Interdisciplinary Arts 0209 - Contemporary Chinese Drama

This dramaturgy class will introduce contemporary playwrights and performance makers who create work about China and the Chinese experience from diverse perspectives. As China expands its influence economically, politically, and culturally, we seek to understand and locate "Chinese-ness" in our contemporary society by examining its increasingly complex cultural dynamics. We will delve into issues of race, nation, history, culture, and the socio-political through the eyes of ethnic Chinese theatre makers writing from China, as well as Chinese-American and the global Chinese Diaspora. Through methodology and tools of analysis employed by the field of dramaturgy, the class prepares students to engage in pre-production and rehearsal discourse through the lens of this cultural perspective.

Culture, Humanities, and Languages Independent Work Multiple Cultural Perspectives Writing and Research In this course, students are expected to spend at least six to eight hours a week of preparation and work outside of class time. This time includes reading, writing, research.