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Type D and Type F activities
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Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies - Enrollment from 2025/2026Laboratory of Theatrical Criticism (2024/2025)
Teaching code
4S007520
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
3
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
NN - -
Period
CuCi 2 A, CuCi 2 B
Erasmus students
Not available
Courses Single
Not Authorized
Learning objectives
The workshop aims to give students the basic knowledge about theatre to comprehend and analyze the live performance as well as critic writings, so to lead them to gain the skills to write a review.
Prerequisites and basic notions
Good knowledge of the Italian language.
Program
The class is divided in theoretical lessons and moments of collective discussion and comparison, before and after the viewing of performances of different nature and the reading of reviews.
1. Introduction to theatre with a description of the various elements that participate to the performance, the theatrical spaces and the communication between scene and audience.
2. Analysis and comprehension of the event through the videos of some performances and the collective comparison. Evaluation of the necessary knowledge needed to the review writing.
3. Reading and analysis of some reviews to understand their structure and evaluate their effectiveness.
4. Writing of the reviews of two performances and collective analysis of the writings.
The workshop is limited up to 30 students.
Bibliography
Didactic methods
Theoretical lessons
Collective comparison about some performances
Critical analysis and short research carried louot in smal groups
Learning assessment procedures
To guarantee the foreseen credits, presence at the lessons is required, as well as the writing of two reviews.
As a support of the learning, some essays and reviews will be given to the students during the class.
Evaluation criteria
Two reviews are required.
Correctness of Italian writing.
Reading of the performance and detailed analysis of its elements in the critical text.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
No evaluation but assignment of credits 'F'.
Exam language
Italiano.
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