TAPS 10300 - Words and Bodies in Time and Space

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University of Chicago

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Class limited to fifteen students. Theater combines words and bodies in time and space in ways that audiences find convincing or realistic. What counts as realistic representation and why How can the illusionistic stage and empathetic performances of Henrik Ibsen's Dollhouse and the experimental disillusion of Bertolt Brecht' s Mother Courag e both be called "realist theatre " How do we make sense of Shakespear e's empty stage and abundant vers e in Ham let To answer these questions, we study the words of these and other playwrights alongside critical theory and performances both recorded and live. Assignments include the observation and analysis of theater on stage in Chicago, as well as short physical and verbal exercises in embodim ent. S. Graney. Spri

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.UCHICAGO.EDU

Phone Number:

(773) 702-1234

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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