CURATING THE PRACTICE
Explores the evolving practice of performance curation in the 21st century, emphasizing the role of curators and artists in shaping contemporary performance art. Critical engagement with diverse curatorial practices, considering both historical and emerging models influenced by the 2020 global lockdown, digital platforms, and virtual spaces. Exploration of how performance reception, access, and curation have been reshaped since 2020, and investigation of new paradigms such as digital and technologically mediated sites for performance through interdisciplinary discussions, presentations, and guest speakers.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze the history and evolution of curatorial practices in performance art. Audience: Graduate 2. Identify and integrate issues of inclusion, exclusion, and representation in curatorial practices. Audience: Graduate 3. Evaluate the impact of the pandemic and global lockdown on performance curation and explore digital and virtual platforms as new sites for performance. Audience: Graduate 4. Develop a curatorial proposal or creative project that incorporates contemporary issues such as accessibility, digital adaptation, and community care. Audience: Graduate 5. Present and defend curatorial decisions in both written and oral formats, drawing from theoretical and practical case studies. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze the history and evolution of curatorial practices in performance art. Audience: Graduate 2. Identify and integrate issues of inclusion, exclusion, and representation in curatorial practices. Audience: Graduate 3. Evaluate the impact of the pandemic and global lockdown on performance curation and explore digital and virtual platforms as new sites for performance. Audience: Graduate 4. Develop a curatorial proposal or creative project that incorporates contemporary issues such as accessibility, digital adaptation, and community care. Audience: Graduate 5. Present and defend curatorial decisions in both written and oral formats, drawing from theoretical and practical case studies. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027