New Classes for Spring 2010
Postdramatic Theatre (And Beyond) will be taught by Max Kade Visiting Professor Bettina Brandl-Risi. Professor Brandl-Risi teaches at the Institute for Theatre Studies at Berlin’s Free University where she is also a postdoctoral research fellow at the Collaborative Research Centre “Kulturen des Performativen.” She received her Dr. phil. in German Literature at the University of Basel, Switzerland. During the 2008 spring term, she lectured at Yale University’s School of Drama.
This course offers a close look at avant-garde theatre practice in the German speaking countries since the 1990s and will introduce current tendencies in theorizing performance as that theory relates to the practice. Starting from the notion of "Postdramatic Theatre" (H.T. Lehmann), we will discuss the politics of (re-)presentation and spectatorship, analyzing as well as experimenting with their implications for performance, for writing for performance, and for writing about performance. TSDA 1281B
Visiting Lecturer Lisa Damour will be teaching Reality: A Playwriting Class this Spring. The class meets on Mondays in the Becker Library from 3:00-5:20.
This advanced playwriting class is designed to explore, critique and expand notions theatrical realism. The class will include research into the history of realism in visual art and theater, field trips in and around the Providence area to investigate and respond to the “realism” of daily life and practical work in site-specific theater. Coursework will include the creation of one short site-specific performance and one new play. This class will also incorporate discussions about reactions to realism as well as current “realistic” performance trends such as reality TV.
New Classes for Fall 2009
New Visiting Assistant Professor Shayoni Mitra will be teaching two classes this fall: Issues in Performance Studies and Traditional Indian Performance: Poetics and Practice.
PhD Candidate Elise Morrison will be teaching Surveillance, Performance, and Culture this Fall. You can email Elise directly for more information.
For more information on these and other classes, see the the Courses page.
