Theatre and Globalization

Description

Learn how theatre and globalisation have interacted over the last century, as well as how to conduct your own research on global theatre histories.

Syllabus :

1. Definitions, Methods, and Resources for Writing Global Theatre Histories

• Introduction to Global Theatre Histories (GTH)
• Globalization
• Deterritorialization, Modernization, and Connectivity 
• Methodology 
• Course Outline 
• Resources for Global Theatre Histories

 

2. Theatre on the move: Migration, Mobility and Modernization

• Introduction - Deterritorialization and Modernization 
• Mobility 
• Theatre on the Move 
• Touring 
• The Exhibitionary Complex 
• Mei Lanfang - Interview with Catherine Yeh 

 

3. Global Players: Actors, Managers and Agents

• Global Players - Introduction 
• Sarah Bernhardt
• Connecting the World. Newspaper Networks 
• Daniel Bandman
• Kawakami Otojirō and Sadda Yacco
• Theatrical Management
• Theatrical Agents 

 

4. Global Hubs and Local Theatres

• Global Hubs and Local Theatres- Introduction 
• Cairo 
• Bombay 
• Manila 
• Shanghai 
• Theatres and Modernization - Assignment 

 

5. East versus West: Cold War Rivaleries

• Theatre and the Cold War 
• The Iron Theatrical Curtain 
• Cultural Diplomacy 
• The Stanislawski System 
• Interview with Dr. Li Yinan 
• Porgy and Bess in the Soviet Union 
• Theatrical Public Goods 
• The Cost Disease 
• Interview with Prof. Stephen Wilmer 
• Decolonizing the Stage: Theatrical Interweaving 

 

6. Festivalization, Megamusical and Theatrical Global Media

• Introduction 
• Theatre Festivals
• Megamusicals 
• Interview with Christina Lagao 
• Interview with David Savran 
• New Theatre Buildings 
• Transmedia Storytelling
• Theatrical Global Media: Livecast 
• Wrapping Up 

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