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Semester: | Fall 2024 |
Number: | 0192-304-001 |
Instructor: | Gwendolyn Kelso |
Days: | Tuesday Thursday 9:00 am - 10:45 am |
Note: | Traditional In-Person Class |
Location: | Garden City - Performing Arts Center 145 |
Credits: | 3 |
Notes: |
For majors only |
Course Materials: | View Text Books |
Related Syllabi: |
James Oneil for
Fall 2023* |
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Description: |
An introductory but intense course in performing drama written in verse, it concentrates on using Moliere, Shakespeare, and modern verse playwrights to develop skills in analysis and the making of powerful, text-based choices using basic elements like tone, color, meter, rhyme, pace, and rhythm. (Learning Goals:CO;Distribution Reqs:Arts) |
Learning Goals: |
0192-304: PERFORMING VERSE DRAMAStudents will: 1) continue vocal and diction development begun in earlier courses, applying them to the heightened language of verse; 2) develop their ability to interpret complex texts verbally and structurally; 3) learn the guidelines of metered and image-based drama (“heightened text”) and gain experience in applying them to performance; 4) continue development of a centered body and supported breath for performance use; 5) analyze verse drama to find performance choices that are based on strong and playable intentions, following the application of basic Stanislavskian techniques; 6) practice and perfect rapid memorization. *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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