THEA 483 - Intercultural Performance: Colonialism, Post-Colonialism, and the Global Theatre

Introduction to the theater, drama, and performance of the past 400 years in local, national, and international contexts. Exploration of the following: the idea of a “traditional” performance; how performance participates in–and challenges–the colonialism of a particular time period; the ways in which intercultural performance becomes “political;” and the problematics of intercultural performance and the possibilities of cultural exchange.

Credits: 3