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Spring 2020
Mar 29, 2024
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INTD 0206 - Math/Science Contemp. Theatre
*Mathematics and Science as Art in Contemporary Theatre* In Tom Stoppard’s /Arcadia/, the playwright somewhat miraculously manages to use the tension between Euclidean geometry and modern fractal geometry to explore the classical/romantic dichotomy in literature, science, art, and human personality. This is just one example of how acclaimed playwrights such as Stoppard, Rinne Groff, Michael Frayn, Simon McBurney, and others have effectively incorporated mathematical and scientific themes for artistic purposes. Our goal is to explore this relatively recent phenomenon in theater with an eye toward understanding the complementary ways in which science and art aim to seek out their respective truths. The course is intended to be experiential in both theatrical and scientific terms; our explorations will include the staging of scenes and discussions of theatre as performance; we will also undertake labs in the various mathematical sciences related to the material within the plays. /(Dramatic Literature)/
0.000 OR 1.000 Credit hours
0.000 OR 1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 TO 2.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture

Interdisciplinary Division
Interdepartmental Department

Course Attributes:
DED, LIT

Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges:     
      Undergraduate

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