THEA 1200 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - York University, Wwe Backlash, Woody Guthrie
12 Oct 2018
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THEA 1200
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
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YORK UNIVERSITY ARTS, MEDIA, PERFORMANCE & DESIGN
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE
THEA 1200 6.0 COURSE OUTLINE FW 2018-2019
Course: THEA 1200 6.0, INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE
COURSE CALENDAR DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to introduce Theatre students to the key concepts and debates animating
Theatre Studies today. Beginning with the overarching question "What is theatre and why/how
do we study it?" students will explore a wide range of topics, including (but not limited to)
audience, space, time, bodies, community, spectacle, history, and politics. Taught by a group of
Theatre Studies faculty, the course will also introduce students to a range of theoretical and
methodological approaches for studying theatre and performance, e.g. performance ethnography,
theatre historiography, community activism, practice-based research, educational outreach.
Students will have opportunities to work individually as well as collaboratively on written and
performance projects. They will also become familiar with Toronto's lively theatre and
performance ecology through visits to a wide range of performances over the course of the year.
INSTRUCTOR/FORMAT/TERM/CONTACT INFO
Term: Fall/Winter 2018-2019
Course Instructor/Contact Info:
Fall Term:
Dr. Magdalena Kazubowski-Houston
416-736-2100 ext. 22257
Room 312 CFT
Course Consultation Hours: By appointment.
Format: Lectures and Tutorials
This course will consist of two-hour lectures supplemented with in-class discussions and one-
hour breakaway tutorials. In order to successfully complete the Theatre Project, students are
expected to dedicate additional time to rehearsals outside of lectures. In tutorials, students
will have an opportunity to discuss the material covered in lectures in preparation for an in-class
test, a critical review of a Theatre @ York production, a performance ethnography project, and a
theatre project.
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1. SPECIAL FEATURES
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite:
Not open to Theatre non-majors.
Experiential Education Component: The course involves the development and presentation of
a short ethnographic performance and short scene from a play studied in class.
2. TOPICS AND CONCEPTS
• Art as social production
• Comedy and tragedy
• Realism
• Feminism
• Epic Theatre
• Theatre of the Absurd
• Performance ethnography
Required Textbooks:
• Sophocles. Oedipus
• Ibsen, Henrik. A Doll’s House
• Beckett, Samuel. Waiting for Godot
• Brecht, Bertolt. Mother Courage and Her Children
• Kazubowski-Houston, Staging Strife
• Course Kit (indicated as CK in schedule) – available for purchase in class, or at Northview
Print & Copy, 2700 Steeles Ave West, Unit 1; Tel 905-738-5353
Clips from Films/Theatre Performances shown in class:
• Oedipus Rex (Guthrie 2002)
• Oedipus Rex (Pasolini 2003)
• Dollhouse (Mabou Mines, Breuer 2008)
• A Doll’s House (Losey 1986)
• A Doll’s House (Garland 2003)
• Waiting for Godot (Schneider 1997)
• Theatre of War (Walter 2008)
• Hope (Kazubowski-Houston 2003)
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Document Summary
Course: thea 1200 6. 0, introduction to theatre and performance. This course is designed to introduce theatre students to the key concepts and debates animating. Beginning with the overarching question "what is theatre and why/how do we study it?" students will explore a wide range of topics, including (but not limited to) audience, space, time, bodies, community, spectacle, history, and politics. Theatre studies faculty, the course will also introduce students to a range of theoretical and methodological approaches for studying theatre and performance, e. g. performance ethnography, theatre historiography, community activism, practice-based research, educational outreach. Students will have opportunities to work individually as well as collaboratively on written and performance projects. They will also become familiar with toronto"s lively theatre and performance ecology through visits to a wide range of performances over the course of the year. This course will consist of two-hour lectures supplemented with in-class discussions and one- hour breakaway tutorials.
