Enrollment by application or interview. Departmental permission required.
This hands-on seminar will explore contemporary theories and practices of community-based performance, investigating contemporary theatre, dance, and music groups that use these methods. The course will also interrogate the sometimes fraught politics of community-based performance, including questions of authorship, authority, authenticity, and artistry. Offered in partnership with the Community-Based Learning Initiative, this course will offer hands-on experience in the process of creating community-based performance projects, and facilitate opportunities to build artistic relationships with local community organizations.
Reading/Writing assignments:
Reading: 100 pages per week. Writing: 20-25 pages over the course of the semester. Some weeks will require out-of-class engagement or activities
ENROLLMENT BY APPLICATION OR INTERVIEW. DEPARTMENTAL PERMISSION REQUIRED. Interested students should contact the professor to arrange an interview.
