HISTORY OF THEATER
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2022/2023
- Teacher
- DOMENICO GIUSEPPE LIPANI
- Credits
- 12
- Didactic period
- Primo Semestre
- SSD
- L-ART/05
Training objectives
- The course aims to provide a general knowledge of Theater history from Ancient Greece to 20th century Europe. Analyzing different historical periods, students can acquire the main concepts of theater for each period, looking at theater as a complex phenomenon. Students will also be able to understand how the various components of theater (text, scenography, acting, direction, production.) have been historically organized for performance.
Prerequisites
- None
Course programme
- The course is composed of two modules
Module 1
“History of theater from Ancient Greece to 20th century Europe”. The module aims to provide a general introduction to the most important periods and events in theater history: Greek and Roman theatre, the Medieval stage, theater during the Renaissance, the golden age theatre, the bourgeois theatre, the Twentieth-century theatre.
Module 2
"Introduction to Commedia dell'arte": distinguishing features, companies, women on stage, travels, dramaturgy. Didactic methods
- The course will take place in the first semester (october - december 2022).
Classes will be taught in presence in Italian.
For non-attending students some videolessons will be available at the end of the course on classroom (code: im437fq) Learning assessment procedures
- Written exam. The student must answer 5 open-ended questions on topics related to the program of the course. The exam lasts 60 minutes.
Reference texts
- Module A
L. Allegri (a cura di), Storia del teatro. Le idee e le forme dello spettacolo dall’antichità a oggi, Carocci, Roma 2017.
Module B
S. Ferrone, La commedia dell'arte. Attrici e attori italiani in Europa (XVI-XVIII secolo), Einaudi, Torino 2014.
Non attending students have to integrate with classnote available on Classroom.
