Educational objectives The social theatre operator: methodologies, dramaturgies and ethical issues
In addition to opening a reflection on the studies and theoretical issues related to the topic, the course aims to convey to students the main skills of the theatre operator who acts in the social spheres. As regards the methodologies, numerous directors and workshop leaders will be guests, active in various contexts of marginalization, who will also propose examples of practical exercises. An analysis of the dramaturgical possibilities will also be carried out through the indicated texts, with a focus on the prison context. Finally, the ethical problem of theatre work in the contexts of hardship will be addressed through the direct testimonies of the operators and participants. During the lessons, the use of textual and audiovisual materials, both published and unpublished, is also foreseen.
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Educational objectives The course in Theatre Anthropology aims to provide students with theoretical and methodological tools for the critical analysis of the processes that characterize theatre anthropology, with particular attention to their historical and disciplinary contextualization. The teaching aims to bring out the complexity and plurality of the theatre phenomenon, explored as a place of relationship, creation and cultural reflection. Although not configured as an autonomous discipline, the anthropological approach to theatre allows us to address in an original and conscious way the multiple forms assumed by theatre making in time and space. It welcomes our inevitable cultural prejudices not as obstacles, but as an integral part of the cognitive process, helping to restore the richness and otherness of theatre practices, both historical and contemporary. Through the analysis of ancient and modern, Western and non-Western examples, the course invites us to question how theatre works: when, how and why it is activated as a cultural, social, artistic and symbolic device. The central themes of the teaching will be culture understood as a "refined way to exercise life" (Artaud), the body and the disciplines of the body, improvisation, the use of masks and the invention of characters, the evolution of the stage space, disguise, ritual, myth, investigated in their anthropological and performative value.
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Educational objectives Theatre and Dance in Asia
Expected Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding:
Knowledge of Asian choreographic theatrical forms from a historical-critical and anthropological perspective.
Applying Knowledge and Understanding:
Ability to analyze texts, documents, and performance phenomena using categories and methods from historiography, theatre anthropology, and dance studies.
Autonomy of Judgment:
Ability to evaluate interactions between artistic, institutional, and social factors, particularly in relation to modern Asian history (colonialism and post-colonialism).
Communication Skills:
Ability to present content, methods, and issues related to the history of Asian dance and theatre using appropriate terminology and clear, well-structured argumentation.
Ability to develop clear and coherent analytical arguments.
Learning Skills:
Development of skills useful for continuing studies in performing arts and related disciplines.
Ability to study independently, even when working with complex and multidisciplinary materials.
By the end of the course, the student will be able to identify and describe the main theatrical and choreutic forms of some of the most significant Asian theatrical cultures, with particular reference to India, China, Japan, and Indonesia.
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