2023
Theatre History I
Name: Theatre History I
Code: ARC12573L
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
Acquisition of instruments for methodological reflection and problematization of the discipline, for understanding the diversity of objects that integrate it (from the dramatic literature to the spectacular practices) and the different ways of approach that they request.
Promotion of students' contact with documentary and reference sources of this disciplinary field to frame their in-depth and autonomous work.
Recognition, from a historical perspective, of the line of evolution from the problematic of origins to the exemplarity of the theater of Classical Antiquity and its reinvention in the Renaissance, through the theatrical manifestations of the Middle Ages and pondering the consequences of Classicism in Europe.
Acquisition of frames of reference of theater culture (contemplating drama, actor, space and theater time) relative to the historical periods under study.
Promotion of students' contact with documentary and reference sources of this disciplinary field to frame their in-depth and autonomous work.
Recognition, from a historical perspective, of the line of evolution from the problematic of origins to the exemplarity of the theater of Classical Antiquity and its reinvention in the Renaissance, through the theatrical manifestations of the Middle Ages and pondering the consequences of Classicism in Europe.
Acquisition of frames of reference of theater culture (contemplating drama, actor, space and theater time) relative to the historical periods under study.
Contents
1. Problems of theater and show history: methodologies of theater history, object of study and problems of the discipline.
2. Theses on the origins of theater and the contributions of sociology and anthropology.
3. Theater in Classical Antiquity: Greece and Rome.
4. Theater forms in the Middle Ages.
5. Theater in the Renaissance: from the 'invention' of the theater to the 'market of masks'.
2. Theses on the origins of theater and the contributions of sociology and anthropology.
3. Theater in Classical Antiquity: Greece and Rome.
4. Theater forms in the Middle Ages.
5. Theater in the Renaissance: from the 'invention' of the theater to the 'market of masks'.
Teaching Methods
The teaching / learning process is fundamentally based on the autonomous work of the students, the in-depth comparison with the reference bibliography and their articulation with the contact time. These are theoretical-practical units, giving rise to the debate, the presentation and exposition of problems, the deepening of perspectives, thus involving the students in an active way. Research assignments, reviews and presentations are strategies to be favored in order to guarantee student involvement.
The evaluation aims to assess developed competences and acquired knowledge, considering its operation. On a continuous evaluation basis, the student should regularly present reviews and prepare presentations and interventions in context, as well as short assessment tests, following the sequence of the program. In the final exam, the student will take a final written exam. On a case-by-case basis, intermediate solutions may be considered and negotiated with students.
The evaluation aims to assess developed competences and acquired knowledge, considering its operation. On a continuous evaluation basis, the student should regularly present reviews and prepare presentations and interventions in context, as well as short assessment tests, following the sequence of the program. In the final exam, the student will take a final written exam. On a case-by-case basis, intermediate solutions may be considered and negotiated with students.
Teaching Staff
- José Alberto Ferreira [responsible]
