A preparatory course for the history of theater and drama sequence. History, theories, and practice of performance art form futurism to the present. Emphasis is on the creation and performance of image, auteur approaches to literary, mythic, visual art, and personal sources, and the writing and staging of performance pieces. Myth, Epic, and Oral Traditions. A study of various approaches to the analysis, interpretation, and performance of creation, fertility and heroic myths and epics from world oral traditions.
Emphasis is on the relationship between orality and literacy.
A course in the visual aspects of the art of theater that focuses on the principles, the elements and the history and current practice of visual design for the theater. Basic design skills including drafting, sketching and rendering. Offered in versions oriented specifically toward set design or costume design in alternating years. History of Costume and Decor. A survey of historical dress, architecture, and furnishings as it relates to theater.