| CODE | SLA2000 | |||||||||
| TITLE | The Performing Arts in Spain | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Spanish and Latin American Studies | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit seeks to give an overview of the performing arts in the Spanish context from a historical (albeit brief) as well as a current point of view. Focusing mainly on case studies, the study-unit explores dance, theatre and music, and relates important aspects of these arts with the wider political and social situation of Spain. Study-unit Aims: - To provide an overview of the current situation of the performing arts in Spain, linked with their past history. - To place the performing arts within the wider social and political Spanish context. - To familiarise students with traditions and current practices of dance, theatre and music in Spain. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - recognise and describe major historical and political aspects of performing arts events in Spain. - report links between political events and performances, or performance trends, in the context of the performing arts in Spain. - compare reactions, within different performing art forms, to different contexts and times in the Spanish context. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - analyse case studies, using them as tools to understand wider artistic, political or social contexts within Spain. - demonstrate practical understanding of basic forms of popular theatre, dance and music. - describe fundamental aspects of the cultural policies and structures concerning the performing arts in Spain Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: Chase, G. 1959 The Music of Spain. New York: Dover Publications. García Matos, M. 1958. Spanish Folk Music and Dance. Madrid: Altamira. Livermore, A. 1972. A Short History of Spanish Music. London: General Duckworth and Co. Marco, T. 1993. Spanish Music in the Twentieth Century. London and Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Martinez Luciano, J.V. 2015. Libro Blanco de la Academia de las Artes Escénicas de España. Madrid: Academia de las Artes Escénicas de España. Marcellus Vitucci, M. 2003. The Language of Spanish Dance: A Dictionary and Reference Manual. Trenton, NJ: Princeton Book Company. Supplementary Readings: Borrull, T. 1954. La Danza Española. Madrid: Sucesor de E. Meseguer. Colomer, J. 2016. La Situación de las Artes Escénicas en España. Madrid: Academia de las Artes Escénicas de España. Espejo Aubero, A. and Espejo Aubero, A. 2001. Glosario de términos de la danza española. Madrid: Librerías Deportivas Esteban Sanz Martínez. Mariemma. 1997. Mis caminos a través de la danza. Tratado de danza española. Madrid: Iberautor Promociones Culturales. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | The language of instruction is English. Students can follow this study-unit without having any knowledge of Spanish. | |||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Lucia Piquero Alvarez |
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