TA 110 - History of Theatre I

Institution:

Eastern Connecticut State University

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Description:

Theatre serves as a vehicle to consider the social, political, and economic forces that shaped societies and their entertainments.This course surveys theatre and performance (dance, pageantry, spectacle, and popular entertainments) as a mirror of the people and times that shaped them.It begins with a consideration of the human need for mimesis and entertainment, and swiftly moves into the fifth-century B.C.E.and the golden age of Greek drama.Other topics include Roman theatre, medieval religious drama, Japanese theatre, Renaissance spectacle and pageantry, censorship, the advent of women on the stage, and popular theatre forms through the 18th century.The course includes theatre trips.Three credits.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.easternct.edu/

Phone Number:

(860) 465-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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