ADP26A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE: STYLES & CONVENTIONS

This course examines the dynamics, principles and practice of contemporary theatre in relation to developments of modern, post-modern and avant-garde theatre in a global context. It brings together cultural vocabularies and practices from diverse parts of the world and explores the styles and conventions that have emerged in contemporary performance making and thinking, with a particular focus on theatre from the mid twentieth to early twenty-first century. The course will examine the work of innovative and pioneering local and international theatre practitioners and theorists such as Antonin Artaud, Peter Brook, Ariane Mnouchkine and Robert Wilson. It engages in research, practice and discussion on the historical, political, theoretical, practical and philosophical relevance of contemporary theatre, and draws from a range of resources that include critical theory, published texts, audio-visual recordings, live performances and practical workshops.