Theatre Collaborative

An examination of theatrical performance-making both theoretical and practical, students will work together to explore approaches to collaborative performance drawing on various modalities, including dance, theater, and performance art. Through both in-class exercises and critical readings, the course will explore body-based and time-based approaches to performance, including physical improvisation, dramatic writing, and process-based action. Throughout the semester, students will collaborate with each other to create group performances in relation to material covered in the course. In-class exercises will be accessible, and no previous experience in theater, performance, or dance necessary, but a willingness to engage in the practices will be required.  

 



 

 

3 credits

Course Code: HUM 307

  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.