COMP 151
The Art of Playing: An Introduction to Theatre and Performance Spring 2024 (also offered Fall 2023)
Division I
Cross-listed THEA 101 / GBST 116

Class Details

This is an introduction to the global art and practice of making theatre. Students will learn about the history, aesthetics, and approaches to the performer’s labor associated with select performance forms from around the world. Emphasis will be on the analysis of embodied practices and the relationship between the stage and everyday life. Through readings, audiovisual materials, performance exercises, and discussions we will engage with theatre as a constantly evolving art form, sharpening our analytical skills through theoretical approaches from performance studies. Central to our exploration will be excavating the Eurocentric assumptions that conventionally shape the practice and study of theater in the United States. We will seek ways to decolonize our perspectives and ask critical questions about performance’s potential to enact strategies of anti-racism and anti-imperialism. This course, open to all students, is a gateway to the major in Theatre, and is a prerequisite for THEA 201, THEA 204, THEA 301, and THEA 401.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 14
Expected: 14
Class#: 3947
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: two 5-page critical essays, journal reflections, studio exercises, and active participation in all activities
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: prospective Theatre majors or Theatre majors or Comparative Literature majors
Distributions: Division I
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
THEA 101 Division I GBST 116 Division II COMP 151 Division I

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