Body in Motion 2

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Name of lecturer(s)

Jiří LÖSSL, Jana NOVORYTOVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The aim is defined by the course subtitle: The body as teacher, the use of to date knowledge of movement and the creativity of one's body for the preparation and implementation of the teaching process.

Mode of study

Physical training in class, individual and group works. The class is taught in Czech and English.

Prerequisites and co-requisites

• Completion of Body in Motion 1.
• Creativity.
• Active approach, max. 3 absences in 1 semester.

Course contents

• Use of acquire skills and knowledge of anatomy in movement, experience with the touch, mass and construction of one's body for listening and communication.
• Working with professional materials, investigating inspiration and mining one's experience for formulating, preparing and implementation of simple teaching intentions.
• Participation in the performance process through the selection of teaching methods and forms of instruction which are required for the development of natural movement and musicians with respect to the age and personality characteristics.

Recommended or required reading

LECOQ, Jacques: Theatre of Movement and Gesture. ISBN-13: 978-0415359443.

LECOQ, Jacques: The Moving Body- Teaching Creative Theatre. ISBN-13: 9780878301416.

HODGE, Alison, ed.: Twentieth Century Actor Training, Routledge, 2007, ISBN: 978-0-415-19452-5.

BARBA, E., SAVARESE, N. and col: A Dictionary of Theatre Anthropology, Routledge, 1999, ISBN: 0-415-05308-0.

ZARRILLI, P.: Psychophysical Acting, an intercultural approach after Stanislavski, London, Routledge, 2009, ISBN: 978-0-415-33457-0 (hb).

NEWLOVE, Jean: Laban for Actors and Dancers, London, Routledge, 1993, ISBN: 9781854591609.

COOPER, Ann, ed: Taken by surprise, A dance improvisation reader, Middletown Wesleyan University Press, 2003, ISBN: 0-8195-6648-9.

BOORMAN, Joyce: Creative Dance in Grades Four to Six, Ontario, The Hunter Rose Company Limited, 1971, ISBN: 0-7747-3006-4

BOORMAN, Joyce: Creative Dance in the First Three Grades, Ontario, The Hunter Rose Company Limited, 1969, ISBN: 0-7747-3005-6

LONG, Raymond: The Key Muscles of Yoga, Banfha Yoga Publications LLC, 2006, ISBN: 13: 978-1-60743-238-8

LONG, Raymond: The Key Poses of Yoga, Banfha Yoga Publications LLC, 2008, ISBN: 13: 978-1-60743-239-5

FORSYTHE, William: Practice of Choreography, It Starts From Any Point, New York, Routledge, 2011, ISBN: 978-0-415-97822-4

PAXTON, Steve: Gravity, Belgium, Graphius, 2018, EAN 978 2930146416.

BURT, Ramsay: Judson Dance Theatre, Performative Traces, New York, Routledge, 2006, ISBN13: 978-0-415-97573-5

BUCKWALTER, Melinda: Composing While Dancing, an improviserś companion, Wisconsin, The Universoty of Wisconsin Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0-299-24814-7

REEVE, Justine: Dance Improvisations, USA, Human Kinetics, 2011, ISBN-10: 1-4504-0214-3

HARTLEY, Linda: Wisodm of the Body Moving, An Introduction to Body-Mind Centering, Berkeley, CA, North Atlantic Books, 1995, ISBN-13: 978-1-55643-174-6

FRANCLIN, Eric: Dance Imagery for Technique and Performence, USA, Human Kinetics, 1996, ISBN-13: 978-0-87322-943-2

COHEN, Bonnie Bainbridge: Sensing, Feeling, Action, USA, Contact Editions, 1993, ISBN 978-0-937645-14-7

STEINMAN, Louise: The Knowing Body, Berkeley, CA, North Atlantic Books, 1986, ISBN-13: 978-1-55643-202-6

BOGART, Anne; LANDAU, Tina: Úhly pohledu, Praha, Divadelní ústav, 2007, ISBN: 978-80-7008-210-2

Assessment methods and criteria

Attendance in classes and lectures (max 3 absences in 1 semester), on-going written reviews, participation in klauzury and a written reflection.

Schedule for winter semester 2019/2020:

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The subject is a part of the following study plans

• Authorial Acting (B.A.) (optional subject)
• Authorial Acting in English (M.A.) (required subject)
• Authorial Acting - 2 years (M.A.) (optional subject)
• Authorial Acting (B.A.) (optional subject)