THEA 362
East Meets West: America, Japan, Theatre Fall 2016
Division I Writing Skills
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This course is a practicum, featuring an investigation of traditional and contemporary East Asian Arts and their influence on performance in the Americas and Europe; culminating in a staged play based on a traditional Noh text. The theoretical/historical work will include weekly readings, viewings and discussion of various lead artists, forms and movements. The studio work will involve training, rehearsal and performance. Drawing on Professor Steele’s experience with traditional Noh, as well as contemporary directors Tadashi Suzuki and Robert Wilson, the course will focus primarily on Japanese post Meiji-era performing Arts and their influence on the West. Artists/forms/movements to be studied are: Noh, Kabuki, Tadashi Suzuki, Lee-Chen Lin, Robert Wilson, Adriane Mnouchkine, Claude Debussy, Martha Graham, Yukio Mishima, Erik Ehn, John Cage and Yoshi Oida.
The Class: Format: studio
Limit: 20
Expected: 14
Class#: 1886
Grading: no pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: 35% attendance, 35% class participation, 30% writing
Extra Info: may not be taken on a pass/fail basis
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: Theatre majors, Asian Studies majors
Unit Notes: course will be a practicum, combining reading and class discussion with physical training, rehearsal and performance
Materials/Lab Fee: $30.00
Distributions: Division I Writing Skills
Attributes: INST East Asian Studies Electives

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