Current active course description (last updated 2021/22)
Movement in Acting 1
TEA145
Current active course description (last updated 2021/22)
Movement in Acting 1
TEA145
The first discovery of the body and its relationship to space and play through progressive movement work and physical exercise. The student will build an awareness of their weaknesses and personal habits by exploring the limitations and capabilities of body, breath and space.
Develop the student's understanding of body, movement and space as a means to explore and expand creative and expressive abilities.
Contents:
- Physical preparation and conditioning (tempo, rhythm, balance, coordination, dynamic expression, flexibility, mobility, posture, strength, endurance, articulation, breath, vision, presence, spatial and sensory awareness)
- Movement observation and analysis
- Mime and gestural techniques
- Mask performance techniques
- Physical character development
- Animal movement study
- Acrobatics
- Stage combat
No prior knowledge is required beyond the admission requirement.
The student should have knowledge in:
- the development of physical movement
- the develop coordination
The student must have proficiency in:
- development of action and state in play through movement.
- development of fine motor skills
The student must have general competence in:
- awareness of one's own body in play
No subject tuition fees. Semester fees and cost of course literature apply.
Compulsory subject
Masterclass group research and Individual research via practical guidance and lectures.
The program is evaluated at the end of each semester, through:
- Employees' individual conversations with the students
- Ongoing evaluation in connection with showings and conclusion of working periods
- Joint evaluation in each class
- Employees' own evaluation
Evaluation using mid-term and final surveys. Students are also encouraged to participate in the central quality surveys.
On the diploma, the grade in the course TEA145 Actor Technical Movement 1 and TEA245 Actor Technical Movement 2 will be merged into one grade.
Neutral coloured clothing suitable for physical movement and exercise. Clothing should have no visible print, design or logos and ideally be in one single unified colour.