Chair Derek Knight Professor Emerita Mary Jane Miller Associate Professor Glenys McQueen-Fuentes Assistant Professors David Fancy, Jane Leavitt, Marlene Moser, Gyllian Raby, David Vivian Technical Director Adrian Palmieri Wardrobe Co-ordinator Margaret Molokach Part Time Instructors: Dramatic Literature: Terrance Cox Theatre: Peter Feldman (scene study), Virginia Reh (voice and acting), Leigh Kerr (stage management), Janis Barlow (Arts Management) Drama in Education and Society: Suzanne Burchell, Helen Zdriluk Resident Theatre Company: Theatre Beyond Words Artistic Committee Members Harro Maskow, Artistic Director Terry Judd, Co-Artistic Director Robin Patterson, Artistic Producer Carolina Ramos Kevin Stewart, Associate Director 145 King Street St. Catharines, ON L2R 3J2 |
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Administrative Assistant Monika Lederich 905-688-5550, extension 3214 Thistle west 135 http://www.brocku.ca/dramatic· arts The Department of Dramatic Arts (DART), part of the School of Fine and Performing Arts, addresses the study, application and interrogation of the discipline as cultural and educational practice. The Department of Dramatic Arts offers four-year programs of study with streams in Drama in Education and Society, Dramatic Literature, and Theatre, leading to a BA Honours in Dramatic Arts; a four-year (20 credit) BA with a Major in Theatre degree; a BA (Pass) degree as well as minor in Dramatic Arts. The Department also offers both a Concentration and a Certificate program in Drama in Education and Society for non-DART majors. All three areas are united under one goal: to integrate theory and practice so as to provide students with a broad base of education combining research, practice and creative development. Technical, design and performance skills and practice are integrated in various ways with the study of critical theory, theatre history, dramaturgy and dramatic literature. Dramatic Arts offers two concurrent BA (Honours)/BEd programs over five years. See calendar entry under Education - BA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) and Education BA Integrated Studies (Honours) (Junior/Intermediate). Projects include two major productions, as well as various minor productions and events, such as the School of Fine and Performing Arts Spring Festival. The Dramatic Arts Co-op program combines academic and work terms over a four-year period. Students spend one year in an academic setting studying the fundamentals of dramatic arts prior to taking the first work placement. In addition to the current fees for courses in academic study terms, Co-op students are assessed an annual administrative fee (see the Schedule of Fees). Eligibility to continue is based on the student's major average and non-major average. A student with a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average will be permitted to continue. A student with a major average lower than 70 percent will not be permitted to continue in the Dramatic Arts Co-op program. The Dramatic Arts Co-op program designation will be awarded to those students who have honours standing and who have successfully completed a minimum of twelve months of Co-op work experience. |
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Students in the Department of Dramatic Arts are required to complete one credit in a language other than English. Where half credit courses are used to fulfill the requirement, both half credits must be in the same language. It is recommended that students fulfill this requirement by year 2. (Theatre stream students are urged to fulfill this requirement in year 1). |
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The Department of Dramatic Arts and the Faculty of Education co-operate in offering two Concurrent BA (Honours)/BEd programs. The Dramatic Arts BA (Honours)/BEd program combines the BA Honours program or the BA Integrated Studies Honours program with the teacher education programs for students interested in teaching at the Intermediate/Senior level (grades 7-12) and at the Junior/Intermediate level (grades 4-10.) Refer to the Education-Concurrent BA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) or Education-Concurrent BA Integrated Studies (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate) program listings for further information. |
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Students may take a combined major in Dramatic Arts and a second discipline subject to a coherent plan of study approved in advance by the Chair. For requirements in the other discipline, the student should consult the relevant department/centre. It should be noted that not all departments/centres provide a combined major option. Honours |
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The Certificate in Drama in Education and Society would be of particular interest to social workers, drama therapists, psycho-therapists, prison counselors, people who train volunteers, personnel managers, union organizers and market consultants who wish to add to existing qualifications or to acquire courses which might later be applied to a degree. Development of skills, such as assessing and evaluating what is perceived, generating ideas, making connections, predicting outcomes, empathizing, abstracting the core from the periphery, questioning, accommodating and compromising, self-presentation. University admission standards apply. The certificate is awarded upon completion of the following courses with a minimum 60 percent overall average:
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Students can earn a Concentration in Drama in Education by including the courses listed below as part of their academic work leading to an Honours degree in an academic department or program. The words "Concentration in Drama in Education" will be added to the student's transcript if the required courses are successfully completed. Students are advised to consult the Chair of Dramatic Arts.
