Movement for the Actor: Introduce basic principles of movement practices, developing a keen awareness of the physical body in relationship to emotion, through a psychophysical approach to acting.
Advanced Movement: This course will expand upon principles from Movement for the Actor course and introduce new approaches in ensemble devising and “Actor as Creator” principles. Daily exercises and assignments are designed to expand the students’ imagination for developing complex characters’ through a psychophysical approach to acting.
New Media in Performance: Students will explore a wide range of performance genres thereby developing performance skills and an understanding of the relationship between various contemporary aesthetics. The course will also emphasize the integration of visual and digital/technological media within the performing arts and our daily lives.
The Performer’s Presence I: Designed as a laboratory experience where students will work on developing stage presence by expanding their creative and spontaneity skills. Based in improvisation and ensemble exercises, focus will be on expanding personal expression in both the physical body and voice.
The Performer’s Presence II: Designed as a laboratory experience where students will develop introductory skills for building ensemble techniques that focus on creating work using improvisational exercises. The course will culminate with a creative project devised by the students in class.
Acting I: Introduces basic principles of acting through daily exercises and assignments designed to expand the students’ imagination and provide a foundation to develop a stage character through physical and vocal expressions. Each class meeting will consist of physical and vocal participation of exercises, performed as a group as well as individually in front of your peers.
Acting II: Further development of the basic techniques of theatrical communication. Study of the director-actor-audience relationship. Practical application through rehearsal and performance of one-act plays.
Introduction to Theatre: An investigation of the on-stage and backstage elements of contemporary theatre, film and television. Emphasis on the collaboration of performers, writers, directors, designers and technicians and the role of the audience.
Theatre History (Greeks to 19th C): A study of theatre as an art form with an emphasis on production practices in the Golden Ages of theatre: Greek, Roman, Medieval, Renaissance, and Restoration. Representative plays, theatres, acting, staging and design styles explored.
Contemporary Theatre History (19th – 21st C): A study of the development of twentieth century theatre art from Realism to New Theatre eclectic styles. The background and evolution of Realism, Expressionism, Theatre of the Absurd and current theatre movements explored.
Advanced Movement: This course will expand upon principles from Movement for the Actor course and introduce new approaches in ensemble devising and “Actor as Creator” principles. Daily exercises and assignments are designed to expand the students’ imagination for developing complex characters’ through a psychophysical approach to acting.
New Media in Performance: Students will explore a wide range of performance genres thereby developing performance skills and an understanding of the relationship between various contemporary aesthetics. The course will also emphasize the integration of visual and digital/technological media within the performing arts and our daily lives.
The Performer’s Presence I: Designed as a laboratory experience where students will work on developing stage presence by expanding their creative and spontaneity skills. Based in improvisation and ensemble exercises, focus will be on expanding personal expression in both the physical body and voice.
The Performer’s Presence II: Designed as a laboratory experience where students will develop introductory skills for building ensemble techniques that focus on creating work using improvisational exercises. The course will culminate with a creative project devised by the students in class.
Acting I: Introduces basic principles of acting through daily exercises and assignments designed to expand the students’ imagination and provide a foundation to develop a stage character through physical and vocal expressions. Each class meeting will consist of physical and vocal participation of exercises, performed as a group as well as individually in front of your peers.
Acting II: Further development of the basic techniques of theatrical communication. Study of the director-actor-audience relationship. Practical application through rehearsal and performance of one-act plays.
Introduction to Theatre: An investigation of the on-stage and backstage elements of contemporary theatre, film and television. Emphasis on the collaboration of performers, writers, directors, designers and technicians and the role of the audience.
Theatre History (Greeks to 19th C): A study of theatre as an art form with an emphasis on production practices in the Golden Ages of theatre: Greek, Roman, Medieval, Renaissance, and Restoration. Representative plays, theatres, acting, staging and design styles explored.
Contemporary Theatre History (19th – 21st C): A study of the development of twentieth century theatre art from Realism to New Theatre eclectic styles. The background and evolution of Realism, Expressionism, Theatre of the Absurd and current theatre movements explored.