Acting 1

Tutor:

Markéta KOČVAROVÁ

Synopsis:

The theatre actor as creator, the origin of the actor?s role, working with the subject and the puppet, the theatrical situation, literary and theatrical creation.

Theatre as a type of art; dramatic situation, description- adaptation, external-internal, being on stage, seeking situations and their dramatic character. Studies and sketches.

Prerequisites:

1. imagination

2. musicality

3. physical dexterity, manual skill, communicativeness

4. general knowledge required to study the subject

Study Objectives:

A sense for multi-layered dramatic performance:

1. Dramatic fantasy, imagination, playfullness, musicality

2. Ability to perceive the material as a dramatic partner

3. Developed physical and musical sense

4. Ability to communicate in a creative team

5. Experience in creative work for children

Outline and Syllabus:

Curriculum:

1. The actor?s psychosomatic being

2. The actor?s relationship to space

3. The actor?s relationship to the material, subject, puppet, decoration

4. Understanding the puppet

5. The puppet as part of the acting component

6. The actor in relation to the partner

7. The actor in relation to the production?s theme

8. The actor as the dominant element in a stage work

Syllabus:

The versatility of an actor in puppet/alternative theatre stems from their knowledge and development of their own psychological/physical attributes. To begin with, students test out their ability to exist and act in a space, become familiar with and practises animating puppets and subjects, the voice, solo and choral song and all forms of stage movement. Following individual studies and specific scenes they get involved in larger stage forms with various study objectives (musical theatre, physical theatre, masks, pantomime, puppets). The actor brings the practical experience and skills gained in the first years of study to the production theme itself. He/she learns creative communication with fellow actors and with the authority of the director (student or teacher). The final phase of studies is held in DISK theatre productions, where the student receives several opportunities to act.

Study materials:

Literature:

Denis Diderot: The Dramatic Paradox

Peter Brook: Empty Space

Jan Císař: Theory of Puppet Theatre Acting Teorie herectví loutkového divadla

Henryk Jurkowski: Magic of the Puppet

Miroslav Česal: The Live Actor in Puppet Theatre

Karel Makonj: P.Schuman and his Theatre of Bread and Puppets

H. von Kleist: The Dancer and the Puppet

+ works of Czech and world dramatic literature

Note:

Schedule for winter semester 2008/2009:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon	místnost R202 Učebna () 15:00–18:00 (paralelka 1)
Tue	místnost R102 Učebna () 15:00–18:00 (paralelka 1)
Fri
Thu	místnost R202 Učebna () 15:00–18:00 (paralelka 1)
Fri

Schedule for summer semester 2008/2009:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Doporučený magisterský herectví ALD (main subject)