Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
4 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Wallon Emmanuel;
Language
French
Main themes
Relations between drama and governments, territorial entities, communities and market forces. The theatre is studied both as an institution and as a privileged location in the city, a space for exchanges with the public, a locus of collective creativity. From the status of the actor to the place of the text, the conditions of elaboration and intervention are investigated.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | The development of an understanding of the political, economic and social environment of the stage arts at local, national and European level. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
The aim of this course is to use the tools and concepts of the social sciences in the field of performing arts, in order to understand better their evolution during the last decades in Europe, especially in Belgium and France. A particular attention will be given to the relationships between political authorities and theatrical institutions and companies.
Power, Money, Territories and communities, audience, actors, stage and text are the seven topics of this program.
The theoretical approach will be improved and completed by the study of some particular examples, chosen and related with the student's collaboration.
Power, Money, Territories and communities, audience, actors, stage and text are the seven topics of this program.
The theoretical approach will be improved and completed by the study of some particular examples, chosen and related with the student's collaboration.
Evaluation methods
Participation in discussions.
Oral presentation of research in progress.
Compilation of a personal file analysing a theatre establishment, artistic project, cultural event or problem relating to public arts policy, based around a survey and documentation (statutes, press clippings, declarations of intent, budgets, audience statistics, historical background, programmes, etc.).
Oral presentation of research in progress.
Compilation of a personal file analysing a theatre establishment, artistic project, cultural event or problem relating to public arts policy, based around a survey and documentation (statutes, press clippings, declarations of intent, budgets, audience statistics, historical background, programmes, etc.).
Bibliography
Les références bibliographiques et documentaires se rapportant au cours ainsi que des liens vers des sites pertinents sont accessibles sur le site de l'enseignant (http://e.wallon.free.fr) aux rubriques Documentation, Publications et Ressources pour le spectacle vivant.
Faculty or entity
THEA
