The work of this compulsory second year FdA Community Theatre module provides a training in voice, music movement and any other skills required for performance in community settings. Students will explore techniques of physical theatre and extended vocal work. You will expand your understanding of dance and movement vocabulary including popular and culturally diverse dance forms.
The work of this module provides students with an overview of the music appropriate to contemporary and historical contexts of their acting projects. You will be able to apply standard body and vocal warm-ups and take active responsibility for identifying and remedying areas of personal weakness in performance. Contemporary theatre practices extend students' understanding of physicality, voice, movement and characterisation in relation to community theatre.
You will undertake a series of intensive workshops with visiting practitioners active in the contemporary theatre profession to stimulate fresh responses to space, place and identity.
The work of the module is completed by providing students with opportunities to develop a range of skills in samba, street music-making and circus in support of the outdoor project being developed in EA242 Applied Theatre Skills II. You will learn how to perform percussion improvisations using junk and found instruments to create outdoor processional spectacles. You will explore a range of carnival traditions and learn to make appropriate choices for your use in practical projects.
Students build on the skills developed in the first year to extend their technique in movement, voice and music. You are offered challenges and opportunities which can develop your competency to industry entry level. As well as developing the skills required of performers in community theatre, you will develop specific skills related to your projects such as period dance or song, song writing and playing samba instruments.
New skills are introduced in combat (to foundation level) and circus skills. You will develop one circus skill to performance level competence.
The work of this module provides students with an overview of the music appropriate to contemporary and historical contexts of their acting projects. You will be able to apply standard body and vocal warm-ups and take active responsibility for identifying and remedying areas of personal weakness in performance. Contemporary theatre practices extend students' understanding of physicality, voice, movement and characterisation in relation to community theatre.
You will undertake a series of intensive workshops with visiting practitioners active in the contemporary theatre profession to stimulate fresh responses to space, place and identity.
The work of the module is completed by providing students with opportunities to develop a range of skills in samba, street music-making and circus in support of the outdoor project being developed in EA242 Applied Theatre Skills II. You will learn how to perform percussion improvisations using junk and found instruments to create outdoor processional spectacles. You will explore a range of carnival traditions and learn to make appropriate choices for your use in practical projects.
Students build on the skills developed in the first year to extend their technique in movement, voice and music. You are offered challenges and opportunities which can develop your competency to industry entry level. As well as developing the skills required of performers in community theatre, you will develop specific skills related to your projects such as period dance or song, song writing and playing samba instruments.
New skills are introduced in combat (to foundation level) and circus skills. You will develop one circus skill to performance level competence.
- Module Supervisor: Ainslie Masterton