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| Course ID: | THEA 5710S/7710S. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Community-Based Theatre | Course
Description: | An introduction to the history, theories, and practice of
community-based theatre. Hallmark troupes and artists, and
techniques of theatre for social change. Involves outreach in
the community, critical reflection, and the creation our own
community-based performance. | | Oasis Title: | Community-Based Theatre | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or
teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives.
Students will be involved in the planning and implementation of
the project(s) and may spend time outside of the classroom.
Students will be engaged in the service-learning component for
approximately 25-50% of overall instructional time. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | Course Objectives: | * To become familiar with the field of community-based theatre
and performance (the hallmark troupes as well as the ongoing
discussions and debates)
*To learn and practice techniques to use theatre for social
change in the community
*To find precise language to evaluate democratic, humanist,
radical, anti-racist, anti-sexist, and anti-heterosexist
performances
*To bridge the "theory-practice divide": to use theory
from class to inform our theatre practice, and to use our
practice to test the theories we read
*To collaboratively create a community-based performance | | Topical Outline: | 1. Introduction: The Community-Based Theatre Classroom
- What is theatre for social change?
- Service-learning and fieldwork in the classroom
- Begin outreach with community partner
2. History
- Augusto Boal
- Bertolt Brecht
- Federal Theatre Project
- Living Theatre
- Cornerstone Theater
- Bread and Puppet Theatre
- Urban Bush Women
- The Medea Project
3. Community-Based Theatre on College Campuses (and Schools)
- Some examples
- Begin creation of our piece
4. Outreach, Ethnography, and Ethics
- Dwight Conquergood
- Jan Cohen-Cruz
- Critical reflections
- Creation/rehearsal of the performance | | Honor Code Reference: | none | |
| Course ID: | THEA 5710S/7710S. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Community-Based Theatre |
Course
Description: | An introduction to the history, theories, and practice of
community-based theatre. Hallmark troupes and artists, and
techniques of theatre for social change. Involves outreach in
the community, critical reflection, and the creation our own
community-based performance. |
| Oasis Title: | Community-Based Theatre |
| Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or
teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives.
Students will be involved in the planning and implementation of
the project(s) and may spend time outside of the classroom.
Students will be engaged in the service-learning component for
approximately 25-50% of overall instructional time. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
|
| Course Objectives: | * To become familiar with the field of community-based theatre
and performance (the hallmark troupes as well as the ongoing
discussions and debates)
*To learn and practice techniques to use theatre for social
change in the community
*To find precise language to evaluate democratic, humanist,
radical, anti-racist, anti-sexist, and anti-heterosexist
performances
*To bridge the "theory-practice divide": to use theory
from class to inform our theatre practice, and to use our
practice to test the theories we read
*To collaboratively create a community-based performance |
| Topical Outline: | 1. Introduction: The Community-Based Theatre Classroom
- What is theatre for social change?
- Service-learning and fieldwork in the classroom
- Begin outreach with community partner
2. History
- Augusto Boal
- Bertolt Brecht
- Federal Theatre Project
- Living Theatre
- Cornerstone Theater
- Bread and Puppet Theatre
- Urban Bush Women
- The Medea Project
3. Community-Based Theatre on College Campuses (and Schools)
- Some examples
- Begin creation of our piece
4. Outreach, Ethnography, and Ethics
- Dwight Conquergood
- Jan Cohen-Cruz
- Critical reflections
- Creation/rehearsal of the performance |
| Honor Code Reference: | none |
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