Biomechanic Exercises 1

Tutor:

Aleš BERGMAN

Synopsis:

A two-semester elective course. Preparatory acting exercises with props and movment etudes from the exercises and etudes by Vsevolod Emilijevic Mejerchold.

Prerequisites:

Fundamental acting practice.

Study Objectives:

Bio-mechanic exercises and etudes lead towards organizational cohesion and completeness of student movment and physical self-confidence in a stage space. This leads to building positive habits in the sense of dividing movement actions and their expression

Outline and Syllabus:

Curriculum

- Fundamental concepts and relationships.

- Exercises with batons: catching rotations in three-phase movement divisions - balance with various levels of difficulty - rotations in various movement schemes and their linking - improvisational composition possibilities.

- Movement etudes: solo etudes „walking on rocks“, pair etudes „face slapping.“

Syllabus

1. Introduction to Fundamental concepts and relationships, related to the „biom-mechanics“ of Vsevolod Emilijevic Mejerchold, the possible contributions to basic acting study.

2. Exercises with batons:developing organic cohesion and completeness in movment action and physical awareness of the student. Process: catching rotations in three-phase movement divisions - balance with various levels of difficulty - rotations in various movement schemes and their linking - improvisational composition possibilities.

3. Movement etudes with precisely defined forms, expanding movement awareness and abilities in expressive division of actions: solo etudes „walking on rocks“, pair etudes „face slapping.“

Study materials:

SCHERHAUFER, Peter

2000 Čítanka z dejín divadelnej réžie, 3.díl (Bratislava, Národné divadelné centrum)

Videozáznam dílny Alexej Levinského na DiFa JAMU v roce 1998

Note:

Further information:

This course is an elective for all students of this school

Schedule for winter semester 2009/2010:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2009/2010:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Doporučený magisterský dramatická výchova (optional subject)