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Description of the Study Course

The Name of the Course: Acting and Direction.
The Scope of the Course: 2 terms. 64 contact hours.

2 credit points. The type of assessment: a test.

The Author of the Course: Lecturer Māra Ķimele
Preconditions for the Acquisition of the Course: General training in movements and dance.
The Contents of the Course: The objective of the course is to introduce the students to the essence of the basic principles of acting, realize the significance of acting in a dance performance. The realization of the significance of space, time and mutual relations among partners in the speciality of dance and choreography. Involvement of the basic principles of direction in the creation of choreography.

Thematic Planning:

Theme	Week	Type of classes and hours
Introduction. A general insight into the essence of acting. The significance of acquiring the speciality of acting in dance.	1.,2.	L2;L2 L2;L2
Developing acting: introduction into Rainis’ “Pūt vējiņi”. The choice of the roles according to students’ personalities for their further acquisition.	3.,4.	L2;P2;P2;P2
The rehearsal of the performance of Act I of “Pūt vējiņi”. Combining the acquired text and the character in movements. The development of the movement in space, time and with respect to a partner.	5.,6.	P2;P2;P2;P2
The rehearsal of the performance of Act II of “Pūt vējiņi”. Combining the acquired text and the character in movements. The development of the movement in space, time and with respect to a partner.	7.,8.	P2;P2; P2;P2
The rehearsal of the performance of Act III of “Pūt vējiņi”. Combining the acquired text and the character in movements. The development of the movement in space, time and with respect to a partner.	9.,10.	P2;P2; P2;P2
The rehearsal of the performance of Act IV of “Pūt vējiņi”. Combining the acquired text and the character in movements. The development of the movement in space, time and with respect to a partner.	11.,12.	P2;P2; P2;P2
The rehearsal of the performance of Act V of “Pūt vējiņi”. Combining the acquired text and the character in movements. The development of the movement in space, time and with respect to a partner.	13.,14.,15.,16.	P2;P2; P2;P2; P2;P2; P2;P2
The rehearsal of the performance of the whole play “Pūt vējiņi”. The analysis of the text and its meaning in movements.	17.,18.	P2;P2; P2;P2;
The necessity of the acquisition of the basic principles of direction for a complete organization of choreography. Their interplay.	19.,20.	P2;P2; P2;P2
Insight into the evaluation of the basic principles of the creation of the elements of stage design as an integral part of direction and choreography. The meaning of colours, space, time and place in their interplay.	21.,22., 23.,24.	P2;P2; P2;P2; P2;P2; P2;P2
The solution of the relations between a performer and space applying a practical exercise for the acquisition of a performance.	25.,26.	P2;P2; P2;P2
The solution of the relations among performers in movement and with respect to space. The acquisition of exercises with respect to space. The acquisition of exercises for the development of these skills.	27.,28.	P2;P2; P2;P2
The development of the character of the role to be performed in oneself and in relation to a partner and space. A character’s appropriate reaction to the surrounding environment and the internally generated conditions. The development of situations applying appropriate acting exercises and directing etudes (etudes with/without objects, emotional etudes).	28.,29., 30.	P2;P2; P2;P2; P2;P2
The development of skills of creating and directing a given situation. Manipulation with all the acquired elements from the outside from the point of view of a director.	31.,32.	P2;P2; P2;P2

Requirements for the Acquisition of Credit Points:

The performance of etudes on the given theme. The performance of the fragments of a literary work.

Literature:

Rainis. Pūt vējiņi.

The Name of the Course: Acting

The Scope of the Course: 32 academic hours ( 16 hours of lectures, 16 hours of seminars).

2 credit points. The form of assessment – a test.

The Author of the Course: Lecturer Felikss Deics
Preconditions for the Acquisition of the Course: Prior knowledge in the student’s basic speciality.
The Contents of the Course: The programme is designed for dramatists whose basic speciality is not acting. The students shall acquire the fundamentals of acting, understand its specific features and the characteristic features of the genre. Apart from the theory the students should also learn certain practical elements of acting.
The Thematic Planning:

LXXXVIII.Theme	Week	Type of classes and hours
The theoretical fundamentals of acting: psychophysics, the embodiment of characters.	1, 2, 3	L2; L2; S2
The specific features of acting: character and nature.	4, 5, 6	L2; S2; S2
The analysis of a work of drama from the point of view of characters.	7, 8, 9	L2; S2; S2
The work of the actor and director with the drama material.	10, 11, 12	L2; L2; S2
The essential differences of the specific features of the theatre and the cinema specifics.	13, 14	L2; S2
Dialogues in drama.	15, 16	L2; S2

Requirements for the Acquisition of Credit Points:

A successfully completed practical work.

Literature:

Staņislavskis N. Mana dzīve mākslā. R., 1946

Čehovs. Aktiera ceļš. Maskava., 1986

Rudlins Dž. Comedia dell’Arte, 1994