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Academic Year 2005/2006

Approaches to Acting
THEA 155 FA

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.

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

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Students will demonstrate their understanding of the texts and concepts covered in the course through both performances and short papers.

COURSE FORMAT: Performance

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA THEA    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-30-2006

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