Theatre 108 or consent of instructor. May be taken twice for credit. Increasing physical movement skills and deepening physical expressivity for a theatrical context. Development of balance, fluidity, strength, flexibility, stamina, coordination. Set movement exercises and improvisation to explore authentic gesture, clarity of intention, rhythmic design, awareness of three-dimensional space.
Students keep journals, analyze performances, develop scenes.
Live music accompaniment. Theories and principles of costume design combined with in-depth survey of the international history of clothing from ancient Egyptian to present. Weekly costume assignments based on play analysis. Comprehensive costume history final. Theories and techniques of stage design, historical architectural survey, sketching techniques, perspective drawing, painted elevations, model making.