STAGE ICONOGRAPHY

Academic year
2024/2025 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
ICONOGRAFIA TEATRALE E MUSICALE
Course code
FT0442 (AF:376843 AR:290393)
Modality
On campus classes
ECTS credits
6
Degree level
Bachelor's Degree Programme
Educational sector code
L-ART/05
Period
2nd Term
Course year
3
Moodle
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This course introduces the basic concepts related to theatrical and musical iconography and the study of visual sources for the History of the Performing Arts with particular reference to theater photography.

The main purpose of the course is to provide the necessary tools to deal with the analysis of theatrical photographs in the Belle Epoque period.
At the end of the course, the student will know the process of studying an iconographic document and the relative difficulties of analysis inherent in this particular documentary typology.
No prerequisites are necessary to take the course.
Musical and Theatrical iconographic material useful to the History of the Performing Arts: theater in photography from the birth of the medium to the phenomenon of stardom which affected the first decades of the 20th century.
Bibliography will follow
The final test will consist of an oral examination on the topics covered in class, the indicated short essays.
To take the oral exam, it is mandatory to submit a written paper on one of the course topics.
For non-attending students, to the materials uploaded on moodle and a volume of your choice from the bibliography:

- R. Guardenti, "In forma di quadro. Note di iconografia teatrale", Bologna, Cue Press 2020;
- N. Guidobaldi, "Prospettive di iconografia musicale", Milano, Mimesis, 2007;
- R. Guardenti, "Attori di carta. Motivi iconografici dall'antichità all'Ottocento", Roma, Bulzoni, 2005
- C. Balme, R. Erenstein, C. Molinari, "European Theatre Iconography", Roma, Bulzoni, 2002
Lectures with powerpoint and video projections.
Italian
Syllabus fields will be updated by the course teacher as soon as possible, in any case before the start of lessons.
oral

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development

Definitive programme.
Last update of the programme: 19/11/2024