AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course examines languages, theoretical principles, and expressive systems of theatrical performance and visual arts, with particular attention to theatrical anthropology. The aim is to reach the capacity of analysis, evaluation and critic judgment of artistic, theatrical and visual arts texts, as well as their spatial, kinetic, visual, performative, chromatic, eidetic, graphic and material components.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

a. The first aim of the course (6 credits) is to provide historical and theoretical keys to reading the languages, theoretical principles, and expressive systems of theatrical performance and visual arts, with particular attention to theatrical anthropology. The aim is to achieve the ability to analyze, evaluate and critically judge artistic, theatrical and visual arts texts, as well as their spatial, kinetic, visual, performative, chromatic, eidetic, graphic and material components.

b. The second aim of the course (6 credits) is to develop autonomy of judgment, independence of thought and personal critical vision in the adoption of theoretical principles, operational tools and criteria for the interpretation of significant phenomena (facts, objects, processes) of contemporary artistic and educational reality (such as theatrical anthropology, Nature-theater, kindergartens in the woods, education in nature) and of a hermeneutic nature (such as the distinction between the process of interpretation and the process of deciphering, and the question on the nature of "writing"), also knowing how to adopt an adequate historical-cultural perspective that culturally contextualizes the phenomena examined and the tools used by the analyst, avoiding commonplaces widespread in current mass culture and learning to organize a clear, coherent and structured discourse free of jargon.

At the end of the course the student will be able to:

- examine the concepts developed in various artistic and theatrical theories and schools on artistic and theatrical representation, stage presence, the actor's body, the the work of the director, the identity and nature of the theatrical performance

- analyze and distinguish the fundamental thematic nuclei of the contemporary social, artistic and cultural phenomena examined in the course

- analyze and distinguish the technical and operational procedures of the processes of "interpretation" and "signification"

- evaluate the different theories on writing and compare their adherence to different forms of writing

- examine and evaluate different forms of artistic and expressive performance

- examine the relationship between performance, physical context, scenic situation

- trace the issues and specific cases examined back to general and broader themes

- develop conceptual connections between specific cases and general themes

- thematically connect different texts

- critically identify current commonplaces and possibly detach oneself from them

- create and formulate original theses starting from the cases, themes, problems examined

- summarize and expose, with a clear, organized and jargon-free discourse, the evolutionary stages of contemporary theatrical theory and its underlying principles

- critically compare different assumptions, theses and theories in the texts in the program on the notions of "education", "instruction", "growth", "experience"

- explain the reasons for the re-emergence of theories and practices of active education in nature

- explain the reasons and motivations of supporters of education in nature and "diffused" education

- explain one's choice of text in the groups of texts to be chosen

- describe and discuss in great detail the contents of the texts brought to the exam, in particular the compulsory ones not to be chosen

- independent reasoning ability

- ability to identify the thematic nuclei of a text

- ability to compare different theses and theories on the same basic questions in different texts

- ability to explain one's choice of text in the groups of texts to be chosen

- ability to describe and discuss in great detail the contents of the texts brought to the exam, in particular the compulsory ones not to be chosen

- ability to understand and explain the choice for the course of the texts present in the program

- ability to orient oneself critically among the theoretical assumptions of the texts in the program

- ability to identify a relationship between the chosen texts and the pros

TEACHING METHODS

Teaching methods

Classroom lesson, with compulsory attendance.

For non-attending students, there will be an additional 1 text, to be chosen from the "choice" texts indicated in the exam program. A meeting during the office hours will be useful to guide the choice of texts in relation to specific interests

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Title:

From the theater to the woods

Course program.

The institutional section of the course will examine the main principles of theater semiotics using the special case of Odin Teatret and theater anthropology as a sample case to which to apply the methods and principles of theater semiotics. The monographic section of the course will examine the current cultural effervescence, unknown or little known, which has led to numerous innovative theories and practices in the fields of art, theater, education, instruction, which often combine assumptions and theoretical principles already tested in previous decades, united by the ideal objective of cultural renewal beyond the cultural, educational, artistic commodification that characterized the first two decades of the 21st century.

