Course restriction information is only for current Theatre and Dance majors to review. Non-majors, please refer to this page for information.
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No Instructor Consent Required.
T D 354T SOUND AND SPACE SMITH, MATTHEW
This course is a lecture / lab course designed to introduce students to the basic concepts, methods, and systems utilized in the fields of live entertainment and immersive artistic practices. The primary focus is to explore core technologies and illuminate how each area of work within projection, lighting, sound and interactivity relates and is connected to others. Topics include: lighting, projection, digital audio systems, recording techniques, previsualization and content creation.
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No Instructor Consent Required.
T D 354T 3D PREVISUALIZATION LIVE ENTERTAINMENT SMITH, MATTHEW
This course is a lecture / lab course designed to introduce students to previsualization workflows. The primary focus is to explore core technologies and practices utilized for the creation of 3D environments for live entertainment. Software covered includes VectorWorks, and optionally Light Converse. Students will design and model an original venue for live performance.
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T D 357T / ANT 324L GLOBAL AFRICAN PERFORMANCE
(if TD section is full, try to add cross-listed course)
Explore performance as a mode of political expression through the study of music, dance, theater, and martial arts. Discuss a wide range of social issues, focusing primarily on the United States, West Africa, and Brazil, to understand how artistic expression from the African diaspora can be a key form of protest and social commentary. Demonstrate the complexity of Africa as defined both by local culture and by its diaspora and other global processes over the major phases of the last century.
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T D 357T / LAS 328 / WGS 335 QUEER AND TRANS PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE
(if TD section is full, try to add cross-listed courses)
What makes a performance queer or trans*? How are queer and trans* performers proposing novel artistic expressions? By surveying a wide range of contemporary artists from the Americas, this course offers a hemispheric look at queer and trans* performance by paying close attention to localized identities and socio-cultural contexts. Drawing from case studies in theatre, dance, performance art, and nightlife, we will explore the ways performance serves as an alternative space for expression and worldmaking and as a site of activism and resistance for queer and trans* people. Although the critical analysis of gender and sexuality will be at the core of our discussions, students will also utilize intersecting frameworks to approach the work of artists from Latin/x, African and/or Indigenous descent. Using methods and theoretical approaches from fields such as performance studies, critical race theory, Indigenous studies, and gender and sexuality studies, students will develop skills in performance analysis and interpretation. At the end of the semester, students will be versed in a diverse corpus of artistic works and tools that will enhance their academic writing and research skills.
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Peers for Pride (PfP) is a theatre-for-dialogue peer facilitation program. Students will take two courses during the academic year in partnership with the Center for Women’s Gender Studies, School of Social Work, and Theatre and Dance. Learn basic facilitation skills while taking an in-depth look at some issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer individuals. Instagram: @peersforpride
Instructor Consent Required. This is the first course of a two-semester sequence.
To Apply: please fill out this online application and the instructor will contact you in 1-3 business days to schedule a 30-60 minute informal meeting (via Zoom or in person) prior to course registration. This 1:1 allows for the teaching team to understand your learning goals, co-curate possible topics for the fall semester as we believe power sharing and knowledge are reciprocal, and for us to begin to connect with each other before class starts as community building is vital and central to the course ethics.
Application Deadline: For priority consideration, submit application by August 1st or prior to the first class of fall semester but there is no firm deadline.
For further questions, comments, etc, please email the instructor at michelle.ramirez@austin.utexas.edu
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