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Course Info for THDN - 301 - 01, Spring 2025
Class number: 2795 Title: Directing/Devising Performance Department: Theater and Dance
Career: Undergraduate Component: Studio Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: Yes Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 9 Current enrollment: 4 Available seats: 5
Start date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 End date: Friday, May 9, 2025 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 10:00AM-12:00PM, TBA Instructor(s): Hendrick, Michelle
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: At least one theater and dance course or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirement: Meets Arts & Wellness Requirements
Note: Please contact Michelle Hendrick at michelle.hendrick@trincoll.edu for permission to enroll.
Course Description:
This class is designed for students interested in expanding their understanding of theoretical and devised approaches to directing for theater. The readings and exercises for this course will focus on the work of experimental theater artists from the 20th century to the present, examining the various ways directors and ensembles have investigated the relationship of form and content to research innovative modes of storytelling. Particular attention will be paid to multimedia and devised performance practice. Students will create work inspired by the artists and productions studied, applying theory to practice in performance work.