22-2236 Performance Art

Course gives students a comprehensive introduction to the history and nature of performance art and develop their ideas for live work. Course covers major Postmodern movements that make particular use of live art–Dada, Futurism, and Fluxus–as well as issues of feminism and multiculturalism that have utilized performance. Students present work for critique throughout the semester, culminating in a group show to be presented in a public forum.
3 Credits