Select a minimum of two theatre forms or dramas from different cultures
Guidelines: Each student is required of a 3-4 pages (1000 words max, double-spaced) on a compare/contrast analysis of a minimum of two theatre forms or dramas from different cultures covered in this class.
1. Select a minimum of two theatre forms or dramas from different cultures (Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and the U.S.A) for a compare/contrast analysis.
Examples:
a). Ancient Greek Oedipus the King – Classical Japanese (Noh) Atsumori
b). Classical Chinese Snow in Midsummer – Arabic Song of Death
c). Spanish, Fuenteovejuna – English Renaissance Hamlet
d). French Tartuffe – Russian, The Cherry Orchard
e). Classical Indian, The Little Clay Cart – Modern German The Goodwoman of Setzuan
f). Modern Europe, A Doll House – Latin American, Mud
g). Asian American, M. Butterfly – African Theatre, Death and the King’s Horseman
h). African-or African American Ruined – Asian American R. A.W
The list can go on using any combination of two plays as above.
2. In your analysis, address the following three questions:
• How each specific theatre form or drama was created reflecting the culture, people, history, or politics of that society and time period.
• How the two theatre forms or dramas are different or similar to each other.
• How these two theatre forms or dramas have enriched the world theatre and drama into the future for the global community in the 21st Century.
3. Use the MLA style documentation with annotated bibliography using a minimum 3-5 sources
5. Use only the “primary” and “secondary” sources such as the play texts, journal articles, reviews, books, theses and dissertations
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