writing about eco-dramaturgy; and creates pieces that use performance to engage ecological issues and challenges. Examines the nature and purpose of creative work and performance from a number of intercultural ecological perspectives. Through the study of these dramatic works, they will also learn about the ecological issues facing the contexts in which they were written and the problems they represent, including climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution and disease, and environmental injustice.