Featured Classes Drama 303
Race and Performance
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Wednesdays, 10 am - 1pm
Memorial Auditorium, room 125
3-5 units, letter grade only
Instructor: Harry J. Elam, Jr. If identity is not fixed and the meanings of race are the product of social cultural and historic constructions, then can race be performed? Are there times in everyday life as well as on stage and in film when we act out or "do" race, when is race a "thing done?" How do theatricalized or filmic performances of race operate in relation to actual social enactments and lived "performances" of race? Using theories of performance and performativity as background, this course will examine the performance of race in contemporary American theater and film and everyday life.
Drama 154 
Othello in Harlem: Sex, Race and Place in Djanet Sears' Harlem Duet
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Fridays, 11 am - 1pm
Roble 38 and Roble lounge
2-3 units, letter grade only
Instructor: Aleta Hayes This performance workshop and lecture series is taught by Drama and Dance lecturer and Harlem Duet cast member Aleta Hayes. Spend hot Fridays eating hot lunch—backstage and behind the scenes—in a unique course based on the upcoming Drama Department production of Harlem Duet written by African
Canadian visiting playwright and director Djanet Sears (Committee on Black Performing Arts Resident Dialogues Fellow with additional support from the Institute for Diversity in the Arts and the Ford Foundation). Lunch provided. Limited space is available; email .
Drama 133P
Scenic Painting Spring Quarter
Tuesdays, 2:30-5:30 pm (NEW TIME)
Memorial Hall, upper scene shop
2-3 units, letter grade only
Instructor: Letty Samonte
download 188 kb pdf class flyer A fun and experimental painting class that will incorporate everything from fine art painting to sign painting. A different decorative (faux) painting technique will be demonstrated and exercised each week. This class encourages the use of other tools besides brushes to achieve interesting and realistic surfaces represented in theatrical productions. No previous painting experience required.
Dance 116
Figure and Ground: Site Specific Performance in Outdoor Environments
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Mondays, 3:15-4:05 pm, Roble Studios, room 15
Wednesdays, 7-9 pm, Roble 38 and various outdoor sites on campus
2 units
Instructor: Diane Frank This class will take you on an arts adventure especially designed for warm weather at Stanford—the theory and practice of dance performance in the great outdoors. Requirements: movement appetite and a conspiratorial frame of mind. The Figure/Ground course is linked to an innovative performance project, "Red Rover," a travelling performance of five site-specific dances in five different campus locations. |