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Texts for the exam.

1. A text on Odin Teatret chosen from:

E.Barba- N.Savarese, I cinque continenti del teatro, Bari, Ed. Pagina, 2017.

E.Barba, La corsa dei contrari, Bari, Ed. Pagina, 2019.

E.Barba, La canoa di carta, Bologna, Il Mulino, 1993.

R.Carreri, Tracce. Training e storia di un’attrice dell’Odin Teatret, Milano, Il Principe Costante Edizioni, 2007.

V.A.Cremona – F.Galli – J.Varley, Pensare con i piedi. Tecniche di attore e antropologia teatrale, Holstebro, Odin Teatrets Forlag, 2017.

V.Santoro, Odino nelle terre del rimorso. Eugenio Barba e l’Odin Teatret in Salento e in Sardegna (1973-1975), Roma, Squilibri, 2017.(NB: la scelta di questo testo comprende la visione completa del DVD allegato, su cui verterà parte dell'esame sul testo)

J.Varley, Pietre d’acqua. Taccuino di un’attrice dell’Odin Teatret, Milano, Ubulibri, 2006.

2. :Two articles on the semiotics of theatre to choose from

- R.Pellerey, “Teatro e semiotica in Università”, Culture Parallele. Esperienze interdisciplinari di ricerca, IX-X, n.9-10, 2012-2013, pp.135-147.

- R.Pellerey, “Corpi in scena: il senso, il testo, l'interpretazione dello spettacolo teatrale", Acta Semiotica, III, 5, 2023, pp.214-235 (https://actasemiotica.com/index.php/as/52023corpiinscena)

- R.Pellerey, “Il teatro incorporato e la sua trasmissione: interferenze e interventi sociali”, in: A.Traverso (a cura di), Reti e storie per innovare in educazione. Approcci di ricerca e complessità, Pisa, ETS, 2014, pp.205-234.

- R.Pellerey, “Teatro, semiotica, interpretazione: la négritude e la propria tempesta”, Degrès. Revue de synthèse à orientation sémiologique, XLIV (2016), n.165, pp.e-e 1-16.

- R.Pellerey, “L’uso sapiente del corpo e il linguaggio del teatro”, Rivista Italiana di Filosofia del linguaggio, vol.11 (2017), n.2 (dicembre 2017), pp.217-229. Reperibile in: http://www.rifl.unical.it/index.php/rifl/issue/view/27.

- S.D'Agostino, "Oltre il network. Verso una teoria arcobaleno", Culture teatrali, n.23, 2014, pp.276-292.

3. :Theater, education and other effervescences, a text of your choice between:

Maria Giacobbe Borelli (a cura di), Teatro Natura, Spoleto, Editoria & Spettacolo, 2015.

G.R.Cardona, Antropologia della scrittura, Torino, Loescher, 1981.

Horacio Czertok, Teatro in esilio. Appunti e riflessioni sul lavoro del Teatro Nucleo, Roma, Bulzoni, 2018.

S.D’Agostino (a cura di), On Tiptoe a Santa Clara, Roma, Bulzoni, 2010.

M.De Marinis, Jerzy Grotowski. Il superamento della rappresentazione, Napoli, Editoria e spettacolo, 2023.

M.De Marinis, Il teatro dell'altro.Interculturalimo e transculturalismo nella scena contemporanea, Firenze, la casa Usher, 2011.

J.Grotowski, Per un teatro povero, Roma, Bulzoni, 1970.

F.Lorenzoni, I bambini ci guardano: una esperienza educativa controvento, Palermo, Sellerio, 2019.

F.Lorenzoni, L'ospite bambino: l'educazione come viaggio tra le culture nel diario di un maestro, Roma-Napoli, Theoria, 1995.

