Required readings, written essays, and mid-term writing project in addition to creation of short performance pieces. A semester's work may center on the theater of a particular culture such as Asia, Africa, Latin America, or particular theater forms such as feminist, Afro-American, Latino, and gay and lesbian. Students study three texts from a range of periods and styles over the course of the semester. The final project includes an analysis of a fourth text of the student's choosing from the point of view of one particular field of theater practice. Participation in the IAP production is not required.
Students experience Latin American collective creation methods through classroom exercises.
Subject is a blend of academic study and theatrical play. Students have the option of doing reading and writing assignments in Spanish. You must enter the HASS-D lottery to take this subject. Explores artistic lives of dance artists Katherine Dunham, Alvin Ailey, Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, and George Balanchine as American dance innovators. Lectures and discussions analyze these artists' works, taking into consideration historical and political contexts.