Stage Movement

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The subject provides Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre

Contents

The goal is a dynamic work in a variety of technical exercises and dance styles for sophisticated forms of development of movement and dance expression in space for the needs of Puppetry. Interest is to build a mature physical form of stage behavior, walking, runs, acrobatics and dance styles. Lessons are directed to the solution of the development of independent movement and dance situations (students) offers developing partnerships and raising in twos and threes. Accents and rhythmic development of technical skills in communication terms. The outcome will be the use of all components of the movements to the final stage form according to the given topic.

Increasing physical activity with training on sophisticated expressive posture in all musculoskeletal manifestations, outcomes and acrobatic dance stylish forms. Difficult exercise will build habits to develop coordination, mature expressive movement and consistent rhythm to the needs of Puppetry performance. Awareness of body and mind use of all the information in the increasing physical activity of the organism: use the breath, combining power and relaxation. Elaboration of attention to detail at an internal activity in the expression, highly developed physical memory for the physical operations to perfect character expression available in Puppetry.

Learning outcomes

In the field of Knowledge (K) the student:

Achieves an ability of deep understanding of relations between practical and theoretical aspects of stage movement and puppetry techniques.

Obtain knowledge on the artistic movement on the stage for using it in puppetry.

Students should know all necessary forms of basic dance styles and stage movements. They should be able to handle the physical ties and steps, appropriately use them in production patterns. They should be able to completely control their bodies for the purposes of Puppetry at the scene and able to use habits into animated puppets.

In the field of Skills (S) the student:

Is able to co-operate in team work on movements´s activities

Is able to find inventive solutions in performance.

On the field of Social competences (S) the student:

The independent work with aim of analyzing and interpreting

The effective use of creativity in collective co-operation

Prerequisites and other requirements

Literature

Bales, Melanie, Nettle-Fior, Rebecca. The Body Eclectic, Evolving Practices In Dance Training, University Illinois Press, 2008.

Bresler, Liora. Knowing Bodies, Moving Minds. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004.

Cohen, Bonnie Bainbridge. Sensing Feeling and Action, Northampton, MA: Contact Editions, 1993.

Franklin, Eric. Dance Imagery for Technique and Performance, Human Kinestic, 1996.

Sörensen, Margareta, Leslie-Spinks, Lesley. Mats Ek, Max Strom Publishing, 2011.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Mastering movement sequences

Engagement

Presence in classes- minimum 80%

Further information

No schedule has been prepared for this course

The subject is a part of the following study plans