The latvian academy of culture

Preconditions for the Acquisition of the Credit Points:

Regular attendance of practical classes and participation in the assignments of the Bachelor’s Work. The students have to attend all the seminars.

A positive assessment at the examination.

Literature:

1. Мессерер А. Уроки класичесого танца.

2. Ваганова А.Основы класичесого танца.

3. Народно сценическиетанчы

4. Василава - Зацепина М. Историко – битогово танца.

The Name of the Course: Stage Movement for Drama Actors

The Scope of the Course: 576 practical classes in 3 years (6 terms). The number of lectures in Term 4 shall depend on the staging process of the specific performance.

14 credit points.

Type of Assessment: a test at the end of the first term every year, an examination at the end of the second term every year. A Bachelor’s Examination at the end of Year 4.

IV.The Author of the Course: lecturers Rita Grīnfelde and Zane Kreicberga

Preconditions for the Acquisition of the Course: Any student psychophysically fit may take part in the practical classes of Stage Movement. The students are required to have a sense of rhythm and coordination not suffering from physical defects which are hard to correct or are incorrigible.
The Content of the Course: The course envisages practical classes during three academic years or six terms and creative teamwork at the staging in the fourth year. The objective of the course is to let the students get acquainted with the psychophysical skills of their bodies and develop them. The course helps to free creative imagination from the possible psychological complexes and be competent in various creative tasks based on the connection of the plasticity, coordination, rhythmics of one’s body with the emotional feelings of the image on the stage and terms dictated by the flow of thought and the structure, pose and pace of the body.
Thematic Planning:

THEMES	Week	Type of classes and hours
TERM I
The general cycle of physical exercises.	1, 2	P6;P6
Exercises of psychological concentration: self-concentration; b) group concentration	3, 4	P6;P6
Coordination exercises.	5, 6	P6;P6
Exercises for deliberate contraction and relaxation of muscles.	7, 8	P6;P6
Exercises on the acquisition of space: the centre of a room, the right and the left side, eighth.	9, 10	P6;P6
Training of a sense of rhythm.	11, 12	P6;P6
Improvisational tasks applying the acquired technical elements of the body activity.	13, 14	P6;P6
A solo study. Task for the development of imagination and the connection of the chosen image with the activity of the body in space applying the previously acquired technical elements.	15, 16 a test	P6;P6
TERM II
The general cycle of physical exercises: a set of exercises for feet; strengthening of the muscles of legs, elasticity of veins; strengthening of abdominal muscles and hips; strengthening of back muscles and elasticity of vertebrae; strengthening of shoulder muscles and cervical vertebrae; development of the suppleness of hands and palms and the expression of gestures; g) running and jumping of various types in space to develop physical endurance and nimbleness.	17, 18	P6;P6
Coordination exercises.	19	P6
The training of physical memory.	20	P6
Exercises of psychological concentration: self-concentration b) group concentration	21, 22	P6;P6
The acquisition of the stage fall: skills to contract/relax body muscles deliberately; b) a stage fall from different height.	23, 24	P6;P6
Exercise on the acquisition of space: the creation of ”sculptures” or the projection of the body in space: b) the acquisition of the spatial requirements of movement: the acquisition of trajectory or “a drawing”.	25	P6
The acquisition of the principle of “Legato” movement.	26	P6
The acquisition of the exhaling-inhaling impulse of body movement.	27	P6
Improvisational tasks applying the acquired technical elements of the body activity.	28	P6
A solo study. Thematic tasks for the development of imagination and the connection of the chosen image with the activity of the body in space applying the previously acquired technical elements.	29, 30	P6;P6
The acquisition of style activities and etiquette in relation to the tasks of the course in Art of Acting.	31, 32 an exam	P6;P6
TERM III
The general cycle of physical exercises.	1, 2	P6;P6
Coordination exercises.	3, 4	P6;P6
Exercises of psychological concentration: self-concentration; b) group concentration	5, 6, 7	P6; P6;P6
The training of a sense of the time of activity.	8	P6
The training of a sense of tempo rhythm of activity.	9	P6
Exercises for the further development and training of the potentials of plasticity of one’s body: the further acquisition of separate elements of mime show ; b) load on separate parts of one’s body with specific movement exercises.	10, 11, 12	P6;P6;P6
Improvisational tasks applying the acquired technical elements of the body activity and stirring the actor’s imagination.	13, 14	P6;P6
The creation of solo studies applying the previously acquired technical elements.	15, 16 a test	P6;P6
TERM IV
The general cycle of physical exercises.	1, 2	P6;P6
The strengthening and improvement of the acquired technical elements of the body activity. The strengthening of a sense of tempo rhythm.	3,4	P6;P6
Improvisational exercises for the strengthening of a sense of tempo rhythm of the activity: solo; with a partner; c) in a group.	5, 6, 7	P6;P6; P6
Contact-improvisational tasks applying the acquired technical elements of the body activity: the development of co-activity on the basis of the improvisational activity of each separate individual; the completion, repetition or continuation of the mutually initiated activity; c) the development of the “dialogue” without words.	8, 9, 10	P6;P6;P6
Improvisational tasks applying musical material: solo; with a partner; c) in a group.	11, 12	P6;P6
The creation of studies: a solo study and a study with a partner.	13, 14	P6;P6
The acquisition of style activities and etiquette in relation to the tasks of the course in Art of Acting.	15, 16	P6;P6
TERM V
The general cycle of physical exercises.	1, 2, 3	P6;P6;P6
The strengthening and improving of the elements acquired in the pervious terms.	4, 5, 6	P6;P6;P6
Improvisational tasks: solo; with a partner; in a group; applying: the previously acquired elements; specific themes; an object as a dialogue partner; elements of contact-improvisation; e) musical material (it may serve as the background for activity, its emotional environment or fantasies).	7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 1213, 14, 15 16 a test – an open demonstration class in improvisation	P6;P6 P6;P6 P6;P6 P6;P6 P6
TERM VI
The general cycle of physical exercises.	17, 18, 19	P6;P6;P6
The creative strengthening and improvement of the technical elements and improvisational elements acquired in the previous terms.	20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27	P6;P6;P6;P6;P6;P6
The creation of a solo study and a study with a partner applying musical material, and the acquired technical and improvisational elements in connection with the terms of the creation of the image of the art of acting.	28, 29, 30, 31, 32	P6;P6 P6;P6 P6;P6
The creative work of the course: a staging - a Bachelor’s Work which includes the application of singing arts and the art of acting, dancing and stage movement.	an examination
TERM VII
The general cycle of physical exercises.	1, 2, 3, 4	P6;P6 P6;P6
The improvement of the acquisition of style activities and etiquette.	5, 6, 7, 8	P6;P6 P6;P6
The maintenance of physical agility.	9, 10, 11, 12	P6;P6 P6;P6
Exercises of the creation of individual studies.	13, 14, 15 16	P6;P6 P6;P6
The general cycle of physical exercises.	1, 2	P6;P6
Exercises of psychological concentration: self-concentration; b) group concentration	3, 4	P6;P6

Preconditions for the Acquisition of the Credit Points:

In order to take the Bachelor’s Examination the students have to demonstrate successful participation in practical classes and execute all individual assignments.