Acting 1

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Subject guarantor:

Jiří HAVELKA

Name of lecturer(s):

Branislav MAZÚCH

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.

Course web page:

Note:

Schedule for winter semester 2017/2018:

	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	room R202 Učebna (Karlova 26, Praha 1) MAZÚCH B. 15:30–18:30 (paralelka 1)
Tue	room R202 Učebna (Karlova 26, Praha 1) MAZÚCH B. 15:30–18:30 (paralelka 1)
Wed	room R202 Učebna (Karlova 26, Praha 1) MAZÚCH B. 15:00–18:00 (paralelka 1)
Thu	room R202 Učebna (Karlova 26, Praha 1) MAZÚCH B. 15:00–18:00 (paralelka 1)
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Mon	15:30–18:30	Branislav MAZÚCH	Učebna Karlova 26, Praha 1		paralelka 1
	Tue	15:30–18:30	Branislav MAZÚCH	Učebna Karlova 26, Praha 1		paralelka 1
	Wed	15:00–18:00	Branislav MAZÚCH	Učebna Karlova 26, Praha 1		paralelka 1
	Thu	15:00–18:00	Branislav MAZÚCH	Učebna Karlova 26, Praha 1		paralelka 1

Schedule for summer semester 2017/2018:

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)