Body Awarness
Subject is not scheduled Not scheduled
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204PABA | credit | 2 | 2 exercise hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 29 to 39 hours of self-study | English | summer |
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Department
The subject provides Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre
Contents
Course objectives:
Releasing the body from habitual tension and blocks.
Stimulating and improving the conscious use of the body for the purpose of stage work through: relaxation techniques, contemporary dance techniques, mental imagery.
Course content:
- Exercises to improve the perception of one’s body. Concentration on the object: breathing, skeleton, muscles, skin, joints, connective tissue, body space - internal/external (individual work, pair work)
- Exercises to release tension in the body (individual work, pair work)
- Creating confidence and responsibility through group exercises using improvisation in movement, tempo and rhythm
- Setting up and remembering movement sequences with elements of partnership
Learning outcomes
In the area of knowledge students:
know methods and techniques for releasing tension from the body;
know issues related to the means of expression of the body.
In the area of Skills students:
cooperate and engage in play during group work;
recognise the role and importance of correct breathing during bodywork.
In the area of social competence students:
observe and analyze their own habits related to the use of their body;
work individually and in a group.
Prerequisites and other requirements
None.
Literature
Horosko, Marian. Martha Graham: The Evolution of Her Dance Theory and Training., University Press of Florida, 2002.
Humphrey, Doris, Pollack, Barbara (Ed). The Art of Making Dances, Princeton Book Co, 1991.
Minton, Sandra Cerny. Choreography: A Basic Approach Using Improvisation, Human Kinetics, 1997. Williams, Dried. Anthropology and the Dance: Ten Lectures., University of Illinois Press, 2004.
Evaluation methods and criteria
The final assessment will be based on:
- in-class participation
- creativity
- progress in student development
- ability to work independently
- group work
- control of movement sequences
- final result
- class attendance (min. 80%)
Further information
No schedule has been prepared for this course