F.Lorenzoni – M.Martinelli, Saltatori di muri: la narrazione orale come educazione alla convivenza: esperienze interculturali di incontro tra stranieri e italiani nella scuola e nel teatro, Cesena, Macro Edizioni, 1998.

E.Manes, L'asilo nel bosco. Un nuovo paradigma educativo, Roma, Edizioni Tlon, 2018.

P.Mottana, La città educante. Manifesto della educazione diffusa, Trieste, Asterios, 2018.

P.Mottana, Il sistema dell'educazione diffusa. Struttura, persone, programmi, Vignate, Dissensi, 2023,

S. Negro, Pedagogia del bosco, Firenze, Terranuova Edizioni, 2019.

G.Scabia, Il gorilla quadrumano. Il teatro come ricerca delle nostre radici profonde, Milano, Feltrinelli, 1974.

M.Schenetti – I.Salvaterra – B.Rossini, La scuola nel bosco. Pedagogia, didattica e natura, Trento, Erickson, 2015

C.Ward, L'educazione incidentale, Milano, Elèuthera, 2018

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Texts for the exam.

1. A text on Odin Teatret chosen from:

E.Barba- N.Savarese, I cinque continenti del teatro, Bari, Ed. Pagina, 2017.

E.Barba, La corsa dei contrari, Bari, Ed. Pagina, 2019.

E.Barba, La canoa di carta, Bologna, Il Mulino, 1993.

R.Carreri, Tracce. Training e storia di un’attrice dell’Odin Teatret, Milano, Il Principe Costante Edizioni, 2007.

V.A.Cremona – F.Galli – J.Varley, Pensare con i piedi. Tecniche di attore e antropologia teatrale, Holstebro, Odin Teatrets Forlag, 2017.

V.Santoro, Odino nelle terre del rimorso. Eugenio Barba e l’Odin Teatret in Salento e in Sardegna (1973-1975), Roma, Squilibri, 2017.(NB: la scelta di questo testo comprende la visione completa del DVD allegato, su cui verterà parte dell'esame sul testo)

J.Varley, Pietre d’acqua. Taccuino di un’attrice dell’Odin Teatret, Milano, Ubulibri, 2006.

2. :Two articles on the semiotics of theatre to choose from

- R.Pellerey, “Teatro e semiotica in Università”, Culture Parallele. Esperienze interdisciplinari di ricerca, IX-X, n.9-10, 2012-2013, pp.135-147.

- R.Pellerey, “Corpi in scena: il senso, il testo, l'interpretazione dello spettacolo teatrale", Acta Semiotica, III, 5, 2023, pp.214-235 (https://actasemiotica.com/index.php/as/52023corpiinscena)

- R.Pellerey, “Il teatro incorporato e la sua trasmissione: interferenze e interventi sociali”, in: A.Traverso (a cura di), Reti e storie per innovare in educazione. Approcci di ricerca e complessità, Pisa, ETS, 2014, pp.205-234.

- R.Pellerey, “Teatro, semiotica, interpretazione: la négritude e la propria tempesta”, Degrès. Revue de synthèse à orientation sémiologique, XLIV (2016), n.165, pp.e-e 1-16.

- R.Pellerey, “L’uso sapiente del corpo e il linguaggio del teatro”, Rivista Italiana di Filosofia del linguaggio, vol.11 (2017), n.2 (dicembre 2017), pp.217-229. Reperibile in: http://www.rifl.unical.it/index.php/rifl/issue/view/27.

- S.D'Agostino, "Oltre il network. Verso una teoria arcobaleno", Culture teatrali, n.23, 2014, pp.276-292.

3. :Theater, education and other effervescences, a text of your choice between:

Maria Giacobbe Borelli (a cura di), Teatro Natura, Spoleto, Editoria & Spettacolo, 2015.

G.R.Cardona, Antropologia della scrittura, Torino, Loescher, 1981.

Horacio Czertok, Teatro in esilio. Appunti e riflessioni sul lavoro del Teatro Nucleo, Roma, Bulzoni, 2018.

