27157 - Theatre Seminar (1)

Learning outcomes

The theater seminar is a training activity that integrates the educational offer of traditional courses. At the end of the seminar the student: - deepens the knowledge related to relevant aspects of theater studies; - independently applies theoretical analysis methodologies and practical activities of contemporary theater.

Course contents

China, India, Japan: on some masterpieces of Asian theater

After providing the essential coordinates for understanding and interpreting a performance of the Asian theatrical tradition, the seminar will propose the guided viewing of some masterpieces from China, India and Japan. The selected examples - anthropologically contextualized - will allow to familiarize with the actor’s techniques, the aesthetic principles and the material culture of some of the most relevant genres of theater in Asia.

Schedule: (1pm-3pm):
March: 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30
April: 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26

Enrollment:
by e-mail at matteo.casari@unibo.it no later than March 14^th, 2022.

Readings/Bibliography

Giovanni Azzaroni e Matteo Casari, Asia il teatro che danza, Le Lettere, Firenze, 2011. (Not compulsory)

Teaching methods

The seminar will combine lectures presentations and class discussion. Active student participation is a key component of the seminar.

Assessment methods

Seminar activity does not give a grade but merely a “Idoneo”/“Pass”, expressed on the basis of participation in the activities envisaged. Students must attend at least 80% of seminar lessons.

Teaching tools

Audiovisual and web resources.

Office hours

See the website of Matteo Casari