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ART300LF(芸術学 / Art studies 300)
Japanese Theater

Akiko TAKEUCHI

Class code etc
Faculty/Graduate school Exchange Students from Overseas Program
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Year 2023
Class code A8517
Previous Class code
Previous Class title
Term 秋学期授業/Fall
Day/Period 火3/Tue.3
Class Type
Campus 市ヶ谷 / Ichigaya
Classroom name S504
Grade
Credit(s) 2
Notes
Class taught by instructors with practical experience
SDGs CP
Urban Design CP
Diversity CP
Learning for the Future CP
Carbon Neutral CP
Chiyoda Campus Consortium

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Outline and objectives

Traditional Japanese theater has some very distinctive characteristics compared to traditional Western theater. Since the early 20th century, it has thus been serving as the source of inspiration for playwrights and theater directors around the world who attempt to overcome the boundaries set by the Western stage traditions.
This course takes up traditional Japanese theater and Takarazuka Revue (all-female musical theater—-another “peculiar” Japanese theater) and helps students compare them with Western theater. Through this comparison, students will not only gain the indepth understanding of both theatrical traditions but also recognize the potentials of Japanese theater to widen the theatrical experiences of modern audiences.
Key Words: Noh, Kabuki, Bunraku, Puppetry, Takarazuka, Musical, Cross-gender performance

Goal

Students will learn the basic characteristics of Japanese traditional theater in comparison to those of the modern Western theater. They will also learn how to compare and analyze plays of various theatrical traditions and genres.

Default language used in class

英語 / English

Method(s)(学期の途中で変更になる場合には、別途提示します。 /If the Method(s) is changed, we will announce the details of any changes. )

The class combines reading of individual plays, lectures on various theatrical genres, video viewing of the actual stages, and class discussion. The class discussion is based on the students' comments on the assigned texts, submitted prior to the class.

Active learning in class (Group discussion, Debate.etc.)

あり / Yes

Fieldwork in class

あり / Yes

Schedule

授業形態/methods of teaching:対面/face to face

※各回の授業形態は予定です。教員の指示に従ってください。

1.[対面/face to face]:Introduction

Preview of course requirements

2.[対面/face to face]:Noh Drama

Basic structure of noh

3.[対面/face to face]:Dream Play

Structure of Dream Noh (Mugen Noh)

4.[対面/face to face]:Students' Presentation

Students' presentations of their own dream plays.

5.[対面/face to face]:Noh and Modernism

"The Dreaming of the Bones" by Yeats, modeled after noh

6.[対面/face to face]:Other Noh-inspired works

Various attempts to apply noh technique in modern theater

7.[対面/face to face]:Bunraku Puppetry

Puppets and human actors

8.[対面/face to face]:Kabuki Theater

Comparison between kabuki and Western cross gender performance

9.[対面/face to face]:New Kabuki and Kabuki-inspired works

Various attempts to apply kabuki technique in modern theater

10.[対面/face to face]:Takarazuka Revue

History and theatrical structure of Takarazuka Revue

11.[対面/face to face]:Takarazuka Revue and Cross-gender Performance

Comparison between Takarazuka Revue and non-cross-gender musicals

12.[対面/face to face]:Students' Presentations I

Creation of new noh and new bunraku

13.[対面/face to face]:Students' Presentations II

Creation of new kabuki and new Takarazuka

14.[対面/face to face]:Review

Analysis of the plays created by the students

Work to be done outside of class (preparation, etc.)

Keep up with the weekly readings and assignments so as to be able to contribute to the class discussions.
Prepare presentations.
Prepare for final exam.
The average study time outside of class per week would be roughly 4
hours.

Textbooks

Reading materials will be provided as handouts or made available on
Hoppii. (Each student is responsible for keeping all the readings and bringing the assigned reading to class on the designated day.)

References

The instructor will suggest reference materials whenever appropriate.

Grading criteria

Speaking up during class discussion (20%)
Weekly assignments (30%)
presentations (20%)
Final test (30%)

Changes following student comments

Not applicable

Others

The content of this syllabus my be subject to change.