HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY THEATRE

This course is part of the Bachelor’s Degree Program in Conservation of Cultural Heritage and Performing Arts Management (curriculum Tars and EGART) and is also available for the Bachelor of Arts in literary text and communication sciences course. The course provides a basic knowledge of contemporary theatre history (19th, 20th and 21st centuries), the workings of the various models of representation of a theater piece, and the principal theories governing their production and reception. It also provides the basic knowledge to work in the field of cultural heritage as a specialist in conservation and management of artistic heritage.

Students will be able to situate theatre, dance, and live art productions in the broader context of arts and cultural heritage. During the course, they will learn how to critically approach a theater performance, how to take notes both from the lessons and from the referral texts to fix the main concepts and develop their analysis and synthesis skills. Finally, students will be able to use specialist vocabulary. The written exam will give students the opportunity to verify the knowledge they have acquired and their ability to contextualize it by relating it to what they have learned throughout the entire curriculum.

A good reading knowledge of English is required to understand some of the required texts and excerpts from the dance shows examined in class.

The course provides students with an overview of the history of theatre from the end of the 19th century to the present day by analysing the different genres, production processes and the audience's response. Each lesson will explore the main theater and performance theories and practices by screening video recordings of plays, choreographic works and performances in class. The specific terminology needed to understand the bibliography will be discussed in class. Non-attending students must add one text to the list (see bibliography).

A selection of essays and videos is listed on moodle (the password will be provided via email by Prof. Franco).
Non-attending students must add:
Rosaria Ruffini, Le Afriche di Peter Brook. Linea Edizioni, 2020.

The final exam for both attending and non-attending students and consists of a written exam lasting for 2 hours based on the texts and videos listed for the course (see Moodle). References to the bibliography other subject areas are necessary to pass the exam.

The course will be held in person. All classes include powerpoints and video screenings.

Italian

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This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Poverty and inequalities" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development