Theatre 1Cpo - Basic Acting:Chicano Theatre and Performance

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Claremont McKenna College

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Martinez This introductory course explores the fundamentals of acting using Chicano Theatre as the historical aesthetic and theoretical source. Taught in a workshop-style seminar format, the course examines the "realist" actingmethodology of Konstantin Stanislavski and relates its influences on and application to Chicano dramatic texts and performance. Offered every other year. Basic Acting: The Meisner Technique and Improvised Realism. Staff This introductory course explores the fundamentals of acting using Sanford Meisner's variations on the "realistic" acting methodology of Konstantin Stanislavski.The course examines the Meisner technique as "longform"improvisation, which sharpens the actor's ability to observe, listen, and react. Meisner's approach trains the actor to focus on the scene partner and to then adapt this improvisational style to traditional scene study. Offered every other year. 2po. Visual Arts of the Theatre. Linnell, J.P. Taylor The visual principles underlying the design of theatre productions: theatre architecture, staging conventions, historic and contemporary design, and environmental theatre. Offered every semester. 4po. Theatre for Social Change. Staff Creating activist theatre from a feminist point of view to explore current theoretical positions, problems and practice in conjunction with local community groups working for social justice. Participatory internship. Offered every other year.

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1.50

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.claremontmckenna.edu/

Phone Number:

(909) 621-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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