THE-225 Theatre History: Romantics Contemporary
This course surveys the global development of theatre from the late 18th century to the present within its historical, social, political and economic context. Theatre architecture, theatre technology, design concepts, acting styles, and significant dramatic works will be explored. The course also includes the discussion of theatre traditions of non-Western cultures. This course carries SUNY General Education Humanities and World History and Global Awareness credit.
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Course Outline
Department
Visual and Performing Arts
Course Description
This course surveys the global development of theatre from the late 18th century to the present within its historical, social, political and economic context. Theatre architecture, theatre technology, design concepts, acting styles, and significant dramatic works will be explored. The course also includes the discussion of theatre traditions of non-Western cultures. This course carries SUNY General Education Humanities and World History and Global Awareness credit.Credit Hours
3SUNY General Education Course
- Humanities
- World Languages
Course Learning Outcomes
- Identify the production styles and historical contexts of the major periods of theatre history from the 1800s to the present.
- Acknowledge the interrelationships among civilizations and cultures by relating works of literature to both their socio-economic and historical contexts, and to the available theatre technology, architecture, and performance practices.
- Present on a modern theatrical movement such as Naturalism, Symbolism, Futurism, Surrealism, Expressionism, etc....
- Students will examine the structures, systems, and interrelationships among civilizations and cultures within historical and/or contemporary contexts, that impacted shifts in modern theatrical production in order to present their findings to a classroom audience and in writing.
Topic Outline
- 1. Continental Europe in the early 19th century
- a. Theatre under Napoleon
- b. Theatrical conditions in German-language theatres
- c. Theatrical conditions in France to 1850
- d. Russian drama and theatre to 1850
- 2. England and North America in the early 19th century
- a. English theatre and drama to 1850
- b. Theatre in North America (U.S. and Canada)
- 3. History in English-speaking countries, 1850–1900
- a. Interrelationships via migration, colonization, and the advent of technology
- b. Theatre in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
- 4. Continental Europe and Latin America in the late 19th century
- a. Theatrical conditions in Russia
- b. German and Austrian theatre
- c. French theatre and drama
- d. Theatrical conditions in Italy and Spain
- e. Theatre in Latin America
- 5. The evolution of Modernism: fin de siècle
- a. Major technical innovations
- b. Changing conditions and practices
- 6. Modern alternatives to realism
- a. Cultural and political influences that encouraged non-realistic theatre across Europe
- 7. Between the wars, 1914–1939
- a. Twentieth-century theatre in North America and Europe
- 8. Continental Europe and Latin America in the mid-20th century, 1940–1968
- a. International developments and relationships in theatre
- 9. English-speaking countries in the mid-20th century
- a. Theatre in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
- 10. The continent of Africa
- a. Theatre in Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Senegal, and North and South Africa
- b. Impacts of colonization on indigenous cultures and performance
- 11. Continental Europe and Latin America in the late 20th century
- a. Soviet and Russian theatre
- b. Poland and Czechoslovakia
- c. German theatre to 1990
- d. Italian theatre to 1990
- 12. English-language theatre in the late 20th century
- a. Theatre in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
- 13. Contemporary theatre