Acting 2

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Subject guarantor:

Jiří HAVELKA

Name of lecturer(s):

Karel František TOMÁNEK

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

1. To accent acting particulars for the Dept. of Alternative and Puppet Theate, DAMU, that is, from puppet theatre, through alternative-drama theatre to original projects.

2. To develop all potenial of theatre communication: working with the voice, script, body to the ability to express thorugh artistic metaphors and new technology.

3. To develop student potential as a independent artist and original person, at the same time, the ability to join in a creative theatre group.

Mode of study:

Individual work with the student. Work in the study-year creative group. Block instruction. Workshops. Collaboration with Directing-Dramaturgy and Set-design students. Improvisation and improvisation exercises. Dialog exercises. Working with a script. Physical preparations, Working with the body. Working with material. Working with space. Written review.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

1. Creativity.

2. Analysis and review skills.

3. Mind-body requirements.

Course contents:

Acting study includes the following componenty:

1. A situation as the basic theatre concept.

2. From situation to dialog /with a partner, space, oneself/.

3. Dialog exercises.

4. Improvisation as potential for developing creativity.

5. Topic, figure, interpretation.

Recommended or required reading:

Fundamental writings on acting methods from Diderot through Stanislavsky, Chekhov, Brook to Donnellan.

Other professional theory and history writings as presented in all histories of theatre.

Assessment methods and criteria:

Activity and creativity during study.

Completion of the study requirements as a whole.

Independence and clarity in study.

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Schedule for winter semester 2015/2016:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2015/2016:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Directing and Dramaturgy for Alternative and Puppet Theatre (B.A.) (main subject)