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THPERF 220Performance Studies

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Theatre and Performance
Cross-listed
COMMST 220

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 5 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This workshop course in performance studies explores performance as a way of knowing. It investigates performance as artistic practice and as a means of understanding historical, social, and cultural practices, including drama/theatre texts, poetry, narratives, and texts of everyday life.

Prerequisites

  • Students must be in level 2A or higher

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
WSP 001355714 / 15TTh 13:00–14:20
WSP 00289107 / 15TTh 16:00–17:20

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  • Had this with Sorouja Moll and it was basically "take this abstract idea and turn it into a performance!" Three major performances that were graded (one being in public on campus) but honestly it was easy. Lectures were boring to sit through.

    Feb 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

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Winter 2024

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

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