Course Description
This is the final
course in Performance Studies' Masters program. It brings together the
entire MA class, which has not been together since the first class, Introduction
to Performance Studies. The course helps students develop and present
a final, 'culminating' project in one of two (potentially overlapping)
areas: 1) advanced writing in performance; 2) performance practice and
theory. The first area allows students to rework a paper written during
their MA and, through a series of workshops, turn it into a publishable
essay. The public 'performance' of the paper at the end of the semester,
however, should also experiment with innovative strategies for presentation.
The second area allows students to present a performance piece, accompanied
by a short written essay (3-5 pages) exploring the theoretical underpinnings
of the work. The writing can be part of the performance itself. There
will be two sections of both the writing and performance workshops-students
will be assigned a section that will meet every other week for a total
of 5 sessions. The class meets weekly as a whole to review key debates
in Performance Studies (from Introduction to Performance Studies), and
to consider students' work in relation to the field. Four students a week
will be asked to lead the discussion, using articles, video, and/or performances
as examples. This class tries to bridge the practice/theory divide by
proposing that every performance enacts a theory, and every theory performs
in the public sphere. Short versions of each project (10 minute maximum)
will be presented to the faculty and students of Performance Studies in
a final conference/festival format in our beloved Studio on Tue, May 6th.
Required Books:
- Introduction to Performance Studies reading packet.
- Guest Speakers/Readings will be added to the syllabus during the
semester, see Reading List for added texts
available on-line.
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Tuesday 9:30 - 12
721 Broadway, Rm 636
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