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Students must check to ensure that prerequisites are met. Students may be deregistered, at the request of the instructor, from any course for which prerequisites and/or restrictions have not been met. Introduction to Drama Fundamentals of dramatic criticism. Study of selected dramatic texts from ancient Greece to the present emphasizing genre, theatrical and literary conventions and historical context. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Co-requisite for Dramatic Arts stream students: DART 1F99. Foundations in Dramatic Arts Applications of core concepts, methodologies and theories of theatre and drama in education and society emphasizing comparative world views. Lectures, workshops, 5 hours per week; additional rehearsal time as required. Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Co-requisite for Dramatic Arts stream students: DART1F93. Note: in order to proceed in the Theatre stream, students must attain a minimum 60 percent in both the technical and lecture/acting lab portion of this course. Materials fee required. Introduction to Mime Study and practice of some aspects of non-verbal theatre performance including mime techniques, mask, pantomime and improvisation. Theoretical component focussing on critical analysis. Development of the ability to express perceptions, both physically in the practical performance work and verbally in the work on critical analysis. Lectures, seminar, workshop; additional production and rehearsal time as required. Restriction: permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: DART 1F99, 2P01 or permission of the instructor. Note: offered as a three-week intensive course in the Spring Session. This course is taught by working theatre professionals (Theatre Beyond Words - resident company at Brock) and reflects some of the methods used in the creation of their productions. Materials fee required. Enrolment limited to 20 students. Stage Craft Theory and application of technical theatre production. Lectures, lab, 5 hours per week. Restriction: permission of the instructor. Prerequisites: DART 1F93 and 1F99. Co-requisite for Theatre stream students: DART 2F50 and 2P42. Note: materials fee required. Enrolment limited to 20 students per section. Performance I Principles of creating and sustaining dramatic action. Personal clown, mask (various styles) and scene studies emphasizing increasing effectiveness through group and individual exercises. Lectures, workshop, lab, 5 hours per week. Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Prerequisite: DART 1F99 or permission of the instructor. Co-requisites for Theatre stream students: DART 2F41 and 2P42. Note: materials fee required. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in DART 2P51 and 2P52. Script Analysis and Interpretation Variety of scripts across genres and time periods, both in terms of writing techniques and as a point of departure for their interpretation by actors, directors, and designers. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: DART 1F93 or one ENGL credit numbered 1(alpha)90-1(alpha)99. Theatre as Cultural Practice I Integrated study of theatre history, theory and dramatic literature from its origins to the advent of realism in the 20th century, concentrating on the context of cultural developments, including theories of acting, dramatic criticism, theatre historiography. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: DART 1F93 or one ENGL credit numbered 1(alpha)90-1(alpha)99. Special Studies in Dramatic Arts Restriction: permission of a faculty supervisor. Note: materials fee may be required. Foundations in Drama in Education Introduction to theory and practice: for Theatre and Child and Youth Studies students, teachers and future teachers, social and community workers and potential therapists focussing on basic theatre elements, practical strategies and active participation. Lectures, workshop, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors and DREC certificate students until date specified in Registration guide. Students must hold a minimum of 4.0 overall credits. Note: enrolment limited to 25 students per section. Materials fee required. DREC certificate students may register without the minimum of 4.0 overall credits. Contact the Dramatic Arts Department. Role-playing, Role Drama and Story The art and structuring of story and other literary sources as catalysts for drama and interactive learning. Combined theory and practice including work experience. Lectures, workshop, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Prerequisite: DART 1F99, 2P01 or permission of the instructor. Note: enrolment limited to 25 students per section. Materials fee required. Stage Production Practical work in technical theatre, including crew work on senior level productions. Lectures, labs, 5 hours per week; additional crew calls and production time as required. Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Prerequisites: DART 1F93 and 1F99. Co-requisite for Theatre stream students: DART 2F41. Note: enrolment limited to 30 students. Entry is based on academic standing in DART 1F93 and all components of DART 1F99. Materials fee required. Research and Practice in Production Styles Overview of technical and production issues required for performance, ceremony and public presentation. Lectures/lab, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors and DREC certificate students until date specified in Registration guide. Prerequisite: DART 1F99, DART 2P01and 2P02 or permission of the instructor. Note: materials fee required. Aboriginal Theatre Theatrical, dramatic and performative representation of Aboriginal peoples in the Canadian experience. Prerequisite: DART 1F93 or permission of the instructor. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in DART 2F97. Canadian Drama Canadian experience as expressed in performance, using English-language plays and French-language plays (in translation). Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: DART 1F93 or one ENGL credit or permission of the instructor. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in DART 2F97. Special Studies in Dramatic Arts Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Note: materials fee may be required. Greek and Roman Drama (also offered as CLAS 3F02) Greek and Roman tragedy and comedy in English translation, including such authors as the tragedians Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Seneca, and the comic playwrights, Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus and Terence. Ancient drama in its literary, theatrical and socio-historical contexts. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: one credit from CLAS 1P91, 1P92, 1P95, 1P97, DART 1F93. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in CLAS 3P02. Performance II Further studies in acting technique emphasizing analysis and creation of character and context. Seminar, workshop, 5 hours per week. Restriction: permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: DART 2F04 or 2F50. Note: enrolment limited to 16 students. Materials fee required. Design: Theatrical Design Research techniques and practice of design for the theatre. Lectures, seminar, workshop lab, 5 hours per week. Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Prerequisites: DART 2F94; one of DART 2F41, DART 2P02 and 2P70, VISA 2F96. Note: materials fee required. Theatre in Education: Alternative Forms of Theatre Adaptation of non-western theatre into classroom and community settings emphasizing research, discussion and performance. Lectures, workshop, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors and DREC certificate students until date specified in Registration guide. Prerequisite: DART 1F99, or DART 2P01 and 2P02 Note: materials fee required. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in DART 3F12. Theatre as Cultural Practice II Integrated study of theatre history, theory and dramatic literature from the advent of realism in the 20th century to the present, concentrating on the context of cultural developments, including theories of acting, dramatic criticism, theatre historiography. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: DART 2F94, one ENGL credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above or permission of the instructor. Interdisciplinary Workshop II (also offered as VISA 3F96) Studio workshop for the development of independent projects based on the multi-disciplinary examination of critical discourses with reference to identity, visual culture, representation and the construction of meaning. Projects involve new media exploration, collaboration, collective practice and investigation of alternatives in public dissemination. Lectures, studio work, off-campus projects, 5 hours per week. Prerequisite: VISA 2F96 or permission of the instructor. Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials which they must supply. Several field trips are organized outside the regular course meeting time. Students participating in field trips are expected to pay their own expenses. Advanced Tutorial in Dramatic Arts Advanced study in an area of mutual interest to the student and the instructor. Restriction: permission of a faculty supervisor. Note: a written proposal must be approved by the Department before registration. Advanced Special Studies in Dramatic Arts Restriction: permission of the Department. Structuring for Drama: Creating the Fictional Context Composing contexts for integrated learning through the arts in schools and elsewhere. Lectures, workshops, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors and DREC certificate students until date specified in Registration guide. Prerequisite: DART 2P01 or permission of the instructor. Note: materials fee required. Drama in Applied Contexts Exploration of Drama in Education theories and practical strategies of interactive learning to an area or areas of application; may extend beyond formal school education and into the wider community. Lectures, workshop, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors and DREC certificate students until date specified in Registration guide. Prerequisite: DART 2P01 or permission of the instructor. Note: enrolment limited to 25 students. Materials fee required. Drama in Language Arts and History Studies Drama in Education theories and practical strategies to motivate and enrich learning within these broad areas of study. Workshops, seminar, 3 hours per week; field trips as required. Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors and DREC certificate students until date specified in Registration guide. Prerequisite: DART 2P01 or permission of the instructor. Note: materials fee required. Theatre in Education: Children's Theatre Theoretical study and practical analysis of professional theatre for young audiences. Lectures, workshop, 3 hours per week; field trips as required. Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors and DREC certificate students until date specified in Registration guide. Prerequisites: DART 1F99 and 2P01 or permission of the instructor. Note: enrolment limited. Materials fee required. Theatre in Education: Theatre for a Community Processes of putting on a play for a community: the place of the play in the community; choosing the play; finding the production team; running rehearsals; play-building around a theme or topic. Lectures, workshop, 3 hours per week; additional production and rehearsal time as required. Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors and DREC certificate students until date specified in Registration guide. Prerequisites: DART 1F99 and 2P01 or permission of the instructor. Note: students with equivalent experience may register without prerequisite. Enrolment limited to 20 students. Materials fee required. Stage Management Interpersonal relations, preparing a prompt book, recording and calling cues, rehearsal and performance procedures. Lectures, seminar/lab, 5 hours per week; additional production time as required. Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Prerequisites: DART 2F41 and 2P42 or permission of the instructor. Note: stage managing a production. Materials fee required. Voice and Text Intensive Fundamentals of anatomy, breath and exploration of sound bridging to text for performance. Lectures, workshop, studio Restriction: open to (single or combined) DART majors and permission of the Department. Prerequisites: DART 1F93 and1F99; one of DART 2F04, 2F50 3F78; one of DART 2F92, 2F94, DART 2P96 and 2P97. Note: enrolment limited to 7 students. A three-week intensive studio course in voice, conducted at the Stratford Festival. Rehearsals and field trips to Stratford performances. Students are expected to pay their own expenses. Contact the Department for further details. Directing I: Dramaturgy Text analysis, visual vocabulary, theatrical conventions and dramatic rhythms used in preparing to direct a play. Lectures, lab, 5 hours per week. Restriction: students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits and permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: one of DART 2F50, 2F41, 2P70. Note: Materials fee required. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in DART 3F52. Directing II Directing practicum focussing on creating action, total theatre composition and team management. Lab, 5 hours per week. Restriction: permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: DART 3P53. Note: enrolment limited to 16 students. Entry is based on academic standing in DART 3P53. Materials fee required. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in DART 3F52. Postcolonial Theatre Study of post-colonial theory and theatre. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: one of DART 2F92, 2F94, DART 2P96 and 2P97 or permission of the instructor. Shakespeare in Performance Shakespeare: period performance conditions and stage history, based on close analysis of selected texts. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Restriction: students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits. Prerequisite: one of DART 2F92, 2F94, DART 2P96 and 2P97, two ENGL credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99. Note: also offered as a three week intensive summer course at the Stratford Festival. Contact the Department for further details. Scriptwriting Theory and practice of writing with action, character and dialogue. Seminar, workshop, 3 hours per week. Restriction: students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits and permission of the instructor. Note: Materials fee required. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in DART 3F91. Studies in Praxis I Focussed study of performance theories. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: one of DART 2F92, 2F94, DART 2P96 and 2P97 or permission of the instructor. Studies in Praxis II Application of performance studies in practice. Seminar, lab, 4 hours per week. Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Prerequisite: DART 3P95. Note: Materials fee required. Advanced Tutorial in Dramatic Arts Restriction: permission of a faculty supervisor. Note: a written proposal must be approved by the Department before registration. Advanced Special Studies in Dramatic Arts Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Theatrical Lighting Studies in lighting operation and design. Lectures, seminar/lab, 5 hours per week; additional production time as required. Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Prerequisite: DART 2F41 or permission of the instructor. Note: materials fee required. Theatrical Props Production Study and construction of theatrical props. Lectures, seminar/lab, 5 hours per week; additional production time as required. Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Prerequisite: DART 2F41 or permission of the instructor. Note: materials fee required. Scenic Painting Theories and practice of painting scenery for theatrical use. Lectures, seminar/lab, 5 hours per week; additional production time as required. Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Prerequisite: DART 2F41 or permission of the instructor. Note: materials fee required. Make-up and Wigs Introduction to creating character and special effects through make-up; introduction to use and maintenance of wigs. Lectures, seminar/lab, 5 hours per week; additional production time as required. Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Prerequisite: DART 2F41 or permission of the instructor. Note: materials fee required. Arts Administration (also offered as STAC 4F40 and VISA 4F40) Development, organization and management of the arts. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: students must have a minimum of 10 overall credits. Note: materials fee may be required. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in CCST 4F40. Advanced Studies in Theatre Collaborative work in one or more theatre productions. Lectures, seminar/lab, 5 hours per week; additional production time as required. Restriction: approval to year 4 and permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: one of DART 3F50, DART 3P53 and 3P54. Co-requisite for Theatre stream students: DART 4F90. Note: materials fee required. Critical and Reflective Processes Theories and methods of developmental work from DART 4F91. Topics include thinking processes, identity formation, multiple intelligence and moral development. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Restriction: permission of the Department. Co-requisite: DART 4F91. Note: First term is offered online. Critical Theory and Practice Advanced study of critical theory, its roots, its application to theatre and dramatic literature. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits, a minimum 70 percent major average, a minimum 60 percent non-major average and approval to year 4 (honours). Internship in Drama in Education and Society Internship in either an educational or community setting where students apply Drama in Education and Society theories and practices. Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) students with a minimum 75 percent overall average, approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the Department. Co-requisite: DART 4F71. Note: students may not concurrently register in DART 4P70. Internship proposal must be submitted no later than March 1st in the third year for approval by the Department. Students are expected to pay their own expenses. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in DART 4P70. Honours Thesis in Applied Critical Theory Critical, historical or creative project in dramatic arts of mutual interest to the student and the instructor. Restriction: students must have a minimum 75 percent major average and permission of the Chair. Prerequisite: DART 4F90 (may be taken concurrently). Note: a written proposal must be approved before registration. Advanced Praxis in Drama/Theatre in Education and Society In-depth combination of community-based practical applications of drama and/or theatre in education strategies with continued study of contemporary research. Practicum, lab, 3 hours per week; seminar 2 hours per week. Restriction: permission of the instructor. Prerequisites: DART 2P01 and two and one-half credits in Drama and Theatre in Education studies. Note: students may not concurrently register in DART 4F91. Limited enrolment. Materials fee required. Transportation to practicum is a student responsibility. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in DART 4F91. |
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Co-op Work Placement I First co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer. Restriction: open to DART Co-op students. Co-op Work Placement II Second co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer. Restriction: open to DART Co-op students. Co-op Work Placement III Third co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer. Restriction: open to DART Co-op students. Co-op Work Placement IV Optional co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer. Restriction: open to DART Co-op students. Co-op Work Placement V Optional co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer. Restriction: open to DART Co-op students. Co-op Training and Development Framework for the development of learning objectives by students for individual work terms. Includes orientation to the co-op experience, goal setting, career planning, résumé preparation and interview skills preparation. Lectures, presentations, site visits, 2 hours per week. Restriction: open to DART Co-op students. |
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