2014-15 Fall
(HART 1022)
1 Credit | Can be used to fulfill Common Core Requirement (Core Elective: Arts Area)
Teaching Medium: This course may be offered in separate sections either in Chinese or English. The section offered in 2014-15 Fall is taught in English.
Course Description
This course introduces the basic principles of acting developed by Russian maestro Stanislavsky. Through applying these principles in a series of practical exercises, students will have an experiential understanding of the theory and practice of theatre arts. The in-class activities can give students a refreshing stimulus to both body and mind, unleash their imagination and develop their inborn ability of acting further.
Students will also be guided to appreciate the art of an actor by watching a theatre performance. Discussion and analysis will be focused in both historical and current theatre practices. Upon the completion of this course, students will have an elementary understanding of contemporary theatre arts.
- Describe and apply the basic principles of naturalistic acting in performance and appreciation
- Identify the significance of naturalistic acting style in contemporary theatre
- Identify their own strengths and weaknesses for naturalistic acting style
- Enhance their communication and collaboration skills
PHASE 1: Understand the basic concepts of acting via practical exercises
Week 1: Introducing the social, artistic and philosophical concepts of Naturalistic Acting Style; Major aspects of acting (1): “To act is to play”.
Week 2: Major aspects of acting (2): “To act is to be honest to oneself”
Week 3: Major aspects of acting (3): “To act is to react”
Week 4: Major aspects of acting (4): “To act is to imagine”
Week 5: Act out your own stories from daily experience
Week 6: Approach a text – how an actor analyses a text
Week 7: Giving life to a text – turning text into actions
PHASE 2: Apply concepts of acting to scene work with reference to contemporary theatre practices
Week 8: Presentation of the playwright(s) and selected scenes
Week 9: Acting analysis from watching performance
Week 10: Applying skills of acting and knowledge in working with text
Week 11: Final rehearsalWeek 12: Scene work presentation
Week 13: Discussion & Conclusion
- Carnicke, S. M. (1998) Stanislavsky in Focus: An Acting Master for the Twenty-First Century. Routledge Theatre Classics
- Marber, P. (1999) Closer. Grove Press: New York
- Auburn, D. (2001) Proof. A Play. Faber & Faber: New York
- Chekhov. A. Translated by Sharon Marie Carnicke. (2014) Three Sisters. Hackett Publishing
Enrolment Details
Course Registration : 05-05 Oct 2024Add/Drop : 05-05 Oct 2024
Instructor
Krissy Yin LAM
Assessment
| Attendance & Course participation | 20% |
| Reflective Journal | 15% |
| Self & Peer evaluation | 20% |
| Presentation on playwrights and plays | 15% |
| Final Scene Work Presentation | 30% |