S.D’Agostino (a cura di), On Tiptoe a Santa Clara, Roma, Bulzoni, 2010.

M.De Marinis, Jerzy Grotowski. Il superamento della rappresentazione, Napoli, Editoria e spettacolo, 2023.

M.De Marinis, Il teatro dell'altro.Interculturalimo e transculturalismo nella scena contemporanea, Firenze, la casa Usher, 2011.

J.Grotowski, Per un teatro povero, Roma, Bulzoni, 1970.

F.Lorenzoni, I bambini ci guardano: una esperienza educativa controvento, Palermo, Sellerio, 2019.

F.Lorenzoni, L'ospite bambino: l'educazione come viaggio tra le culture nel diario di un maestro, Roma-Napoli, Theoria, 1995.

F.Lorenzoni – M.Martinelli, Saltatori di muri: la narrazione orale come educazione alla convivenza: esperienze interculturali di incontro tra stranieri e italiani nella scuola e nel teatro, Cesena, Macro Edizioni, 1998.

E.Manes, L'asilo nel bosco. Un nuovo paradigma educativo, Roma, Edizioni Tlon, 2018.

P.Mottana, La città educante. Manifesto della educazione diffusa, Trieste, Asterios, 2018.

P. Mottana, Il sistema dell'educazione diffusa. Struttura, persone, programmi, Vignate, Dissensi, 2023,

S. Negro, Pedagogia del bosco, Firenze, Terranuova Edizioni, 2019.

G.Scabia, Il gorilla quadrumano. Il teatro come ricerca delle nostre radici profonde, Milano, Feltrinelli, 1974.

M.Schenetti – I.Salvaterra – B.Rossini, La scuola nel bosco. Pedagogia, didattica e natura, Trento, Erickson, 2015

C.Ward, L'educazione incidentale, Milano, Elèuthera, 2018

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Start of lessons

According to the Department and Degree Course calendars: lessons will begin on September 17 and end on December 23, 2025

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Exam method

Final oral interview

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Method of assessment

The exam will consist of a part of targeted questions on the institutional section and a part of specific questions on the monographic part of the program to verify the understanding of the problems and basic issues examined and discussed in the course, in addition to the basic principles of semiotics.

- The "understanding of the problems" will be verified through the following parameters:

- ability to abstract to general and broader themes starting from specific questions and cases

- ability to conceptually connect specific cases and general themes

- ability to connect different texts

- ability to critically identify current commonplaces

- ability to criticize and possibly detach theoretically from current commonplaces

- ability to form original theses starting from the cases, themes, problems examined

- ability to synthesize and expose the evolutionary stages of the history of semiotics and the basic principles of theater semiotics

- ability to describe and examine the concepts developed in different semiotic theories and schools on the function of language

- ability to describe and examine the concepts developed in different semiotic theories and schools on the organization of human knowledge

- ability to analyze and distinguish the fundamental thematic nuclei of contemporary social and cultural phenomena examined in the course

- ability to analyze and distinguish the technical and operational procedures of the processes of "interpretation" and "communication", distinguishing the different operational models or theoretical "paradigms"

- ability to evaluate different theories on theater, art and education and compare them with different forms of art and education

- ability to outline the theoretical framework in which education in nature and "diffused" education operate

- ability to explain what Biophilia consists of

- ability to reason independently

- ability to identify the thematic nuclei of a text

- ability to compare different theses and theories on the same basic questions in different texts

- ability to explain one's choice of text in the groups of texts of choice

- ability to describe and discuss in the smallest detail the contents of the texts brought to the exam, in particular the compulsory ones not of choice

- ability to understand and explain the choice for the course of the texts present in the program

- ability to orient oneself critically among the theoretical assumptions of the texts in the program

- ability to identify a relationship between the chosen texts and one's personal interests or vocations

FURTHER INFORMATION

a) Of all the texts in the program, subsequent re-editions and reprints.

b) Non-attending students will bring an additional text to the exam to be agreed with the teacher and in any case among the texts of their choice present in the program