THEA 483

Intercultural Performance: Colonialism, Post-Colonialism, and the Global Theatre

Introduction to the theater, drama, and performance of the past 400 years in local, national, and international contexts. Exploration of the following: the idea of a traditional performance; how performance participates inand challengesthe colonialism of a particular time period; the ways in which intercultural performance becomes political; and the problematics of intercultural performance and the possibilities of cultural exchange

Units: 3.0