DRAMA 161x - Improvisational Theory and Practice

Institution:

Harvard University

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Description:

Through embodied practice and critical investigation, this course aims to cultivate an understanding of improvisation as a discrete mode of performance, as a constituent element of all theatrical and performance arts, and as a practice and function of everyday life. We will look at historical practices of improvisation including 17th-and 18th-century commedia dell'arte, 19th-century French boulevard pantomime blanche, 20th-century North American (historical) avant-garde theatre; the cinema of Jean Rouch, Orleans, Bebop, and Free Jazz, as well as performances not typically associated with improvisation, including early Shakespearean production, Brechtian theatre, and late 20th-century feminist theatres.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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