Avant-Garde Theatre in Europe

Module code: COM6007

Credits: 15.0
Semester: SEM1

Contact: Prof John London
Overlap: In taking this module you cannot take HSP6007

Why should characters behave illogically on stage or not exist at all? How can image rival plot? And what is the point of shocking audiences?
This module introduces some fundamental styles and plays from European avant-garde theatre and sets them within an artistic and socio-political context. Futurism, Dada, Expressionism and the Theatre of the Absurd are included. We will at all times try to see texts as excuses for performance and use other aspects of culture to understand the challenges of this new drama.

Connected course(s): UDF DATA
Assessment: 100.0% Coursework
Level: 6