Acting Theories

Display Schedule

Code Completion Credits Range Language Instruction Semester
311AT0 exam 3 2 hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 57 to 72 hours of self-study English winter and summer

Subject guarantor

Name of lecturer(s)

Zuzana JURECHOVÁ

Department

The subject provides FAMU International

Contents

Acting Theories surveys approaches to the art of acting, beginning with Stanislavski’s tools for the creation of psychological character. Approaches stemming from Meyerhold’s emphasis on physical expressivity are also explored, and the course continues to look at approaches which fall within two major categories of acting techniques: techniques for the creation of a psychologically truthful character and techniques for immediate expressivity or training an actor to physically respond to images. As each approach is introduced, in-class exercises demonstrate some of the techniques used by that particular acting teacher. This is why class size has to be limited so that there is space and time for everyone to participate in the exercises.

Learning outcomes

Prerequisites and other requirements

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Literature

Hodge, Alison (2009). Twentieth Century Actor Training. (London: Routledge).

Zarelli, Phillip. (1995) Acting (Re) Considered: Theories and Practices. (London: Routledge).

Evaluation methods and criteria

Students are expected to regularly attend class and fully participate in the exercises. Student must have a minimum of 70% attendance to pass the course (more is expected).

See detail of assignments below.

If students miss the class on Lecoq, they must prepare the in-class transfer exercise at home and submit a filmed version to the instructor.

If students miss the class on Grotowski, they must prepare the in-class physical score exercise at home and submit a filmed version to the instructor.

A final grade is calculated is in this way:

40% - In-class participation in exercises, attendance includes transfer exercise (5%) and physical score exercise (5%)

30% - Written response to readings

30% - Two in-class tests on material covered in the course

Note

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Schedule for winter semester 2024/2025:

06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed
room 207
Room No. 2
(Lažanský palác)
JURECHOVÁ Z.
18:10–21:25
(lecture parallel1)
starts on Oct. 9, once in 2 weeks - odd weeks
Thu
Fri
Date Day Time Tutor Location Notes No. of paralel
Wed 18:10–21:25 Zuzana JURECHOVÁ Room No. 2
Lažanský palác		 starts on Oct. 9, once in 2 weeks - odd weeks lecture parallel1

Schedule for summer semester 2024/2025:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans