DR 610 Twentieth Century Theatres
A study of selected major European and American innovators and innovative movements in theatre from the late 19th to the early 21st-century. The readings focus on those artists and movements that have influenced how contemporary practitioners and audiences produce and view live performance. By investigating the major innovators alongside readings in multicultural, feminist, and postmodern theatre practices as well as popular theatre and performance art, the course examines how alternative forms of performance have impacted mainstream and commercial theatre. The course's readings include but are not limited to the selected works of Maeterlink, Tzara, Apollinaire, Meyerhold, Artaud, Grotowski, Brook, Bogart, and Taymor.