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Antonin Artaud and the Theater of Cruelty

In 50 videos, Mike Rugnetta teaches you theater and drama! This course is based on an introductory college level course in Theater and explores the history, theory, and technology that contributes to the art form most like life. By the end of this course, you will be able to: * Describe the leading theories of the origins of theater * Understand how theater was produced and what it meant to audiences around the world * Analyze the historical and cultural contexts that lead to the creation of different movements in theater history * Argue for the importance of producing and understanding theater

Seasons and episodes

Season 0 : Specials

Feb 02, 2018

Season 1 : Theater and Drama

Feb 08, 2018

1 - 1 : What Is Theater?

Feb 09, 2018

1 - 2 : Thespis, Athens, and The Origins of Greek Drama

Feb 16, 2018

1 - 3 : Tragedy Lessons from Aristotle

Feb 23, 2018

1 - 4 : Greek Comedy, Satyrs, and Aristophanes

Mar 02, 2018

1 - 5 : Dances to Flute Music and Obscene Verse. It's Roman Theater, Everybody

Mar 09, 2018

1 - 6 : Roman Theater with Plautus, Terence, and Seneca

Mar 16, 2018

1 - 7 : Nostrils, Harmony with the Universe, and Ancient Sanskrit Theater

Mar 23, 2018

1 - 8 : The Death and Resurrection of Theater as...Liturgical Drama

Apr 06, 2018

1 - 9 : Hrotsvitha, Hildegard, and the Nun who Resurrected Theater

Apr 13, 2018

1 - 10 : Get Outside and Have a (Mystery) Play

Apr 20, 2018

1 - 11 : Just Say Noh. But Also Say Kyogen

Apr 27, 2018

1 - 12 : Pee Jokes, the Italian Renaissance, Commedia Dell'Arte

May 04, 2018

1 - 13 : The English Renaissance and NOT Shakespeare

May 11, 2018

1 - 14 : Straight Outta Stratford-Upon-Avon - Shakespeare's Early Days

May 18, 2018

1 - 15 : Shakespeare's Tragedies and an Acting Lesson

May 25, 2018

1 - 16 : Comedies, Romances, and Shakespeare's Heroines

Jun 01, 2018

1 - 17 : English Theater After Shakespeare

Jun 08, 2018

1 - 18 : Where Did Theater Go?

Jun 15, 2018

1 - 19 : The Spanish Golden Age

Jun 29, 2018

1 - 20 : Rules, Rule-Breaking, and French Neoclassicism

Jul 06, 2018

1 - 21 : Moliere - Man of Satire and Many Burials

Jul 13, 2018

1 - 22 : Pre-Columbian Theater, Spanish Empire, and Sor Juana

Jul 21, 2018

1 - 23 : Japan, Kabuki, and Bunraku

Jul 27, 2018

1 - 24 : All Night Demon Dance Party - Kathakali

Aug 03, 2018

1 - 25 : China, Zaju, and Beijing Opera

Aug 10, 2018

1 - 26 : England's Sentimental Theater

Aug 17, 2018

1 - 27 : Why So Angry, German Theater?

Aug 24, 2018

1 - 28 : The Rise of Melodrama

Sep 07, 2018

1 - 29 : North America Gets a Theater...Riot

Sep 14, 2018

1 - 30 : Race Melodrama and Minstrel Shows

Sep 21, 2018

1 - 31 : Zola, France, Realism, and Naturalism

Sep 28, 2018

1 - 32 : Realism Gets Even More Real

Oct 05, 2018

1 - 33 : Symbolism, Realism, and a Nordic Playwright Grudge Match

Oct 12, 2018

1 - 34 : Chekhov and the Moscow Art Theater

Oct 19, 2018

1 - 35 : The Horrors of the Grand Guignol

Nov 02, 2018

1 - 36 : Synge, Wilde, Shaw, and the Irish Renaissance

Nov 09, 2018

1 - 37 : Dada, Surrealism, and Symbolism

Nov 23, 2018

1 - 38 : Expressionist Theater

Nov 30, 2018

1 - 39 : Futurism and Constructivism

Dec 07, 2018

1 - 40 : Little Theater and American Avant Garde

Dec 15, 2018

1 - 41 : The Harlem Renaissance

Dec 21, 2018

1 - 42 : Federal Theatre and Group Theater

Jan 04, 2019

1 - 43 : Antonin Artaud and the Theater of Cruelty

Jan 13, 2019

1 - 44 : Bertolt Brecht and Epic Theater

Jan 18, 2019

1 - 45 : Beckett, Ionesco, and the Theater of the Absurd

Jan 25, 2019

1 - 46 : Broadway, Seriously

Feb 01, 2019

1 - 47 : The Birth of Off Broadway

Feb 08, 2019

1 - 48 : Poor Unfortunate Theater

Feb 15, 2019

1 - 49 : Into Africa and Wole Soyinka

Feb 22, 2019

1 - 50 : Broadway Book Musicals

Mar 01, 2019

Synopsis

We're back! This year Mike Rugnetta is teaching you about theater and drama. Are you in drama club? Want to know about the history of theater? Maybe learn some theater history? Have a lot of fun? This is the series for you! Over the next year, we're going to learn about the history and workings of the dramatic arts, together. It's going to be a great time, very low drama. Except it's all drama. Embrace the paradox, folks.

Title	Crash Course Theater and Drama
First Air Date	Feb 09, 2018
Last Air Date	Mar 01, 2019
Episodes	50
Seasons	1
Companies	PBS Digital Studios, Complexly
Keywords	drama club