| Course Title: Histories of Performance I |
| Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2019 |
| Description: A survey of world performance history, including: the evolution of human language and consciousness; the rise of oral, ritual, and shamanic performance; religious and civic festivals; and imperial theatre practices that position the stage at the dangerous intersection of religious worship, public taste, royal patronage, and government censure. Understanding performance as both artistic practice and social institution, this course emphasizes the role performance has played in changing audiences and as a cultural and political force in various societies. We explore not only how performances were created--in terms of design, dramaturgy, architecture, and acting--but also for whom, and why. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Heidi Holder | hholder@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Discussion | Tuesday and Thursday | 11:30AM - 12:45PM | THEA - Rooke Theatre | 104 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 16 | Enrollment: 17 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Theatre Histories: An Introduction Author: McConachie, Bruce Copyright: 2016 Edition: 3rd Volume: ISBN: 0415837960 Publisher: Routledge |
Required | 69.95 |
| Title: Lysistrata and Other Plays Author: Aristophanes, Copyright: 2003 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780140448146 Publisher: Penguin |
Required | 8.50 |
| Title: The Bacchae and Other Plays Author: Euripides, Copyright: 2008 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780199540525 Publisher: Oxford World Classics |
Required | 10.95 |
| Title: The Bacchae of Euripides: A Communion Rite Author: Soyinka, Wole Copyright: 2004 Edition: 2nd Volume: ISBN: 0393325830 Publisher: Norton |
Required | 14.95 |
| Title: The Recognition of Sakuntala Author: Kalidasa, Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780199540600 Publisher: Oxford University Press |
Required | 10.95 |
| Title: Tartuffe Author: Moliere, trans. Wilbur Copyright: 1968 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0156881802 Publisher: Mariner Books |
Required | 13.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at Odyssey Books |