Approaches to Acting
THEA 155
Fall 2006 not offered
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Students will examine a variety of traditional and avant garde approaches to acting, including techniques from Europe, Asia and America. Topics will include: Julie Taymour staging Shakespeare, Stanislavski and Meyerhrold staging Chekhov, Balinese actors using masks to stage Hindu Epics, Bertolt Brecht staging Chinese fables, Dario Fo staging the Bible and Anna Deveare Smith staging the L.A. Riots. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Speaking, Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA THEA |
| Course Format: Performance | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
Bertolt Brecht, BRECHT ON THEATER
Antonin Artaud, ON BALINESE THEATER
Constantin Stanislavski, BECOMING AN ACTOR
Anna Deveare Smith, TWILIGHT
Dario Fo, MISTERO BUFFO
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Examinations and Assignments:
Students will demonstrate their understanding of the texts and concepts covered in the course through both performances and short papers. |
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