Beginning with the Romantic period, this introductory course surveys the development of theatre and dance forms in Europe and North America during the 19th and 20th Centuries, and concludes with contemporary practice in the early 21st Century. Staging practices, performance styles, economic models, theory and representative texts will be explored chronologically in order to provide an overview of the evolution of the western performance tradition. Lect: 3 hrs. Prerequisite: THF 200 Course Weight: 1.00 Billing Units: 1
