Comparative Theatrical Cultures A 2023/2024

The course offers an introduction to performance studies, an interdisciplinary field that uses the concept of "performance" as a lens to analyze a broad spectrum of human actions ranging from everyday life, performing arts, and ritual to public behavior and social media. This methodological lens will be used to examine, among others, significant episodes of performance art practices. The lectures might be complemented by  exercises and discussions in which students will apply, alone or in groups, the tools and concepts learned during the course to different cultural and artistic phenomena.  

Programme for attending students:    

1. R. Schechner, Performance Studies: An Introduction (selected chapters), Routledge, New York, 2013.  
2. Selection of texts and essays uploaded to the course MS Teams platform in the "Studenti frequentanti" folder of the "File" section.   

Programme for non-attending students:    

1. R. Schechner, Performance Studies: An Introduction (selected chapters), Routledge, New York, 2013.  
2. Selection of texts and essays uploaded to the course MS Teams platform in the "Studenti non frequentanti" folder of the "File" section.