Interdisciplinary Arts 0226 - Theatre of Community, Revolution, and Radical Joy

Across the country - and around the world - theatre artists are partnering with organizers, activists, elders, young people, and visionaries of all kinds to envision and embody a more just world. Rejecting the belief that theatre can only happen on traditional stages, this work is made in farming towns, in parks, in Indigenous communities, and in places in between - and celebrates the ritualistic roots of theatre while helping to build the future by speaking it into being. Always vital, this work is particularly essential in revolutionary moments, as it can both inspire joy and be a place to practice the world that is possible. Through reading and creative practice, students in this course will study this vibrant art form and create original works of theatre and performance across the campus and in online spaces. Theatre experience is not required. (keywords: theater, social change, activism, community engagement)

In/Justice This course includes both in-person and remote elements, but can accommodate fully remote students. Students in this course can expect to spend 6 to 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.