Theatre in culture 4018-KONW53
I. Definition of a cultural spectacle
II. From ritual to theatre - the anthropological ideas of Victor Turner
III. Between theatre and anthropology; between anthropology of theatre and performance studies: the ideas of Richard Schechner
IV. Eugenio Barba’s anthropology of theatre - anthropology between an art and a science
V. Objective drama: Jerzy Grotowski’s anthropology
VI. Peter Brook’s quest. Theatre in a postcolonial perspective
VII. Between tradition and avant-garde - the quest for a modern cultural identity in Asian theatre
Type of course
Learning outcomes
Familiarity with the main categories in anthropology of spectacles; familiarity with the basic definitions and methods of anthropology of theatre; the ability to analyse and interpret a theatre performance in an anthropological perspective.
Assessment criteria
Attendance; active participation in discussions; a final conversation.
Bibliography
Antropologia widowisk. Zagadnienia i wybór tekstów, oprac. Agata Chałupnik, Wojciech Dudzik, Mateusz Kanabrodzki, Leszek Kolankiewicz, wstęp i red. Leszek Kolankiewicz, Warszawa 2005.
Richard Schechner, Przyszłość rytuału, tłum. Tomasz Kubikowski, Warszawa 2000
Richard Schechner, Performatyka. Wstęp, tłum. Tomasz Kubikowski, Wrocław 2007.
Eugenio Barba, Nicola Savarese, Sekretna sztuka aktora. Słownik antropologii teatru, tłum. Jarosław Fret i in., red. wydania polskiego Leszek Kolankiewicz, Wrocław 2005.
Victor Turner, Od rytuału do teatru: powaga zabawy , tłum. Małgorzata i Jacek Dziekanowie, Warszawa 2005.
Zbigniew Osiński, Grotowski:. Źródła, inspiracje, konteksty, Gdańsk 2010.
Grzegorz Ziółkowski, Teatr Bezpośredni Petera Brooka, Gdańsk 2000.
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