2024

Theatre and Contexts

Name: Theatre and Contexts
Code: ARC12591L
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area: Teatro

Teaching languages: Portuguese, English
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

To develop instruments for reading the theatrical phenomenon in diverse contexts, taking into account the typologies related to publics
and institutions with a view to accessibility, participation and mediation
Identify the cultural institutions / agents that operate in the territory (s) in order to foster synergies in the development of theatrical projects
Identify the types of support (public and private) available for the development of theatrical activity
Explore the formulations and intentions of the participants involved in theatrical actions in varied contexts
To know and characterize artistic and theatrical projects in diverse contexts, identifying artistic, cultural, social, educational aims.
Know how to plan, promote, carry out and evaluate a theatrical project

Contents

Territories, Public and Cultures
Cultural politics and Institutional Cultures
Networks and partnerships
Public training / Participation
Programs and aplications to support theatrical activities
Diagnosis, identification of needs and expectations
Techniques, methods and tools used by theatrical agents in the development of projects in diverse contexts with multiple purposes:
artistic, social, cultural, educational
Project: Issues, objectives, methodology, resources, action planning, intervention and evaluation

Teaching Methods

The methodologies used are essentially research, experimentation and analytical reflection based on the knowledge of the diversity of contexts. The theoretical-practical classes will be carried out using the presentation by the teacher and reflection / debate with the
students in the classroom context. Documents will be made available for analysis of the first set of topics of the program. It will introduce
a methodology of project work with a practical account of theatrical action in context. The students are organized in groups and will be accompanied by the teacher in all phases of the project development.
The evaluation will result from the following :
Conducting a research report (ind.) 30%
theatrical intervention on site specific context and report - 50%
Active participation in 20%

Teaching Staff