PPS-550A Performance Across Cultures

3 Credits

This class is designed to introduce students to theater and dance companies in New York City performing in a wide range of international styles and traditions. The course is meant to offer students wide knowledge– across a range of cultures and communities– of what performance is. We will look at traditional forms as well as contemporary work. Most classes will feature lectures and demonstrations by guest artists. We will watch samples from their work, hear about their process and be led in some embodied work of our own. Students will participate in workshops and complete weekly readings and independent projects.