Themes in the History of Theatre

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

This unit adopts a theoretical and practical methodology based on reading, the critical analysis of theoretical texts, plays, pictures, and videos of the staging of plays. Documental supports will be used to reflect the multiple aspects of the theatre activity, including the new recording possibilities offered by photography, video, and the growing digitalization in artistic creation and research.

Learning Outcomes

Students must acquire fundamental knowledge regarding the theatrical culture in the West, especially considering the transformations of textuality, space, sociability, conventions and practices of representation. Considering the time span of the curricular unit, a defined set of themes, playwrights and theatrical cultures will be developed in each edition, in order to allow students to acquire research skills and the ability to analyse performance.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Considering the vast scope of this unit and the possibility of dividing it into different modules, each edition will specify the topics of study, focusing on the following guidelines: (1) The origins of Western theatre (theatre in Ancient Greece and Roman theatre); (2) The development of European theatre from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance; (3) The establishment and analysis of dramatic-theatrical authorship; (4) The establishment and analysis of staging practices and aesthetics; (5) Case studies on concepts and topics relevant to the history of Western theatre.

Head Lecturer(s)

Susana Maria Duarte da Hora Marques Pereira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Research work: 20.0%
Resolution Problems: 20.0%
Frequency: 60.0%

Bibliography

Brockett, Oscar G., Hildy, Franklin J. 2014. History of the Theatre: Pearson New International Edition, Pearson Education Limited.

Carlson, Marvin 1993., Theories of the Theatre, Cornell University Press.

Fischer-Lichte, E. 2019. Estética do Performativo, Lisboa, Orfeu Negro.

Goldhill, S. 2007. How to Stage Greek Tragedy Today. Chicago and London.

Grimal, P. 2002. O Teatro Antigo. Trad. de A. G. Silva. Lisboa.

Molinari, Cesare 2010. História do Teatro. Edições 70. 

Pavis, P. 2007 (3ª ed.). Dicionário de Teatro. Trad. de J. Guinsburg e de M. L. Pereira. São Paulo.

Rocha Pereira, M. H. 2017. Estudos de História da Cultura Clássica I – Cultura Grega. Lisboa (capítulo relativo ao teatro).

Rocha Pereira, M. H. 2009. (5ª ed.), Estudos de História da Cultura Clássica II – Cultura Romana. Lisboa (capítulo relativo ao teatro).

*Observação: bibliografia específica poderá ser adicionada, mediante os temas / obras / autores a abordar a cada edição da unidade curricular.