2018-19 Spring

Introduction to Acting

(HART 1022)



1 Credit | Can be used to fulfill Common Core Requirement (Core Elective: Arts Area)
Teaching Medium: English.
*This course may be offered in separate sections either in Chinese or English. The section offered in 2018-19 Spring 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.


  1. Describe and apply the basic principles of naturalistic acting in performance and appreciation
  2. Identify the significance of naturalistic acting style in contemporary theatre
  3. Identify their own strengths and weaknesses for naturalistic acting style
  4. Enhance their communication and collaboration skills

Lesson 1: Introducing Naturalistic Acting
Lesson 2-4: The Actor’s Work on Oneself
Lesson 5: Script Analysis
Lesson 6-7: Sense Memory (Emotional Recall); Presentation of Short Scene
Lesson 8-10: Imagination; Building a Character
Lesson 11-12: Dress Rehearsals and Feedback
Lesson 13: Final Scene Work Presentations and Reflections

Theory and Practice
Benedetti, J. (1998) Stanislavski and the Actor. Routledge.

Plays (An indicative list. One play will be chosen for final presentation)
Closer, by Patrick Marber
Whale Music, by Anthony Minghella
God of Carnage, by Yasmina Reza
Chinglish, by David Henry Hwang
Oleanna, by David Mamet
Bent, by Martin Sherman

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Enrolment Details

Course Registration : 24-25 Jan 2019
Add/Drop : 30 Jan 2019-15 Feb 2019

Instructor

Acty TANG

Assessment

Attendance (10%) & Course participation (10%) 20%
Script Analysis 30%
Self Evaluation 20%
Final Scene Work Presentation 30%

Class Schedule

Monday| 10:30 - 12:20
No Class | 22 Apr
CYT-G009A&B

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