The student will be introduced to the process of analyzing a character as well as the acting styles of various historical periods. The art of transforming, by means of paint and plastic application, the appearance of the actor to satisfy requirements of dramatic art. The course includes lectures and practical application on stage makeup, plus crew work on major public performances. Designed to increase and enhance critical judgement, aesthetic appreciation and responsibility as audience in response to this art form. This course teaches the student how to select, analyze, edit, and orally perform selections of literature to an audience.
Students also learn how to evaluate and critique performances of others.
Prose, poetry and dramatic literature are studied. Repeatable for credit to a maximum of eight units. Repeatable for credit to a maximum of twelve units. Repeatable for credit to a maximum of eight units. The student is assumed to have no prior knowledge of modern dance.