Devised Theatre

Professor: Jaclyn Pryor Term: 2011S

Meeting Info:  Monday 02:30 PM - 03:50 PM Music and Dance Building MAIN Wednesday 02:30 PM - 03:50 PM Music and Dance Building MAIN

Description: The focus of this course is creating and performing original performance material. Students will learn a variety of approaches for generating new work, including autobiographical writing, found text, improvised movement, object work, and adaptation. Students will create work in the studio setting as well as in alternative spaces on campus, paying particular attention to the relationship between the performing body and the natural/built environment. We will also look at the ways in which race, gender, sexuality, and other embodied identities affect the meaning of our performances. Throughout the semester, we will look at various contemporary models for inspiration, including the work of Anna Deavere Smith, Ann Carlson, Suzanne Lacy, Daniel Alexander Jones, the SITI Company, and Split Britches. This course satisfies Division I distribution requirements. REA, WRI, EXP, PRS, PRJ, MCP.