|Movement for Theatre|
|CLASS CODE:||TA 233||CREDITS: 2|
|DIVISION:||PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS|
|GENERAL EDUCATION:||This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement.|
|DESCRIPTION:||This movement course will strengthen the performance skills of actors, singers, and dancers by refining kinesthetic awareness and nonverbal expressiveness.This course is designed to help each student become more aware of his/her body's movement and expressive potential. Dance elements of time, space and motion are explored and applied to the work of actors, directors, singers and dancers. Development of kinesthetic awareness and physical control are essential components of this course.|
|TAUGHT:||Winter odd years|
|CONTENT AND TOPICS:||Exercises for strength, flexibility and control; alignment; choreographic components; nonverbal communication; rhythm; space; movement characteristics and styles.|
|GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:||Expand awareness of body: body's movement and expressive potential. Communicate purpose, feeling, and intent by nonverbal means. Memorize a series of exercises to use as a physical warm-up before any rehearsal or audition. Enhance individual sensory awareness.|
|REQUIREMENTS:||Daily class attendance is mandatory - studio sessions cannot be duplicated in any other way. Generally there are five written exams over lecture and reading material and weekly practical quizzes over movement/dance material learned in class.|
|OTHER:||Students with an emphasis in Theatre are required to take either TA 225: Stage Dialects or TA 233: Movement for Theatre.
Recommended for students transferring to a four-year performance program.
|EFFECTIVE DATE:||August 2001|