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THEATRE
STUDIES
The Theatre Studies Programme provides training in the
critical study and practice of theatre through the scope
of knowledge of different theatrical histories, forms,
methods and theories, and an understanding of how practice
is tested and shaped by theoretical and socio-historical
contexts.
In the foundational module, students will be introduced
to tools of dramatic and performance analysis such as
semiotics, dramaturgy and contemporary theories of performance.
This will be complemented by practical work in stage space,
design, technical production, acting and directing. Subsequently,
students majoring in Theatre Studies select modules from
amongst four main groups:
| (1) |
Survey |
| (2) |
Topics
in Theatre |
| (3) |
Theory
and Practice; and |
| (4) |
Performance
and Cultural Studies. |
Survey
modules train students to make connections across broad
historical or cultural areas of theatre. Topics in Theatre
provide modules in more specialized topics such as Singapore
English-Language Theatre, and Theatre and Post-modernism.
Theory and Practice modules integrate critical study and
practical work, for instance in Acting Theory and Practice.
Performance and Cultural Studies modules examine the mode
of theatre in cross-disciplinary studies, comparing different
mediums of performance, and exploring performativity in
cultural practices.
Graduates in Theatre Studies are well-trained for a variety
of arts and media careers, such as journalism, arts design,
planning and practice, but they also have the potential
to enter a wide range of professions extending from teaching
and research to the diplomatic service.
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