Free Academy. Monumental European Churches
Starting date: January 8, 2025
Key Points
- 4 lesson of 45 mins duration + final questions/talking
- Professional teaching stuff: Final survey for check your training level
- You will have Access to On Demand course lessons Recordings
- Final certificate of participation for participants who will attend all lessons
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Course Description
How did monumental European churches and their performance spaces develop? This course considers prehistoric and ancient precedents to European churches, historical developments from domestic to memorial (round) and basilica (rectilinear) designs, and their expression of animal-human drives, evoking various emotions, through inner/outer theatre (brain and social) networks.
Lesson 1 - Prehistoric and Ancient Precedents with Temple, Tomb, or Home Designs
January 8th, 2025
Explore ancient Greco-Roman (and earlier prehistoric) precedents to European churches and their relic powers.
Lesson 2 - Patriarchal, Maternal, and Trickster Dimensions of Major Churches
January 15th, 2025
Consider the family-related, inner/outer-theatre networks of churches and baptisteries in Germany, France, Denmark, Spain, and Italy.
Lesson 3 - Competitive and Cooperative Drives with Holy Land Ties
January 22nd, 2025
Investigate Jerusalem sites of holiness and conflict, plus related courtyard and fountain aspects in Ravenna, Rome, and Canterbury.
Lesson 4 - From Papal to Postmodern Theatricality (in Rome and Helsinki)
January 29th, 2025
Discover the playful twists, as well as regal and nurturing controls, at sacred sites in the Eternal City and Finnish capital.
Replay Lessons
Free Academy - Monumental European Churches Lesson 1 - 2025-01-08T18:53:11Z.mp4
Free Academy - Monumental European Churches Lesson 2 - 2025-01-15T18:57:37Z.mp4
Free Academy - Monumental European Churches Lesson 3 - 2025-01-22T18:55:01Z.mp4
Free Academy - Monumental European Churches Lesson 4 - 2025-01-29T18:59:17Z.mp4
Tutor: Dr. Mark Pizzato
Mark Pizzato, MFA, PhD, is a Professor of Theatre and Film at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He teaches a wide range of subjects, including art, architecture, music, dance, religious studies, communication, and anthropology. His latest book, *European Churches and Chinese Temples as Neuro-Theatrical Sites*, was published by Bloomsbury in 2024. He has authored six previous books exploring topics such as global theatre history, onscreen animal-human depictions, and the psychology of theater and cinema. Additionally, his short films have earned awards, and he is the self-published author of a sci-fi-farce novella, *Outer Space Speaks*, available on Amazon.
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