Theatre 242pt - Acting II: Physical Theatre

Acting II: Physical Theatre

Fall
2021
01
4.00
Tara M. Franklin

TU TH 1:20 PM - 2:35 PM

Smith College
THE-242pt-01-202201
Theatre 100
tfranklin@smith.edu
This course explores significant points of access to Physical Theatre for actors and directors, including experiential research and practice in the Method of Physical Actions, Viewpoints, Composition, Laban Movement Analysis and Authentic Movement.  Additionally, we explore the demands and expressive potentials of physically distinct styles of performance (commedia dell’arte, melodrama, corporeal mime). Prerequisites: one semester of acting or one semester of dance. Enrollment limited to 16.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.