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THEA301 The Classic Play and Performance Now

Updated: 29 October 2008
Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2009
Online level Level D - Comp/internet essential
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam None
Pre-requisites 12 cp in THEA units
Co-requisites None
Restrictions THEA200
Notes

Offered in even-numbered years

Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Adrian Kiernander (akiernan@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit deals with the challenges faced by theatre practitioners working on plays from the past, as a consequence of changes in theatre conventions and social contexts; and the development of appropriate modern approaches to the performance of classic plays. The unit examines scripts and their contexts from the European tradition from the Greeks to the 19th century.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Recommended Material
Optional
Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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