CO 135 - Introduction to Theatre History

Institution:

Pillar College (formerly Somerset Christian College)

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Description:

The course will examine theatre's origins in 5th and 6th Century B.C. and the religious experience it was for the Greek and Roman citizens. Then, we move through medieval culture, and how the church both condemned and then utilized theatre as an evangelical tool, to 15th and 16th Century Europe's various theatrical conventions. Finally, theatre begins to modernize in the late 19th Century, becomes existential with the Theatre of the Absurd, and winds up in the contemporary culture.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.somerset.edu

Phone Number:

(973) 803-5000

Calendar System:

Semester

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