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Class number:
3433
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Title: Performing Latin Am. Theater |
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Department: Language and Culture Studies |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 19 |
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Current enrollment: 8 |
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Available seats: 11 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 |
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End date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: MW: 1:30PM-2:45PM, AAC - GH |
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Instructor(s): Melendez, Priscilla |
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Prerequisite(s): Completion of a HISP 200 level Spanish course or permission of instructor |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities and Global Requirements |
Course Description:
The goal of this course is to transform the classroom into a theatrical space
where collaboration and teamwork are paramount to learning about art and
communication. We will examine a corpus of one-act plays from
contemporary Spanish America and will perform one of these short plays in
the target language. Beyond analyzing these texts from diverse perspectives
(that is, from sociopolitical or psychological angles) the journey from text to
stage will lead us to examine the intricacies and complexities of directing,
acting, learning about stage and costume design, about lighting, diction and
pronunciation, memorization, and publicity, among other theatrical aspects.
The students will experience firsthand the double nature of theater as they
participate in the transformation of a theatrical text to a performative act. |