THEA 448 — Modern Western Drama
Theatre Arts · University of Ghana
This course examines the social and artistic conditions that led to the birth of modern western drama in the late 19th and 20th centuries. It traces lines of development and influences that build traditions of Realism, Naturalism, Expressionism, etc during the period. It further looks at the ‗revolt‘ against realistic and naturalistic theatre starting with Brecht‘s Epic Theatre, the Theatre of the Absurd and some Avant Garde theatre practitioners. Selected plays of the period will be studied.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 400
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- THEA 424 — African Arts and Ideas
- THEA 425 — Production Participation III
- THEA 426 — Oriental Theatre
- THEA 427 — African-American Theatre
- THEA 428 — Media and Society
- THEA 432 — Production Participation IV
- THEA 433 — African Performance Theories
- THEA 434 — Stage Make-up
- THEA 435 — Effective Communication in Performance
- THEA 436 — African Plays and Playwrights
- THEA 437 — Puppet Theatre
- THEA 438 — Production and Project Development
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).