2016-17 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 2016-17 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; Key Concept (1): “Re-playing an Happening in a Place”
Week 2-3: Key Concept (2): “Action and Reaction”
Week 4-5: Key Concept (3): “Dramatic Moment”
Week 6: Analytical Application (1): Playback Life Experiences
Week 7: Analytical Application (2): Working with a Text
Phase 2: Apply concepts of acting to scene work with reference to contemporary theatre practices
Week 8: Scene Work in Progress (1): Improvisation with Given Circumstances
Week 9: Scene Work in Progress (2): Improvisation with Dialogue Fragments
Week 10: Scene Work in Progress (3): Constructing the Scene
Week 11: Scene Work in Progress (4): Fine-tuning and Final rehearsal
Week 12-13: Scene work presentation and discussion
Theory and Practice
- Benedetti, J. (1998) Stanislavski and the Actor. Routledge.
Play (One of the followings)
- Chekhov. A. Translated by Sharon Marie Carnicke. (2014) Three Sisters. Hackett Publishing.
- Ibsen, H. Adapted and translated by Simon Stephens. (2013) A Doll’s House. Methuen Drama.
- Ibsen, H. Translated by Brian Friel. (2008) Hedda Gabler. Faber & Faber.
- Anouilh, J. Translated by Dan Freeman. (2000) Antigone (Student Edition). Methuen Drama.
- Miller, A. Translated by Christopher Bigsby. (2009) All My Sons. Penguin Classics.
- Shakespeare, W. Translated by Ann Thompson and Neil Taylor (2016) Hamlet (Revised Edition). Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare.
Enrolment Details
Course Registration : 22-25 Aug 2016Add/Drop : 01-14 Sep 2016
Instructor
Larry NG
Assessment
| Course participation (10%) | 20% |
| Reflective Journal | 30% |
| Self and Peer evaluation | 20% |
| Final Scene Work Presentation | 30% |