University of Saskatchewan / Drama 116.3
R. Montalbetti / JMBLD 291 / 966-5190
rmontalbetti@hotmail.com / raymon.montalbetti@usask.ca

Course Description. Introduction to Acting I: Body, Voice, Feelings, Mind and Imagination. The essentials of acting through the exploration of body, voice, idea and ensemble. The course will begin to develop awareness of theatrical imagination and creative self-discovery through improvisations and theatre exercises.

Texts.

Oida, Yoshi & Marshall, Lorna. The Invisible Actor. Methuen, 1997.

Class Format. A journey - a learning process designed for personal and group exploration involving a physical development, a vocal exploration and a synthesis of movement and voice. A practical, technical, methodological and creative actors training is experienced through exercises, improvisation, text, play and specific projects.

The rudimentary aspects for exploration.
Contacting oneself, environment and others
Space Awareness
Motoric/Kinetic communication
Relaxation and flexibility
precision/organicity/spontaneity/discipline /concentration/the senses
Imagination and Emotion
Respiration-inspiration-expiration
Ritual
Breath/Vibration/Song/Text
Energy
Impulse/improvisation within a structure/ montage of actions
The Score: search for a precise line and a logic of impulses and physical actions.

Other lectures, performances and workshops may be assigned and/or suggested

Evaluation. Participation 60 %
(attendance, readings, journal, assigned text work
Research paper 10 %
Final written exam 30 %