Course Description

Role analysis and the problems and techniques of creating subtext with special relation to text and improvisation.

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Athena Title

Acting III: Advanced Acting

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Prerequisite

THEA 5010

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Semester Course Offered

Not offered on a regular basis.

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Course Objectives

To expose the student to the special demands of non-naturalistic performance and text. To enable the student to develop a basic acting approach to Post-Modern performance pieces. To continue advanced work in voice and body with particular attention to an external approach to action and character.

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Topical Outline

A. Physical explorations a. grotowski 2. masks 3. plastiques 4. hieroglyphy B. Ensemble work 1. Images 2. Group constructions 3. Abstractions 4. Machines C. Rituals D. Brechtian techniques E. Theatre of Absurd F. Post-Modern performance techniques G. Readings of theory and playscripts

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