Bring your favourite characters to life with this acting course!
Whether you envision yourself on Broadway or just want to try your hand at acting, this course is open to adults of all skill levels—from beginners to seasoned actors looking for a refresher on their acting skills.
Objective
Students bring a character to life and deliver a short scene in a professional theatre environment.
The aim of this course is to develop and enhance performance skills through theatre games and acting exercises, stimulating both playfulness and analysis. The course also covers improvisation, voice, movement, character development, a taster of the rehearsal process, and also performing in front of peers. Through creative exercises, students are led to develop characters of their choice from published plays and present their work.
Educational values
Through creative exercises, students practice both lateral and analytical thinking. Learning through playing, participants gather a diversity of methods devised by renowned theatre practitioners (e.g. Lecoq, Boal, Stanislavski). Individuals looking to enhance interpersonal skills can also benefit from exercising a sense of play, teamwork, and communication.
Course Outline
Session 1: Improvisation
An introduction to principles that can be applied to performance.
H.W.: Choosing monologues/characters (instructor offers a digitalized collection)
Session 2: Voice & Movement
Basic stage conventions and voice work.
H.W.: Read plays featuring chosen scenes (instructor offers a digitalized collection)
Session 3: Character Development
Exploring a variety of methods + creating backstories.
H.W.: Completing worksheets (instructor provides questionnaires)
Session 4: Analysis
As rehearsal #1, examine character development choices + their impact on delivering chosen text.
H.W.: Review development + try to memorize the text (option: additional group scene work)
Session 5: Delivery
As rehearsal #2, apply performance basics (e.g. voice/ movement) to deliver chosen pieces.
H.W.: Best memorization of text
Session 6: Performance
Incorporated in course-work, the open house concept aims at simulating performance context where students invite onlookers to watch their short scenes developed.
About the Instructor
The course is taught by licensed director Sol Abiad, M.A. Performance Bristol University, theatre instructor at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi.
Materials:
* Wear comfortable attire allowing free movement
* Course material such as study sheets or script-excerpts will be made available online using a shared Dropbox folder instead of printed papers. To best follow course content, participants are kindly advised to be ready to use this online tool.
* To be able to fully follow a lesson plan, students are asked to kindly have a computer/connected device and provide an e-mail address so that the instructor adds them to the shared Dropbox folder
Cancellation Policy:
48 hours prior to course start with full refund
Age Requirements:
18 and older
Additional Info:
* Attestation of course completion can be provided upon request
* In the context of Covid-19, small class size, safety measures such as social distancing and wearing of masks will apply.
Location:
The Theatre, Mall Of The Emirates
Level 2
Sheikh Zayed Road
Dubai
