This course focuses on the experience of theatre in performance, the work of theatre artists and theatre traditions and practices in other cultures and time periods. It is organized in 4 modules: 1. The Theatre Experience - the theatre in the context of other arts; performance, conventions and interactions; the artists and crafts people involved in theatre production; critical perspectives in the arts, 2. Creating Theatre: The Playwright and the Play - the basics of story telling and playwrighting; the elements of drama, play structure and genre; realism and other dramatic styles in writing and performance. 3. Creating Theatre: The Director, Actor and Designers - the skills, processes and duties of the director, actor and set, light, costume and sound designers. 4. A Study of Theatre Traditions - a synthesis of modules 1,2 and 3; the study of theatre traditions and practice of various cultures and time periods.
- Subject:
- Arts and Humanities
- Theater arts
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Date Added:
- 05/06/2013