20th Century Practice Engineering Program Spring 2020 Semester - London

This module is a follow on from Performance Histories. It continues student?s introduction to the historical context of contemporary drama and performance, focusing on the first half of the 20th Century. Students will be introduced to a range of historically important practitioners and dramatic literature of the Modernist period. This will enable students to make connections and draw distinctions between different ideologies and performance styles. Students will explore concepts relevant to the study of drama such as performance space, dramatic language and genre, the place of the stage in society and critical performance analysis.