Stage Practices

Objectives

To deeply know all the possibilities and difficulties of performing arts by means of practical exercises.

General characterization

Code

722011132

Credits

10.0

Responsible teacher

Paulo Filipe Gouveia Monteiro

Hours

Weekly - 3

Total - 280

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

None.

Bibliography

BARBA, Eugénio; SAVARESE, Nicola (1985) Anatomie de l´acteur, Cazilhac, Bouffonneries Contrastes
BRENNAN, Richard (1994) A técnica Alexander, Lisboa, Estampa
BRECHT, Bertold (s/ data) Estudos sobre teatro: para uma arte dramática näo-aristotélica, Lisboa, Portugália
BROOK, Peter (1982) The Empty Space, London, Penguin
CHEKHOV, Michael (1984) To the Director and Playwright, New York, Limelight
CLURMAN, Harold (1997) On Directing, New York, Fireside
MEYERHOLD, Vzevolod (1980) O Teatro Teatral, Lisboa, Arcádia
MITTER, Shomit (1992) Systems of Rehearsal: Stanislavsky, Brecht, Grotowski and Brook, London, Routledge
SMITH-AUTARD, Jacqueline M. (2005) Dance composition, London. A & C Black
SOLMER, Antonino (dir.) (1999) Manual de Teatro, Lisboa, Contracena
STANISLAVSKI, Konstantin (1979) A Preparação do Actor, Lisboa, Arcádia
STRASBERG, Lee (1988) A Dream of Passion: the development of the method, London, Bloomsbury ;
STREHLER, Giorgio (1980) Un théâtre pour la vie, Paris, Fayard

Teaching method

There will be workshops: big empty space, working clothes, body and voice training combined with table work on theatrical text or on texts and videos that inspire choreographic work and on options for staging and composition; progressive building of characters and of the final projects.

Evaluation method

The evaluation will consider attendance, participation during the classes, ability to work in groups, creativity, body and voice skills, capacities to direct or choreograph, and understanding of stage languages.(100%)

Subject matter

1) posture, relaxation, sensorial work and body’s freedom
2) contact improvisation;
3) relations between voice and body; breathing and good use of the voice;
4) options for transposing a dramatic text on stage
5) options to build a character;
6) methods for the actors and performers;
7) blocking, mise en place, composition ;
8) experimental presentation of a performing project.

Programs

Programs where the course is taught: