BA in drama

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Mon, 19 Dec 2005 17:45:14 +0000

I stand corrected.
Just found it!! You can major in drama as a Columbia student, though the courses are at Barnard.

The Columbia College major in drama and theatre arts, a joint program with Barnard's Theater Department, teaches students to create and interpret drama and theatre in the context of a liberal arts curriculum. Through workshops, labs, seminars, lectures, and productions in the Minor Latham Playhouse, students participate in every aspect of performance, from acting to design and from directing to playwriting, while also learning the history and theory of drama and theater. Whether through participation in large departmental productions or through small seminars and workshops, the major offers many ways of learning and understanding the various languages of the theater--verbal, scenic, musical, and physical--as well as diverse theater styles and traditions ranging from Shakespeare and Chinese opera to commedia dell'arte, stage realism, expressionism, and the avant-garde. Fostering both creative and analytic thought, the program situates itself in dialogue with the study of languages and literatures as well as with the other arts. For this reason, students are encouraged to supplement their coursework in drama and theatre with courses in other departments, such as literature, art history, music, philosophy, and anthropology.