2013-14 Spring
(HART 1026)
1 Credit | Can be used to fulfill Common Core Requirement (Core Elective: Arts Area)
Teaching Medium: English
Course Description
This course introduces the basic concepts of theatre performance. Through theatre games, improvisation and in-class weekly based practices, students could explore their own potentials, creativities and train their senses. Since speaking is one of the major requirements for an actor, this course also examines the aspects of voice production and public speaking skills. Students will learn to free their voice and examine the intimacy between voice and acting.
- Understand basic theories behind the theatre games and improvisations
- Understand basic concepts of public speaking
- Apply knowledge from acting to public speaking
- Show ability to communicate verbally with audience in an effective and confident manner
PART 1: Introduction to improvisation theatre
Week 1-2: Theories and experience on Theatre Games
Week 3-6: Theories and Practice on Improvisation
PART 2: Connecting acting and public speaking
Week 7: Theories on Vocal Techniques and Public Speaking
Week 8: Physicalising a Speech
Week 9: Eye Contact and Breathing
Week 10: Communication through senses, non-verbal and mental communication
Week 11: Speech and the Thoughts
Week 12: Contact with Audience
Week 13: Final Practicum Assessment
- Respect for Acting, Uta Hagen, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1973
- Improvisation for The Theatre, 2nd paperback printing, Viola Spolin, Northwestern University Press, 1985
- Freeing the Natural Voice, 1st edition, Kristin Linklater, Drama Book Publishers, 1976
- Voice and The Actor, 1st edition, Cicely Berry, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1973
- Theatre Games, 4th edition, Clive Barker, Methuen London Ltd., 1983
Enrolment Details
Course Registration : 05-05 Oct 2024Add/Drop : 05-05 Oct 2024
Instructor
LAM Lap Sam
Assessment
| Class Participation | 15% |
| Weekly Class-based Exercises | 25% |
| Written Assignment | 30% |
| Final Practicum Assessment | 30% |