Dramatic Arts

This course provides students the opportunity to explore contemporary site-based performance that focuses on ideas/practices of location; develop a theoretical context for site-based performance by investigating concepts of space, place, and landscape; practice theory and expand their knowledge and repertoire of performance making; enhance their knowledge of the contemporary performance field, and to show the extent to which performance is always part of larger spatial discourses and practices; and develop interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary skills by showing how geographical and ecological concepts and texts inform contemporary theater practices.

The course develops a broad range of innovative, practical, creative, and collaborative musical skills. It promotes student initiative and creativity, while developing focused, critical, technical, and context sensitive perspectives on selected musical repertoires/traditions/genres. It seeks to explore, reflect upon, extend and/or challenge specific musical performance conventions. 

This is an internship opportunity through the Central European Studies Program that responds to a clear necessity among multicultural societies to educate young people abroad in a professional working environment. Apart from onsite work experience, the Internship Program has a strong and challenging academic component exposing students to the world of non-governmental organizations, education, and the social services sector in the Czech Republic and EU as well as developing personal, interpersonal, and intercultural competencies. Qualified students choose from several pre-screened internship positions with local, mostly non-governmental organizations, which may be involved in education, film, organization of international political conferences, local and global human rights issues, and library and administrative work in the field of economics.  International professional experiences are broadened through a series of guided discussions, a reflective journal, and presentations. Students explore major relevant topics, such as organization theory, and develop their intercultural skills through interactive workshops and reflection of their work experience in the host culture.