ELEMENTS OF THEATRE AND LIVE ART PRODUCTION I

The course is part of the Master's Degree Program in Economics and Management of Arts and Cultural Activities that offers research methodologies and professional approaches to managing the arts. It provides depth knowledge of theatre, dance, and live art by introducing students to the principal theories governing their production and reception.

The students will be able to place theater, dance, and performance productions within the broader context of arts and cultural heritage. They will also be able to apply some key concepts of managerial management to these areas. During the course, they will learn to critically view a performance and to take notes from both the lectures and the reference texts to grasp the main concepts and develop analytical and synthesis skills. Finally, students will know how to use specialized vocabulary..

No prerequisites or basic knowledge of theatre are required to attend the course.

The course will provide a depth knowledge of contemporary theatre, dance, and live art as forms of cultural heritage. Students will be confronted with a wide range of theatrical theories and performance practices starting from a selection of video recordings of theatre shows to analysing different genres, production processes and the mechanisms that regulate the reception of the audience. The terminology needed to understand the texts under scrutiny will be introduced and examined in class. For non-attending students, the program is the same. Still, a meeting with the professor is recommended before taking the final exam.

Christopher B. Balme, The Cambridge Introduction to Theater Studies, Cambridge University Press, 2008 (chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11).

Patrice Pavis, The Routledge Dictionary of Performance and Contemporary Theatre, London, Routledge, 2016 (only some entries, see moodle)
(https://books.google.it/books ? id=ryYRDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA161&lpg=PA161&dq=performance+studies+dictionary&source=bl&ots=fUaVN_eBlo&sig=ACfU3U3Vb6UcUT- 2g7vuXKMR0BtBJ9Sb9Q&hl=it&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiGlPOK1eroAhXLfMAKHcNXA0IQ6AEwBHoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=performance%20studies%20dictio nary&f=false.)

A selection of essays and videos is available in the dedicate section of Moodle

The exam consists of a joint oral presentation referring to this program and to the second part of the course held by Prof. Bettinello.
The topic of the oral presentation must be agreed upon in advance with the two professors, who assess the originality of the case study analyzed, the ability to use the specialized vocabulary learned, and specific references to the texts in the exam program. The oral exam lasts approximately 25 minutes.

The course is structured around a series of lectures with screenings of images and videos. The course is linked to an e-learning platform (moodle.unive.it) where the students can find information about readings and links to the videos presented and discussed during the classes.

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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