Engaging the Public through Performance (2025/2026: Semester 2 – Spring)

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Cursusdoel

After completing this course students are able to:
  1. demonstrate knowledge of theories on public, audience and spectatorship that are relevant for the performing arts.
  2. analyze and discuss how artistic performances address, intervene and form the public.
  3. analyze aspects of the public sphere as and by means of performance.
  4. articulate a position on the political and social role of the performing arts.
  5. demonstrate ability for argumentation and debate orally and in writing.
  6. create artistic propositions that critically engage with the topic of spectatorship and ideas of the public.
  7. formulate research questions, to examine and interpret case studies and current debates on politics and the performing arts.
Relationship between assessment and learning goals:

In this course, the final grade is based on three assignments: practical assignment 30%, reflection assignment 30%, written essay (critical analysis) 30%, and participation 10%.

1. Reflection Assignment: this develops students’ understanding of vocabulary and demonstration of knowledge that is shared in class; articulation of their own ideas in a structured way; evaluate their own work and that of others (course aims: 1, 2, 6).
2. Critical Analysis: this develops students’ understanding of spectatorial and participatory aspects in performance in the wider sense; identification, analysis and contextualisation of works and concepts on public, engagement, participation and spectatorship; articulation of their own ideas; approaching conceptual problems in inventive ways (course aims: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7)
3. Practical Assignment: this develops students’ ability to identify, position and contextualise works and concepts that relate to this course; make use of compositional and dramaturgical strategies with regard to how to address and engage others; evaluate their own creative work and that of other makers through argumentation; articulate their own ideas; collaborate in teams and work towards a common goal (course aims: 1, 3, 6).
4. Participation: this refers to students’ quality of contribution in class discussions, activities and assignments (course aims: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7).

Vakinhoudelijk

One of art’s main characteristic is its publicness, which is to say that the idea of ‘the public’ is embedded in how an artwork is both made and presented to others. This course focuses on how performing arts in particular engage their public, how they propose different modes of spectatorship and attention and how they understand and ‘make’ a public. Students will be acquainted with theoretical debates over the public (sphere), spectatorship and the politicality of performance in and outside the context of the arts. The course draws particular focus on the analysis, discussion and practical experimentation with performance works that happen in the public space, with performances/events that address the question of audience participation and with activist artistic practice (artivism).
Format
The course format is based on debates, practical exercises and seminars, and include analysis of pertinent texts and critical examination of performances (live and recorded). It is taught by four different teachers with intersecting fields of expertise in theory, music, dance and theatre. Students are required to visit approximately three professional performances/events that will be proposed by the teachers, to study and analyze the assigned texts, to fulfill practical preparatory tasks, to actively participate in sessions and to hand in a written assignment (critical analysis). During the course, students will undertake a practical assignment (in groups) for creating a performance work/intervention that addresses the topics discussed in the sessions.

Werkvormen

UCU hum 3 course

Toetsing

Participation

Verplicht | Weging 10% | ECTS 0,75

Practical Assignment

Verplicht | Weging 30% | ECTS 2,25

Reflection Assignment

Verplicht | Weging 30% | ECTS 2,25

*midterm FEEDBACK*

Niet verplicht

Final Written Critical Analysis

Verplicht | Weging 30% | ECTS 2,25

Ingangseisen en voorkennis

Ingangseisen

Er moet voldaan zijn aan de cursus:

En er moet voldaan zijn aan minimaal één van de cursussen:

Voorkennis

Other students can be considered through course admittance procedure. Especially if students have significant practical experience and a genuine interest in performance and medial processes that happen outside of the auditorium.

Voertalen

  • Engels

Competenties

  • Academisch schrijven
  • Debatteren / discoursanalyse
  • Internationale en interculturele oriëntatie
  • Interdisciplinariteit
  • Kritisch lezen
  • Luisteren
  • Onderzoeksvaardigheden
  • Presenteren
  • Samenwerken

Cursusmomenten

Gerelateerde studies

Tentamens

Er is geen tentamenrooster beschikbaar voor deze cursus

Verplicht materiaal

  • READER
    Selected articles distributed by teacher
  • DIVERSE
    tickets for approximately 3 professional productions/events

Aanbevolen materiaal

Er is geen informatie over de aanbevolen literatuur bekend

Coördinator

dr. K.G. Georgelou k.georgelou@uu.nl

Docenten

dr. K.G. Georgelou k.georgelou@uu.nl
R.C. Hinam R.C.Hinam@uu.nl

Inschrijving

Let op: deze cursus is niet toegankelijk voor studenten van andere faculteiten, bijvakkers mogen zich dus niet inschrijven.

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