28126 - Theories and Cultures of Representation (LM)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student will: acquire basic theorical-methodological tools for studying and understanding theatre facts, included those belonging to the field of music. The student also will: - acquire advanced knowledge about the study of theatre (musical theatre included) and theatre theory, that by now must go together with necessary intercultural and transcultural approach on live arts, and which must be able to integrate the contributions coming from "hard" sciences, of course beyond those from history and humanities; - command interdisciplinary theorical-methodological tools, necessary for future artistic, critical, organisational activities in the fields of live arts.

Course contents

WHAT MEANS STUDY THE THEATRE

I.  Foundations of a New Theatrology: Storiography, Semiotics, Anthropology
Start on february 4th, 2019

II. New Theatrology and Performance Studies
Start on april 8th, 2019

Readings/Bibliography

Program for 6 credits:

1) M. De Marinis, Capire il teatro. Lineamenti di una nuova teatrologia, nuova edizione riveduta e accresciuta, Roma, Bulzoni, 2008 (old editions are not allowed)

 2) Lesson's notes

or one book from the bottom list.



Program for 12 credits:

1) M. De Marinis, Capire il teatro. Lineamenti di una nuova teatrologia, nuova edizione riveduta e accresciuta, Roma, Bulzoni, 2008 (old editions are not allowed)

2) R. Schechner, Performance Studies: un'introduzione, a cura di D. Tomasello, Imola, Cue Press

3) one book from this list:

1) M. De Marinis, Il teatro dell'altro. Interculturalismo e transculturalismo nella scena contemporanea, Firenze, La casa Usher

2) M. De Marinis-R. Ferraresi (a cura di), Pensare il teatro. Nuova Teatrologia e Performance Studies, in "Culture Teatrali", 26, 2017.

3) F. Deriu, Performàtico. Teoria delle arti dinamiche, Roma, Bulzoni

4) E. Fischer-Lichte, Estetica del performativo, Roma, Carocci

5) E. Goffman, La vita quotidiana come rappresentazione, Bologna, Il Mulino

6) H.-T. Lehmann, Il teatro postdrammatico, Imola, Cue Press

7) R. Schechner, Magnitudini della performance, Roma, Bulzoni

8) V. Turner, Antropologia della performance, Bologna, Il Mulino

 

 

4) Lesson's notes

or another book from the above list

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons with seminars

Assessment methods

Oral examen.

Teaching tools

Audiovisual tools and web sites

Office hours

See the website of Marco De Marinis