City Lit theatre company
Course
In London
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Type
Course
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Location
London
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Different dates available
This course will enable students to combine and use previous practical training in voice, movement, improvisation and characterisation in the context of performance before an audience. The objective is to form a company that is governed by professional values and achieves professional standards.
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About this course
Engage effectively with the process and structure, from first rehearsal to performance.
Develop character within this process, contributing to a coherent production.
Demonstrate the director’s, writer’s and the collective concept through practical application of rehearsal work.
You may be required to purchase a play script. Each course is awarded a modest budget for the production. The creative team and the director are aware of the budget when selecting the play to cover any production costs including props and costume. From time to time students have chosen to augment their costume and personal props with items from their own wardrobe and possessions. This is perfectly acceptable if you should choose to do this. However, please be aware that you do so at your own risk and City Lit cannot take responsibility for said items . We also have no storage provision for...
You will learn through practical work including trust exercises, improvisation, text analysis, character exercises and scene work. Work at home will be necessary in terms of line-learning and character analysis. You will need to be free to rehearse and perform during production week (please see dates above).
HEALTH CHECK
You may or may not be asked to participate in rigorous activity from time to time. Please consider whether you could do this, if you are in any doubt consult a medical practitioner.
As part of the course content, your tutor may record your image for initial and ongoing assessment purposes. You are entitled to decline to participate in the recording of your image.
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Subjects
- Theatre
- Improvisation
- Voice
Course programme
The process from initial rehearsals to performance including:
1. Initial trust-building exercises to gain group coherence.
2. Familiarisation with text and director's interpretation of plot in terms of themes and performance style.
3. Character-building, including character history and motivation.
4. Improvisation to achieve further insight to text, plot and character.
5. Developing appropriate character voice, movement and relationships.
6. Blocking, technical and dress rehearsals, performances.
Please note that acting classes by their very nature can involve exercises and the exploration of material that some students may find challenging.
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City Lit theatre company