THEA 333 - South & South East Asian Folklore Performance

Summer or Fall (3-4) Tanglao-Aguas (ACTV, GER 4B, GER 6)

Interdisciplinary journey into the sociocultural history, aesthetics, languages, and performance of ceremony, dance, folklore, oral literature, performance and ritual in South and Southeast Asia. Students will learn to sing, dance, act, and chant in scenes from sacred epics such as the RAMAYANA and MAHABHARATA. Course work includes composing reflections on the creative process and essays on the socio-historic
context of the epics and performance traditions. Students receive 4 credits in the fall semester version of the course where students are taught and tested in introductory Bahasa Indonesia. When the course is offered for 3 credits during summer sessions, there is very minimal Bahasa Indonesia
language instruction and examination.
(Cross listed with AMES 333 or DANC 333)