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Northwestern - THEATRE 141-0: Introduction to Theatre Design

The course introduces the principles and elements of visual design as they relate to the theatre design areas of scenery, costume, and lighting.
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Northwestern - THEATRE 345-1: History of Western Theatrical Practice

“Theatrical Romanticism”: A survey of mid-eighteenth to mid-nineteenth century European largely unperformed--even unperformable--play texts beginning with Sturm und Drang and continuing through English and French Romanticism. We will be reading representative plays, dramatic poems, and “closet dramas,” along with appropriated techniques in other visual and fine arts in the attempt to articulate a theatrical Romantic mise-en-scene. These in turn will be read alongside excerpts of theoretical discussions on the shifting nature of Nature, human psychology, the emotions, the sublime, the grotesque, and the spiritual to identify moments where the theatre is both in continuity and discontinuity with the larger Romantic tradition.
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Northwestern - THEATRE 312-1: The Art of Storytelling

The course is designed for the exploration of the potential of storytelling in our lives and our work. The course will empower the participants to discover their own distinct voices, as they become tellers of stories and to craft stories of value. Students will learn to listen as well as tell.
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Northwestern - THEATRE 366-0: Special Topics in History, Literature, Criticism

This class investigates the relationship between the past and concepts including performance, embodiment, and public and personal memory. Readings will be across a range of disciplines, including theatre and performance studies, sociology, anthropology, and history. Central questions include: What is the relationship between embodiment and memory? Does the public presentation of the past impact history? How are these practices illuminated through the lens of performance?
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Northwestern - THEATRE 366-CN: Special Topics

This course explores the history of theatre and performance in Chicago from 1837, when a group of touring actors staged the first show in the Chicago's Sauganash Hotel, to the present. We will discuss salient moments of Chicago's theatre history and non-theatrical performance in the broader context of the history of American modernity. Topics include the Columbian exposition of 1893, Chicago's Little Theatre Movement of the early twentieth century, the development of Chicago realism in some of its major playhouses, including the Steppenwolf and the Goodman Theatres, the city's rich experimental theatre scene, and the continuing commitment of off-Loop theatre artist to initiate dialogue about social diversity and enfranchisement. We will read works by famous playwrights who wrote for Chicago theatres, such as Tracy Letts and August Wilson, as well as works by lesser-known playwrights, such as Alice Gerstenberg. The course emphasizes the analytical skills that artists and critics deploy to produce and evaluate theatre. Equal attention will be given to elements of the dramatic text (plot, characterization, and dialogue) and elements of the theatrical production (acting and directing styles, theatre architecture, design, and conventions of spectatorship).
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Northwestern - THEATRE 345-2: History of Western Theatrical Practice

This course combines seminar and survey approaches to discuss Western theatre history, focusing particularly on class and the “culture wars” in European theatre from 1650 to 1914. Using play texts, critical readings, and in-class performances, we will examine the development of opera, festive culture, and other staged forms. We will also attempt to chip away at the “high-low binary” of cultural production, whereby certain cultural products are designated “high culture” while others are relegated to the arena of “low” or “popular culture.” From our discussions of elements of theatrical production and spectatorship as varied as theatre architecture, scripts, acting styles, and repertoire, students will acquire a broad knowledge of post-“Renaissance” Western theatre history while being able to apply elements of political economy and cultural studies to an analysis of theatre.
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Northwestern - THEATRE 367-0: History of the Lyric Theatre

Three-part course, covering the major movements in the histories of dance, opera, and musical comedy. Examination of artists and their work.
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