Università Roma Tre

The course aims to offer a global vision of the historical development of European Theatre, through a series of close ups on themes and changes of its values and conditions, from Mediaeval culture to contemporary performance. The notion of cultural performance will be assumed as a key concept, in order to enlarge the horizon of the artistic and cultural values of theatre to other fields and practices of representation (Dance, ritual, celebration).
In its first part, the course deals with texts and contexts of books considered as groundbreaking sources for the theory and practice of the Western performer in 20th century (Artaud, Brecht, Grotowski).
In the second period, through the reading of Shakespeare's Hamlet, a focus will concern the dramatic tradition in European modern theatre.
In the final period, taking part in meeting and panels with operators, curators and performers, the students will share ongoing projects and current trends in Italian contemporary theatre

A. Artaud, Il teatro e il suo doppio, Einaudi, Torino; B. Brecht, Scritti teatrali, Einaudi, Torino; J. Grotowski, Testi. Volume II, Il teatro povero (1965-69),La casa Usher, Firenze;
W. Shakespeare, Amleto, edizione e traduzione a c. di A. Serpieri, Marsilio
2 testi a scelta tra i seguenti tre:
M. Schino, L’età dei maestri, Viella, Roma; E. Barba, La conquista della differenza, Bulzoni, Roma; F. Cruciani, Lo spazio del teatro, Laterza, Bari.
For non attending students: R. Guarino, Shakespeare. La scrittura nel teatro, Carocci, Roma; oppure il terzo dei testi a scelta.

Eleonora Duse. The course is focused on the situation of actresses in Italy between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with particular reference to the case of Eleonora Duse. In the theatre of this period, unlike what happens outside the theatre, unpredictably women have autonomy of movement, can run companies, can be heads of companies, can be successful and be points of reference for the world theater. The course explores this theatrical anomaly.

Mirella Schino, Il teatro di Eleonora Duse, Roma, Bulzoni, 2008
Francesca Simoncini, Eleonora Duse capocomica, Firenze, Le Lettere, 2011 (https://filosofiacomunicazionespettacolo.el.uniroma3.it)
Mirella Schino, L’età dei maestri. Appia, Craig, Stanislavskij, Mejerchol’d, Copeau, Artaud e gli altri, Roma, Viella, 2017
Claudio Meldolesi, Pensare l’attore, Roma, Bulzoni, 2013
Gli studenti leggeranno inoltre almeno uno di questi tre drammi a scelta (più una introduzione o un approfondito profilo biografico sull’autore): 1) Gabriele d’Annunzio, La città morta, oppure 2) Alexandre Dumas, La signora dalle camelie, (il dramma e non il romanzo), oppure 3) Giuseppe Giacosa, Tristi amori.