MASTER CLASS IN Movement Explorations

MAJOR CONCEPTS and SYLLABUS:

Introduction to Movement      Course Expectations and syllabus      Mind/Body orientation warm-ups    Mind/Body Awareness: The Actor's Instrument      Feldenkrais Mind/Body work and philosophy      Yoga fundamentals for Mind/Body/Spirit   Mind/Body Awareness and the Creative Process     Free Play and the Power of Limits:  A Dynamic     Tension between Opposites   The Language of Human Behavior      Field observation studies of human behavior      through gesture/movement/sound within      a social environment               ASSIGNMENT:    Written log of observations;    Movement study of human subject;  The Language of Art as Visual Gesture and Movement       Exploring the Elements of Art in Visual    and Kinesthetic Modalities    ASSIGNMENT:     Movement study: "Child's Play";  The Language of Play and Limits    Preparation for Movement Study Assignment  The Language of Movement -- Rudolf Laban System     Body Space: The Logical Form and Body Kinesphere       Dimensional and Diagonal Scales   The Flow of Movement and the Four Continuums          Scale, Space, Time, Weight --  Laban System   The Eight Basic Efforts -- Laban System    Press, Flick, Wring, Dab       Body Work:  Exercises and Improvisations   The Eight Basic Efforts -- Laban System    Slash, Glide, Thrust, Float      Body Work:  Exercises and Improvisations   Animal Behavior and Movement Observations    Movement Study integrating    animal observations and the Laban    System Efforts;  Written log of observations    and analysis;  The Actor's Instrument:  Movement and Character  The Actor's Body as an Instrument for Communication    of Character:  Integrating Mind/Body/Voice    Artworks as Text/Source for Character Explorations  Diversity of "Text" for Character Work       Sound/Rhythm/Music as Text/Source       for Movement and Character Explorations  Art as Text for Movement and Character       Field Trip: Art Museum    ASSIGNMENT:              Movement Study/work-in-progress from chosen              Artwork at McNay;  Written log of              observations and analysis;  "Museum Piece" Character Development Project       Selection of Artwork for extended character project   Dramatic Action and the World of the Painting:     Explorations in Movement and Sound    ASSIGNMENT:  Character Childhood Memory;    Movement study/work-in-progress using    Laban Efforts;   Visual, Sensory, Movement Explorations in     Character Development/Emotional Memory    ASSIGNMENT:  Inanimate Object Analysis  Exploration of Character and Movement through   Inanimate Object:  Space Walk and Embodiment    ASSIGNMENT:  Movement study of a daily task    using Object and Laban Efforts;  Movement Explorations and Abstraction:   Enlargement, Exaggeration, Extension    ASSIGNMENT:  "Letter to your Mother"    Character Voice/Monologue: Desires/Obstacles;    Secrets/Lies;  Incorporating Sound with Movement    Character Voice:  Desires/Obstacles;  Secrets/Lies;  Corsets, Collars, Bustles and Bows: Period Styles and Movement  Vocal Explorations with Character and Movement    ASSIGNMENT:  Original monologue;     Movement study/work-in-progress integration with     monologue/words as text;  Monologue and Movement Studies: Works-in-Progress    Work session in preparation for Final Exam Performance:     Character Movement Study with Voice/Sound

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