World
Theatre
&
Performance


DRAM
3323­0001

Spring
2010

Thomas
Riccio,
Professor





Office
#972.883.2016
(voice
mail)





Thomas.riccio@utdallas.edu


www.thomas­riccio.net



Class
times:
Th
4­6:45


Office
hours:
Th
1­3:30
and
by
Arrangement,
call
or
write

Office
location:
JO
4.920



DESCRIPTION
OF
COURSE

World
Theatre
is
designed
as
a
survey
to
introduce
historical
and
cross‐cultural
dramatic

and
performance
texts,
theories,
and
practices.
Its
objective
is
to
introduce
students
to
the

wide
range
of
expressions,
major
methodologies
and
paradigms
of
world
theatre
and

performance
as
to
examine
the
broad
social,
political,
religious,
and
cultural
contexts.



REQUIRED
TEXTS:


The
Longman
Anthology
of
Drama
and
Theater:
A
Global
Perspective,
Longman,
2001,
ISBN:

0‐321‐01559‐2



Performing
Africa:
Re‐Mixing
Tradition,
Theatre,
and
Culture

Peter
Lang
Publishing,
Berlin
and
New
York.
2007,
ISBN
0‐8204‐8899‐2



COURSE
REQUIREMENTS/EVALUATION

This
course
will
be
based
on
lecture
and
in‐class
discussion.
Because
of
the
wide
range
of

cultural
and
historical
material
covered
by
this
survey,
student
attendance
and

participation
will
be
essential.
A
mid‐term
exam
and
final
exam
will
be
given
covering
the

reading
and
concepts
presented
in
class—essay,
T‐F,
multiple
choice,
identification.
A

research
paper—12‐page—based
on
the
reading/viewing
and/or
the
critical
essays
will

also
be
required.
Topics
will
be
discussed
in
class
and
approved
by
the
instructor.



GRADING

 1000
PTS
SCALE

Mid‐Term
Exam
 
 
 
 
 20%

Final
Exam
 
 
 
 
 
 25%

Final
Paper
 25%

Participation

 
 
 
 
 
 10%

Attendance
 
 
 
 
 
 10%
 

Quizzes
(if
necessary)
 
 
 
 10%



Late
or
incomplete
work
is
not
acceptable

Incompletes
will
not
be
given
in
this
class

Plagiarism
and
cheating
is
unacceptable

All
dates
and
assignments
are
subject
to
change

Assignments
will
be
made
with
ample
time
for
completion
given
please
be
alert
to

alterations
or
corrections
in
the
schedule




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Attendance
Policy:
Two
(2)
unexcused
absences
permitted);
however
each
subsequent

unexcused
absence
will
result
in
the
lowering
of
one
full
letter
grade
per
absence(50PTS

per
absence).
Two
late
arrivals
(20
minutes
+
after
the
hour
unless
lateness
is
pre­
arranged)
will
count
as
one
absence.
Note:
No
Gum
Chewing
or
Eating
in
Class.

Soft

Drinks,
Coffee,
and
water
permitted.





WEEKLY
ASSIGNMENTS

14
January
 Introductions

What
and
Why
World
Theatre?
Reviewing
the
Fundamentals­­RITUAL

Read:
3‐16
&
33‐46



21
January
 India:
Origins
&
Conventions
of
Indian
Theatre


Bharata
and
the
Natyasastra

Read:
251‐306



28
January
 India:
The
Recognition
of
Sakuntala
and
The
Post
Office

Read:
 307‐320



4
February
 China:
Origins
&
Conventions
of
Chinese
Theatre


Read:
322‐345



11
February
 China:
Yuan
and
Ming
Drama
and
Peking
Opera


 
 Autumn
in
the
Palace
of
Han
&
The
Qing
Ding
Pearl

Read:
346‐357



18
February
 Japan:
Origins
&
Conventions
of
Japanese
Theatre
&
Noh

&
Kabuki

Read:
358‐395



25
February
 Japan:
Komachi
at
Sekidera
&
Kanjincho


&
The
Man
Who
Turned
Into
a
Stick

 MID­TERM
EXAM

Read:
396‐405



4
March
 Native
American
Performance:
Origins,
Conventions
&
Contexts

Read:
Alaska
Native
Theatre
and
Tuma
Theatre
(via
web)



11
March
 Native
American
Performance:
In
the
Modern
Context


 



15‐20
March
 *****Spring
Break*****





25
March
 African
Performance:
Origins

Read:
1250‐1277,
&
Bushmen
and
Emandulo
chapters



1
April
 
 African
Performance:
Pre­Colonial
&
Colonial

Read:
1301‐1303
&
Makanda
and
Imipashi
chapter






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8
April
 
 African
Performance:
Conventions

Read:
Tanzania
Theatre,
Being
African,
Kenya
Puppets
chapters





15
April
 Caribbean
and
Latino
Performance:
Origins,
Conventions
&

Preoccupations

Read:
1420‐1452

Read:
1504‐1546



22

April
 Contemporary
Theatre:
Experimentation

Read:
1453‐1463
&
1547‐1552

PAPER
DUE



29
April
 Contemporary
Theatre
&
Feminist
Performance

Read:
1664‐1680
&
1681‐1688
&
1725‐1753


 
 
 
 





FINAL
EXAM

2PM,
6
May


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