Laboratorio di teatro
La Zanzara Lab
Drama Courses
Methods
Main work areas
Physical movement
observation and concentration, tensions and stasis, posture, gait and analysis, perception of one's body and stage space, work on individual and common rhythm, relationship with partners, action and reaction, intention and motivation of actions
Voice and word
diction, phonetics and accents, breathing, diaphragm, resonators, articulation, vocality, voice emission, vocal awareness, expressiveness and volume, intonation and timbre, rhythm and pauses
Actor training
improvisation, status, physical actions, character creation, Given Circumstances, PG, 5 senses, monologue, musical recitation, techniques of Stanislavksij, Strasberg, Mejerchol'd, J. Lecoq,
M. Cechov, A. Boal, Commedia dell'Arte etc.
Text
notes on theater history, comprehension, interpretation and analysis of text, study of character, reading and rewriting of plays (meaning keys, captions, description,narration, dramatization)
Staging
script, rehearsal, theater space, scenography, lighting, music, costumes
Structure of the lessons
Greeting
Goal: relax, attention, concentration and group work
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Meet and greetings
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Continuity of the process: talk about the previous lesson and present the day lesson
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Relaxation exercises and warm-up
Main activity
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Program of the day: theoretical and practical work
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Ex: working on the breath, body and movement, improvisations, vocal exercises, dramatization etc.
Reflection
Goal: closing and introduction to next lesson
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Brief summary of the work done
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Why have we done and how to improve it
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Homework
Exercises and activity
Body: relaxation techniques and body perception
Space: become self aware and of one's environment
Emotions: be in touch and recognize one's emotions
Group: exercises of trust and courage
Relationship: the monologue and dialogue
Characters: building and development
Stage: creation of the environment
Rhythm and timing: telling of a story on the stage
Improvisation: with body and voice
