78050 - History of the New Theatre (1)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course:

- students will possess the historical, theoretical and methodological fundamentals in order to understand the experiences that characterize the history of the New Theatre from the middle of the twentieth century;

- they will know the different forms of the performing arts;

- they will develop analytical skills in expressive languages, economic and organizational patterns, social and cultural contexts;

- they will be able to organize bibliographic and documentary materials;

- they will be able to develop critical exegeses of performing texts.

Course contents

Module I = first 30 hours: Introduction to the New Theatre and founding experiences 

The first module of the course will analyze the definition of “New Theatre” and the main experiences that have contribuited to the rethinking of expressive forms and professional practices from the second half of the twentieth century, marking a break with the past and affirming the “New” as a value in itself.

Those who intend to take the exam for 6 CFU must necessarily follow the 1st module and prepare the corresponding program and bibliography.

Module II = following 30 hours: The theatre of the third millennium

The second module of the course, open to the contribution of the students, will investigate contemporary theatre experiences, with particular reference to theatrical generations of the third millennium.

The course aims to provide the main methodological elements for analyzing live performances: construction and analysis of the sources, visual documentation, essays and other cultural materials useful for investigation.

Areas related to "Theatre of the Real" and new forms of political theatre will be taken into account (Emma Dante, Teatro Sotterraneo, Babilonia Teatri and the young artists emerging from Premio Scenario).

[In particular the following program is to be included as part of the course: "CORPI ERETICI. Il teatro di Antonio Viganò", by Cristina Valenti (9-13 November 2020: Centro Teatrale La Soffitta). THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO HEALTH EMERGENCY DUE TO COVID-19 ]

 

1st MODULE:

Start: 30th September 2020 - End: 30th October 2020.

2nd MODULE:

Start: 11 November 2020 - End: 11 December 2020

Hours: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 13-15.

Readings/Bibliography

6 CFU COURSE (MODULE I)

Attending students (70% of attendance in class):

1. L. Mango, Il Novecento del teatro. Una storia, Roma, Carocci, 2019 (only the Second Part: Il secondo Novecento, pp. 165-341).
2. La scrittura scenica. Un codice e le sue pratiche nel teatro del Novecento, Roma, Bulzoni, 2003 (only the following part: Capitolo I. Fondamenti teorici e coordinate storiche – paragrafo 1. La scrittura scenica come oggetto teorico, pp. 13-47).
3. Teaching materials published on Virtuale platform.
   

No-attending students will also bring the following text:

• C. Valenti, Storia del Living Theatre. Conversazioni con Judith Malina, Corazzano, Titivillus, 2017.

12 CFU COURSE (MODULE I + MODULE II)

Attending students (70% of attendance in class):

1. L. Mango, Il Novecento del teatro. Una storia, Roma, Carocci, 2019 (only the Second Part: Il secondo Novecento, pp. 165-341).
2. La scrittura scenica. Un codice e le sue pratiche nel teatro del Novecento, Roma, Bulzoni, 2003 (only the following part: Capitolo I. Fondamenti teorici e coordinate storiche – paragrafo 1. La scrittura scenica come oggetto teorico, pp. 13-47).
3. C. Valenti, Scenari del terzo millennio. L'osservatorio del Premio Scenario sul giovane teatro, Corazzano, Titivillus, 2018 (the study will be limited to pp. 7-125. The next part will be subject to consultation)..
4. Massimo Marino, Lo sguardo che racconta. Un laboratorio di critica teatrale, Roma, Carocci, 2004 (2^ 2011).
5. ["CORPI ERETICI. Il teatro di Antonio Viganò", project by Cristina Valenti (9-13 November 2020: Centro Teatrale La Soffitta) THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO HEALTH EMERGENCY DUE TO COVID-19 ].
6. Teaching materials published on Virtuale platform.
   

No-attending students will also bring the following texts:

• C. Valenti, Storia del Living Theatre. Conversazioni con Judith Malina, Corazzano, Titivillus, 2017.
• S. Casi, Per un teatro pop. La lingua di Babilonia Teatri, Corazzano, Titivillus, 2013.

 

Teaching methods

Due to the restrictions imposed by the current health emergency, the course will be conducted in blended learning mode: some lessons will be held in the classroom (frontal teaching open to the contribution of the students, for a total of 30 hours) others will be held remotely (online activities and exercises for a total of 30 hours).

It will always be possible to connect remotely and follow live streaming of the lessons in the classroom via TEAMS platform.

The teaching also includes the support of slides, audiovisual projections, web sources, and the sharing of teaching materials through Virtuale.

The course will also host meetings with artists and theatre professionals.

Students will also be invited to the vision of theatre performances which will be discussed in classroom.

In particular the following program is to be included as part of the course: "CORPI ERETICI. Il teatro di Antonio Viganò", by Cristina Valenti (9-13 November 2020: Centro Teatrale La Soffitta).

The lessons that will NOT be held in the classroom but via TEAMS platform are as follows:

September: 30

October: 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 16, 23, 30

November: 20, 27

December: 4, 9, 10, 11

WARNING: Given the fluidity of the emergency situation, it is possible that the teaching methods will change in the coming months. In this case, timely communication will be given through an update of this program, as well as through appropriate notices published on the usual institutional channels, namely: notices published on the teacher's page ((https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/cristina.valenti), on the website of the DAMS Degree Course (https://corsi.unibo.it/laurea/DAMS ) and on the official FB page of the DAMS Degree Course (https://www.facebook.com/dams.unibo/ ) which all students are invited to consult periodically.

Assessment methods

Attending students will face audits in progress through the course, consisting in analyzing shows that were seen in class or theatre, and also face an oral inteview. During the interview the critical knowledge of lecture topics and reference materials will be evaluated .

No-attending students will sit the oral interview aimed at verifying the critical knowledge of the bibliographical material.

The achievement of an organic vision of the issues addressed during the classes, the ownership of a mastery of expression and specific language, the capability of guidance within the reference materials will be assessed with marks of excellence. Mechanical or mnemonic knowledge of matter, poorly articulating and not always appropriate language will lead to discrete assessments. Training gaps, inappropriate language, minimal knowledge of the material will lead to votes that will not exceed the sufficiency. Training gaps, inappropriate language, lack of guidance within the reference materials will lead to failed assessments.

Teaching tools

Presentations, audiovisual projections, web sources, sharing of teaching materials through Virtuale.

TEAMS platform, Virtuale.

Links to further information

https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/cristina.valenti

Office hours

See the website of Cristina Valenti