2017-18 Spring

Introduction to Acting

(HART 1022)



1 Credit | Can be used to fulfill Common Core Requirement (Core Elective: Arts Area)
Teaching Medium: Cantonese.
*This course may be offered in separate sections either in Chinese or English. The section offered in 2017-18 Spring is taught in Cantonese.

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. [Ca][C]
 

Class schedule 
The following classes are extended to 12:50pm:
20 & 27 Mar,  10 Apr, 8 May


  1. Describe and apply the basic principles of acting in performance and criticism
  2. Identify their own strengths and weakness in acting
  3. Enhance their communication and collaboration skills
  4. Identify the major trends in contemporary theatre arts

Phase 1: Understand the basic concepts of acting via practical exercises
Session 1: Course introduction / Major aspects of acting 1
Session 2-4: Major aspects of acting 2-4
Phase 2: Apply concepts of acting to scene work with reference to contemporary theatre practices
Session 5: Presentation of the playwright(s) and selected plays
Session 6-7: Approach a text
Session 8: Give life to a text
Session 9-10: Scene work presentation and discussion
Session 11: Conclusion

  1. Acting One, Cohen, R., McGraw-Hill, 2008.
  2. 《我和春天有個約會》，杜國威，香港：次文化堂，1995
  3. 《Miss杜十娘》，杜國威，香港：次文化堂，1999

  1. 《劇場的用家》，李俊亮、黃婉萍，香港 : 國際演藝評論家協會(香港分會)有限公司, 2011
  2. 《我的看戲隨身書》，李立亨，台北市 : 天下遠見出版股份有限公司，2010
  3. 《演員與標靶》，迪倫．唐諾倫，台北：聲音空間股份有限公司，2010
  4. 《尊重表演藝術》，哈塔根，台北：漢光文化事業股份有限公司，1997
  5.    An Actor Performs, Shapiro, M., Thomson Wadsworth, 2006.

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Enrolment Details

Course Registration : 25-26 Jan 2018
Add/Drop : 01-14 Feb 2018

Instructor

WU Hoi Fai

Assessment

Attendance (10%) & Course participation (10%) 20%
Reflective Journal 10%
Theatre Review 10%
Self and Peer evaluation 10%

Course Project 

Task A (20%) Task B (30%)

 50%


 

 

Class Schedule

Tuesday | 10:30 - 12:20
CYTG009
Extended class time 
20 & 27 Mar & 10 Apr | 10:30 - 12:50

No Class | 6 Mar, 3 Apr & 1 May

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