Assignment 1 (due on Week 9): Each group of student presents (for 15min) on an Asian intercultural theatre work/troupe with the focus on the analysis of the intercultural elements: what strategy are they using to present/represent Asia on the global stage? Do they correspond with any models we covered in our class so far? Are they problematic – if so, in what way?

Assignment 2 (due on Week 15): Each student will create a short performance that engages with the theme of their own or others’ ethnic/cultural identity and perform for their classmates on a voluntary basis in Week 15. The performance can draw on, comment on, or subvert any models of Asian theatre and performance that we covered in this class, including but not limited to: theatre Orientalism, intercultural theatre, diaspora theatre and performance, theatre translation, etc.. It can also draw on the form of BIOBOXES demonstrated in Theatre Replacement’s production. Every student will write a short reflection paper (3 pages) to explain the artistic choices they make in the performance piece.

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