78085 - Social Theatre (1) (LM)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student will learn the basic historic and methodological articulations of the theatre appled to the school, prison, physical and mental disability, to marginalized areas and communities. In terms of skills, the knowledge acquired through the course will provide tools for a critical and operational approach to the diverse forms of a socially-inclusive theatre.

Course contents

Origins, present forms and variations of social theatre are the object of this course. Starting with a methodological and historigraphical basis that can enable the students to grasp the social function of art in its variations, we will go through specific theatre cases studies concerning the educational, the health and social contexts.

The monographic part of the course will be focused on theatre and prison. Most specifically on Compagnia della Fortezza and on theatre in youth detention centers, with a specific reference to the Compagnia Puntozero.

Students with SLD or temporary or permanent disabilities. It is suggested that they get in touch as soon as possible with the relevant University office (https://site [https://site/] .unibo.it/tudent-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en) and with the lecturer in order to seek together the most effective strategies for following the lessons and/or preparing for the examination.

 

Readings/Bibliography

Attending and non attending students: Testi/materiali aggiuntivi:

1. Alessandro Pontremoli, Elementi di teatro educativo, sociale e di comunità, Utet, Torino, 2015 (selected chapters. See the virtuale course page).
2. Misia Furia Bonanoni, Il lavoro di Puntozero Teatro nell'istituto penale per i minorenni "Beccaria" di Milano, tesi di laurea magistrale, Università di Bologna, a.a.2023-24. ((available on the virtuale course page at the beginning of the course)
   

Attending students will add notes from class.

Non Attending students will add the study of the following sources:

1. In prospettiva. Dialoghi sul teatro # 12// Armando Punzo. Dialogo tra il regista e Cristina Valenti, introdotto da Rossella Mazzaglia all’interno del ciclo In prospettiva. Dialoghi sul teatro a cura di Gerardo Guccini, Claudio Longhi, Rossella Mazzaglia, prodotto da ERT e La Soffitta. Il dialogo è disponibile su YouTube.
   
2. Mariacristina Cavecchi, Lisa Mazoni, Margert Rose, Giuseppe Scutellà (a cura di), SceKspir al Bekka. Romeo Montecchi dietro le sbarre dell'Istituto Penale Minorile Beccaria, Edizioni Clichy, Firenze, 2020.

 

In order to qualify as attending, students can miss no more than two classes.

Teaching methods

Lectures and dialogues with researchers and operators.

Assessment methods

The assessment is based on an oral exam with open questions.

Students are requested to identify artists and themes and to connect them to their historical, cultural and aesthetic context. They should prove to be able to make connections between the various sources.

Proper language and the ability to critically speak about the texts content will lead to a good/excellent final grade.

Acceptable language and the ability to resume the texts content will lead to a sufficient/fair grade.

Insufficient linguistic proficiency and fragmentary knowledge of the books' content will lead to a failure in passing the exam.

Students with SLD or temporary or permanent disabilities. It is necessary to contact the relevant University office (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en ) with ample time in advance: the office will propose some adjustments, which must in any case be submitted 15 days in advance to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of these in relation to the teaching objectives.

Teaching tools

During the classes, audio-visual sources and primary written, oral and media sources will be used. The e-learning page will also serve as a platform to share material and communications.

Office hours

See the website of Rossella Nancy Maria Mazzaglia