Film, Media, Theater 230HR - Intermediate Courses in History and Theory: 'Histories of Performance II'
Histories of Performance II
Spring
2024
01
4.00
Heidi Holder
MW 11:30AM-12:45PM
Mount Holyoke College
123543
Pratt Memorial Music Bldg 109
hholder@mtholyoke.edu
A historical survey of dramatic texts and world performance traditions from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries, with attention given to: the influence of print culture on early modern theatrical movements; the rise of nationalism and the creation of dramatic genres; and the effects of industry and technology on experimental modernist forms. Understanding performance as both artistic practice and social institution, this course emphasizes the role performance has played in changing audiences and as a cultural and political force. As such, we explore not only how performances are created--in terms of design, dramaturgy, architecture, and acting--but for whom, and why.