A PERFECT COMMAND OF SPOKEN AND WRITTEN SPANISH IS ESSENTIAL. NON SPANISH-SPEAKING STUDENTS MUST HAVE A C1 CERTIFICATE FROM THE CERVANTES INSTITUTE. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO HAVE PREVIOUSLY STUDIED HUMANISTIC DISCIPLINES, PARTICULARLY THE SUBJECT OF LITERARY MOVEMENTS.

The student is expected to be able to: - Know the specificity of scenic languages. - Relate the characteristic features of theatrical creation with other forms of artistic and intellectual expression. - To know the main stages in the history of theater: its formalizations, realizations, relationship with the audience, etc. - To know the main literary-dramatic texts in history. - To analyze a dramatic text. - To analyze a scenic spectacle.

Unit 1. Topics in Theatre Unit 2. Greek tragedy Unit 3. Classic comedy Unit 4. Renaissance and Baroque Theatre Unit 5. Theatre from the Enlightenment and the Romantic Era Unit 6. Naturalism Unit 7. Alternatives to the Naturalims (Symbolism and Expressionism) Unit 8. Brecht's Epic Theatre Unit 9. Beckett's Theatre Unit 10. New trends in contemporary drama

Master classes Practical classes Readings and Analyze of the drama and comedy plays Tutorials (individual/groups) Films on performances