Interdisciplinary Arts 0129 - Intro to Acting
Intro to Acting
Fall
2024
1
4.00
Jonathan Dent
01:00PM-03:00PM M;01:00PM-03:00PM W
Hampshire College
338497
Emily Dickinson Hall 21;Emily Dickinson Hall 21
jldIA@hampshire.edu
This studio course provides a foundation in acting for the stage, giving the student basic techniques in freeing the imagination, body, and voice. Techniques include relaxation, focus, sense memory, physical awareness, vocalization, improvisation, and character analysis. Using acting principles drawn from Stanislavski and movement exercises from Viewpoints students will interpret classic and contemporary scenes from underrepresented playwrights of color not typically found in the traditional canon. Keywords:acting, studio, stage
Students should expect to spend 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time