Module code: HSP6007
Teaching Staff:
Credits: 15.0
Semester: SEM1
Contact: Prof John London
Overlap: In taking this module you cannot take COM6007
Why should characters behave illogically on stage or not exist at all? How can image rival plot? And what is the point of shocking audiences? This module introduces some fundamental styles and plays from European avant-garde theatre and sets them within an artistic and socio-political context. Futurism, Dada, Expressionism and the Theatre of the Absurd are included. Special attention is paid to Spanish and Catalan drama. We will at all times try to see texts as excuses for performance and use other aspects of culture to understand the challenges of this new drama.
Connected course(s): UDF DATA
Assessment: 100.0% Coursework
Level: 6
