HISTORY, HISTORICISM, THEORY AND PRACTICE IN THEATRE AND DRAMA

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Course covers the breadth of theatre history and historicism and application of theatre theory to practice by focusing on the six major stylistic periods: Greek and Roman, Medieval, Renaissance, Romanticism, Realism and Non Realism (symbolism, expressionism, surrealism, absurdism) and contemporary period (postmodernism, feminism and interculturalism, multiculturalism). Using lecture, scholarly articles, video viewing and practical writing projects, students learn about and practice each style, as well appl the style to students’ respective areas of graduate study (i.e. actor, director, designer).