THEA 302 - Happenings, Non-Literary Theater, and Performance Art

Second Semester. Utilizing videotape excerpts from legendary productions, this course traces the evolution of “non-literary” theater in America from the 1960s to the 1990s. It begins by examining the “Theater of the Body” in the work of The Living Theatre and The Open Theatre; moves to more “painterly” theater pieces by Robert Wilson, and concludes with recent works of Mabou Mimes and The Wooster Group in which actor/audience participation is replaced by technological “mediation.”

Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment Limit: 20

Mr. Copeland

Credits: 3 hours