Class Body and Movement III

1. Provision and Physical Composition. 2. Body awareness and understanding of the preparation of the actor in the practice of improvisation and composition. 3. Theoretical / practical exploration of the various physical approaches to improvisation and theatrical composition. 4. Spatial relationship, form, gesture, time, duration, kinesthetic response, architecture and repetition. 5. Contemporary dance techniques (release). 6. Contact Improvisation (technique) and Feldenkrais Method. 7. Development of a theatrical composition from the material given in class. 8. Reflections: development of written and verbal reports from the work developed.

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1. Body: Body awareness; Alignment; Uprightness; Force; Flexibility; Body axis coordination.  2. Space: Plans; Directions; Levels; Trajectories; Floor work. 3. Time: Timing; Duration; Velocity; Attack; Phrasing; Short and long. 4. Dynamics: Accentuation; Energy switching. 5. Actions: Locomotives: Displacements, jumps, falls and turns; Non-locomotor: Flex, Stretch, Shake, Balance, Twist. Oscillate. 6. Improvisation: Exploration of a theme and interpretation; Improvisation from various stimulus; Working the 5 senses: sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste. 8. Composition and Interpretation: Work on the technical and emotional side of each one, from the construction of a sequence of movements.  Develop a performance from the 5 senses.  Development of a written work based on the works of Marina Abramovich.

Use of  video material to complete work as a form of memory aid, and also to view the work of other artists to carry out repertoire, analysis and debate work.

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