Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Introductory investigation of
the nature of performance, moving from performance theory to
consideration of various manifestations of performance including
theatre, film and media, performance art, dance, sports, rituals,
political and religious events, and other “occasions.” Not open
to students who have completed course 1S.
Lecture/discussion—2 hours; discussion—5 hours; tutorial—1 hour.
Relevance of theatre and performance to modern culture and
society. Approaches to theatre/dance/media/performance art,
integrated into Mondavi Centre for the Arts and Theatre and Dance
Department programs.
Laboratory/discussion—4 hours; term paper. Fundamentals of
movement, speech, theatre games, and improvisation. Selected
reading and viewing of theatre productions. Intended for students
not specializing in Dramatic Art.
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Introduction to basic issues
and methods in contemporary dance. Focus on preparing the student
for dancing and dance-making through basic techniques of
improvisation and composition. Consideration of dance as a
cultural practice.
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Understanding and
appreciation of both the distinctive and collaborative
contributions of playwright, actor, director, and designer to the
total work of dramatic art. Study of plays from the major periods
of dramatic art in their cultural contexts.
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 20.
Open to students planning to major in Dramatic Art. Physical and
psychological resources of the actor. Experience in individual
and group contact and communication, theatre games, advanced
improvisation, sound and movement dynamics. Viewing of theatre
productions.
Laboratory/discussion—4 hours. Understanding and appreciation of
the visual aspects of dramatic art: theatre architecture,
scenery, lighting, costume, and makeup.
Lecture—3 hours. Theoretical study of performing arts
administration and backstage operations from audition through
performance. Techniques of scheduling, production management,
stage management, technical direction, audience control, box
office, promotion, safety, accommodations for persons with
disabilities and emergency procedures.
Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Introduction to technical production
and management in theatre and dance. Topics include stage
management, theatrical mechanics, backstage protocols, scenic
construction, properties, lighting, basic shop tools, costume
shop use and construction, basic make-up, sound equipment,
graphics and robotics for theatre.
Prerequisite: course 25 or consent of instructor. Projects in
acting, production, scene design, costuming, lighting, directing,
and playwriting. Participation in departmental productions. May
be repeated for credit up to 11 units.
Laboratory/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 14 or consent
of instructor. Fundamentals of modern dance focusing primarily on
the development of techniques and creative problem solving. Basic
anatomy, dance terminology, and a general overview of modern
dance history. May be repeated two times for credit. Non-dance
majors can only repeat the course once. Dance majors may apply to
the dance faculty adviser for permission to repeat more times.
Dance is a repetitive practice that involves constant reiteration
and demands this for improvement and better understanding of the
somatic and proprioceptive skills.
Laboratory/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 40A. Open to
students who have completed 14 and 40A, unless there is consent
of instructor. Modern dance techniques. Basic anatomy, dance
terminology and a general overview of modern dance history. May
be repeated once for credit. For Dance majors, further repeats
may be negotiated with faculty adviser in dance.
Laboratory/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 14 or consent
of instructor. Fundamentals of ballet, focusing on the
development of technique through proper alignment, quality, and
rhythm. Basic anatomy, ballet terminology, and dance history. May
be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.
Laboratory/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: courses 14 and 42A
or consent of instructor. Barre and center work at the
intermediate level. Development and refinement of technique
through proper alignment, rhythmic, and qualitative
understanding. Anatomy, ballet terminology, and dance history.
May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.
Lecture/laboratory—4 hours. Fundamentals of contact improvisation
and its applications to all forms of dance, performance, sports,
physical safety and health. Solo improvisation, safety,
communication, alignment, basic lifting and weight-sharing,
intuition, developing relaxed readiness and personal expression.
Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Introduction a range of contemporary
theatre, dance and performance in local, national and
international settings. Training in critical approaches to and
aesthetic appreciation of these forms. Emphasis varies based on
instructor.
Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Exploration of aesthetic movements in
various disciplines of theatre and dance from the origins to
1550. Examination of Greek, Roman, Sanskrit, Kathakali, Chinese,
Japanese, Mesoamerican, Medieval European, and Indigenous theatre
and dance including oral, ritual and shamanic performance.
Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Exploration of aesthetic movements in
various disciplines of theatre and dance from 1550 to 1850.
Examination of genres related to romance, revenge and rebellion
using European, North and South American, and Asian examples.
GE credit: ArtHum | AH, VL, WC.
Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Exploration of aesthetic movements in
various disciplines of theatre and dance from 1850-1968.
Examination of melodrama, popular theatre, naturalism,
psychological realism, and the avant-garde using European, North
and South American, Asian, and African examples.
GE credit: ArtHum | AH, VL, WC.
The Department of Theatre and Dance advances the knowledge of the
practice, history, and the contemporary range of the diverse
repertoire of drama and choreography in its Dramatic Art major.
Students will gain understanding of both creative power and
different kinds of knowledge, interpretation, and communication
using voice, body, and gesture, spatial and material
visualization and implementation, sociocultural media, and
academic exploration, and argumentation.
