Acting with Physical Expression

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the actor's craft, process, and technique. Major performance methods are introduced in both physical approaches to acting (Grotowski, Delsarte, Alexander technique, multi-cultural methods from African Griot to Japanese Noh) and psychological approaches (Stanislavsky, Meisner, Hagan, Strasberg). Foundation skills in translation, memorization, stage combat, mask, and mime prepare the student upper-level performance courses.