THE2280 History of Theatre ID, FALL2020

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Professor(s)

Christopher Swift

Department

Architectural Technology, Entertainment Technology, Humanities

Course Code

THE2280 ID

Semester / Year

Fall 2020

Course Description

A survey of the development of architectural and scenic styles in the physical structure of theatre from its beginnings in ancient Greece to its most current forms. Emphasis placed on the stylistic influences of theoreticians and artistic movements.

Interdisciplinary Option: This course is a conversation between theater history and architecture. As such, the work in class focuses on purpose-built and adapted spaces for live performance. Each week we will examine historical theatre spaces and technologies in the context of prevailing cultural and social forces in order to better understand audience/stage relationships. To fulfill the interdisciplinary requirements for this course, specialists from architecture, art history, and performance technology will guest lecture six times over the course of the semester.Students will learn skill-sets from architecture technology: GIS mapping and hand sketching.

Avatar image credit: Filippo Brunelleschi, Perspective Drawing for Church of Santo Spirito in Florence, 1428

Acknowledgements: This course is based on the following course(s):

OER Course Template by Bree Zuckerman, Cailean Cooney

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