7/10/19

Students will be provided with packets containing fragmented pieces of research material in the
form of images, news clipping, data, articles, play scripts etc. In groups of two they make a
presentation based on the material they have received. We'll look at different musicals across
timelines and geographies and the students can exhibit their presentations on the walls. By the
end of the day, we'll have at least 6 prominent artists and their works exhibited. The artists
selected, and the material provided will attempt at having a close linkage between theatre and
visual arts.

The desired outcomes of the seminar include:

- learning about prominent musical and global dramatists
- learning about different theatre practices and styles
- learning to read, process, summarize, and present material
- learning the ways in which different mediums and materials -- print, digital, visual, kinesthetic,
aural interact with each other.
- Learning how to handle archival material and conducting qualitative research.

For instance:
A student packet with provide press clipping, photographs, dialogues, texts, even articles on the
musical “The Other Mozart”. The students will be required to present on some of the basic
aspects of the artist:
-Brief history of the musical
-Career and life snippets of lead artists
-What does the material provided in the packet tell us, how do they serve as clues and insights
into the mind of the artist
-Describing the musical as a genre—thinking of audience, staging a production, sound and
lighting technique etc.
- Finally, if there was one aspect they oversaw in the production, what would that be and why.

Class structure:
9:00-9:15: Introduction to the idea of “genre” and “musical”.
9:15-9:30: Explanation of classwork, distribution of the material to students.
9:30-10:30: To conduct research and create presentations
10:30-10:45: Short presentation and exhibition.