“World Theatre and Dance” is a theoretical and practical introduction to the history and contemporary methodologies, mythologies, and practices of Western and Eastern theatre and dance through a study of gods, myths, story-telling, history of theatre and contemporary practice around the world. The course is designed to give students insight and practicein the process of learning about performing live theatre and dance. Students are expected to attend lecture to study certain topics/plays/theories/countries and will then work collaboratively on live presentations that may be performed in Canada and throughout the world. Students will write one 1500 hundred word essay, read short scenes from plays, watch extracts from films to discuss genre and style in preparation for their final project. Tut: 5 hrs./ Lect: 15 hrs./Lab: 10 hrs. Prerequisites :THA 100, THA 101, THD 100, THD 101, THP101, THP 102 Course Weight: 2.00 Billing Units: 3
