Theatre and Globalization

Theatre and Globalization

Instructor: Christopher Balme

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

235 reviews

Beginner level

No prior experience required

Flexible schedule

1 week at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

96%

Most learners liked this course

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There are 6 modules in this course

Learn how theatre and globalization have affected each other over the past century, and how to conduct your own research on global theatre histories.

Introductions with definitions of "theatre" and "globalization"; conceptualizing 'global theatre histories'; overview of online resources for researching the history of theatre during the late 19th and 20th centuries.

What's included

6 videos5 readings1 peer review

6 videos Total 26 minutes

Introduction to Global Theatre Histories (GTH) 4 minutes
Globalization 4 minutes
Deterritorialization, Modernization, and Connectivity 4 minutes
Methodology 6 minutes
Course Outline 3 minutes
Resources for Global Theatre Histories 6 minutes

5 readings Total 50 minutes

Syllabus 10 minutes
About Us 10 minutes
Grading and Logistics 10 minutes
Definitions, Methods, and Resources for Writing Global Theatre Histories 10 minutes
Historical Newspapers Online 10 minutes

1 peer review Total 60 minutes

Researching Digital Newspaper Archives 60 minutes

How we can relate migration and mobility to the dissemination of theatre.

What's included

6 videos2 readings

Actors, Managers, and Theatrical Agents; with a focus on the people who organized the global migration of theatre.

What's included

7 videos2 readings1 assignment

7 videos Total 42 minutes

Global Players - Introduction 1 minute
Sarah Bernhardt 4 minutes
Connecting the World. Newspaper Networks 7 minutes
Daniel Bandman 4 minutes
Kawakami Otojirō and Sadda Yacco 8 minutes
Theatrical Management 9 minutes
Theatrical Agents 9 minutes

2 readings Total 20 minutes

Global Players: Actors, Managers, and Agents 10 minutes
Resources for Module 3 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Midterm 30 minutes

Theatre Buildings as 'Cultural Hubs' and 'Contact Zones'; methodologies and concepts for approaching theatres as places where different people, languages, and cultures met and interacted.

What's included

6 videos2 readings1 peer review

6 videos Total 31 minutes

Global Hubs and Local Theatres- Introduction 2 minutes
Cairo 6 minutes
Bombay 5 minutes
Manila 4 minutes
Shanghai 11 minutes
Theatres and Modernization - Assignment 3 minutes

2 readings Total 20 minutes

Global Hubs and Local Theatres 10 minutes
Resources for Module 4 10 minutes

1 peer review Total 120 minutes

Researching Local Theatres 120 minutes

Theatre and the Cold War; theatre as a site of the rivalry between East and West.

What's included

10 videos2 readings

10 videos Total 45 minutes

Theatre and the Cold War 2 minutes
The Iron Theatrical Curtain 2 minutes
Cultural Diplomacy 4 minutes
The Stanislawski System 4 minutes
Interview with Dr. Li Yinan 5 minutes
Porgy and Bess in the Soviet Union 9 minutes
Theatrical Public Goods 4 minutes
The Cost Disease 2 minutes
Interview with Prof. Stephen Wilmer 7 minutes
Decolonizing the Stage: Theatrical Interweaving 5 minutes

2 readings Total 20 minutes

East versus West: Cold War Rivalries 10 minutes
Resources for Module 5 10 minutes

Festivals, Megamusicals, and Livestreaming; how contemporary types of theatre reflect globalization and new technologies.

What's included

9 videos2 readings1 assignment

9 videos Total 51 minutes

Introduction 2 minutes
Theatre Festivals 5 minutes
Megamusicals 4 minutes
Interview with Christina Lagao 11 minutes
Interview with David Savran 10 minutes
New Theatre Buildings 4 minutes
Transmedia Storytelling 3 minutes
Theatrical Global Media: Livecast 9 minutes
Wrapping Up 4 minutes

2 readings Total 20 minutes

Festivalization, Megamusicals and Theatrical Global Media 10 minutes
Resources Module 6 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Final 30 minutes

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Christopher Balme

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)

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Reviewed on Nov 18, 2020

Thank you for this inspiring course! It is nice to combine the discussion of theatre history and the context of globalisation, which also allows me to observe some cross-cultural theatre practice.

Reviewed on Apr 30, 2019

This course was really interesting because this course considers theatre art from the viewpoints of theatres, instead of scripts, actors, or dramas.

Reviewed on May 8, 2020

This course was just wonderful. I hope that Coursera adds more theatre-related classes!

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