Developing Wonder: Theater for the Very Young and Child Developmental Psychology

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This course will provide a detailed study of the different stages of psychological development from infancy to early childhood and will pair this with an examination of work by seminal international theater artists making performances for babies and toddlers, known as Theater for the Very Young (TVY) or Theater for Early Years (TEY). Over the course of the semester, students will also experience the hands-on exploration of some of the recurring tools, techniques and dramaturgy used by performance artist, dancers and theater makers when creating work for the very young while being exposed to the major theories, methodologies and studies of the psychology of infancy and childhood. Student will be asked to devise their won original piece of theater for babies or toddlers as a culminating project based on the extant research on the psychology of child development, and with a process and goal of honoring the abilities.