The course consists of the preparation of a play to be produced at the end of the semester before other program participants and Spanish students residing at the Colegio Mayor San Agustín. The play selected will be by a twentieth century Spanish writer; final selection will depend upon the number of students in the course. The aim is to provide students with a total experience of the Spanish language in a theatrical context.
Method of presentation:
Readings, discussion, rehearsal and production of a play.
Required work and form of assessment:
The mid-term consists of memorizing the selected play. Pronunciation and intonation will be evaluated as well as analyses of the characters. The final exam is 50% for the dress rehearsal and 50% for the opening performance. In addition, individual contribution to the numerous production tasks are also evaluated.
Note: Each student should have a Walkman for daily practice in pronunciation and intonation.
content:
1. Reading and comprehension of the play
2. Distribution of roles
3. Text memorization
4. Character study
5. Rehearsals: voice, diction, intonation, gesture
6. Dress rehearsal
7. Opening performance at the Colegio Mayor San Agustín for Spanish and American students
Required readings:
The selected play
Grotowski, Jerzy. Hacia un teatro pobre. Madrid: Siglo XXI Editores, 1992. One of the following plays will be produced:
Alumnos de La Resad. Piezas breves y bocetos. Madrid: Editorial La Resad, 1994. Camacho. Teatro breve. Cabildo Insular de Gran Canaria, 1992.
Fraile, Medardo. Teatro español en un acto. Madrid: Cátedra, 1991.
Guarinos, Virginia. Locos por el teatro. Piezas breves para gente joven. Sevilla: Publicaciones de la
Universidad de Sevilla, 1991.
Zurro, Alfonso. Bufonerías. Huelva: Editorial Galaor, 1994.
Recommended readings:
Bobes, María del Carmen. Estudios de semiología del teatro. Valladolid: Aceña Editorial, 1988
Ceballos, Edgar (Selección y notas de). Principios de dirección escénica. Mexico: Colección Escenología, Grupo
Editorial Gazeta, S.A., l992.
Clurman, Harold. La dirección teatral. Buenos Aires: Grupo Editor Latinoamericano, 1990.
Portillo, Rafael and Jesús Casado. Diccionario español-inglés de terminoloía teatral. Madrid: Editorial
Fundamentos, 1986.
Rivas Cherif, Cipriano de. Cómo hacer teatro. Valencia: Editoral Pre-textos, 1991. Stanislavski, Konstantin. La construcción del personaje. Madrid: Alianza Editorial, l993.
---. La preparación del actor. Madrid: Editorial La Avispa, 1992.
Theater And Performance Workshop
The course consists of the preparation of a play to be produced at the end of the semester before other program participants and Spanish students residing at the Colegio Mayor San Agustín. The play selected will be by a twentieth century Spanish writer; final selection will depend upon the number of students in the course. The aim is to provide students with a total experience of the Spanish language in a theatrical context.
Readings, discussion, rehearsal and production of a play.
The mid-term consists of memorizing the selected play. Pronunciation and intonation will be evaluated as well as analyses of the characters. The final exam is 50% for the dress rehearsal and 50% for the opening performance. In addition, individual contribution to the numerous production tasks are also evaluated.
Note: Each student should have a Walkman for daily practice in pronunciation and intonation.
1. Reading and comprehension of the play
2. Distribution of roles
3. Text memorization
4. Character study
5. Rehearsals: voice, diction, intonation, gesture
6. Dress rehearsal
7. Opening performance at the Colegio Mayor San Agustín for Spanish and American students
The selected play
Grotowski, Jerzy. Hacia un teatro pobre. Madrid: Siglo XXI Editores, 1992. One of the following plays will be produced:
Alumnos de La Resad. Piezas breves y bocetos. Madrid: Editorial La Resad, 1994. Camacho. Teatro breve. Cabildo Insular de Gran Canaria, 1992.
Fraile, Medardo. Teatro español en un acto. Madrid: Cátedra, 1991.
Guarinos, Virginia. Locos por el teatro. Piezas breves para gente joven. Sevilla: Publicaciones de la
Universidad de Sevilla, 1991.
Zurro, Alfonso. Bufonerías. Huelva: Editorial Galaor, 1994.
Bobes, María del Carmen. Estudios de semiología del teatro. Valladolid: Aceña Editorial, 1988
Ceballos, Edgar (Selección y notas de). Principios de dirección escénica. Mexico: Colección Escenología, Grupo
Editorial Gazeta, S.A., l992.
Clurman, Harold. La dirección teatral. Buenos Aires: Grupo Editor Latinoamericano, 1990.
Portillo, Rafael and Jesús Casado. Diccionario español-inglés de terminoloía teatral. Madrid: Editorial
Fundamentos, 1986.
Rivas Cherif, Cipriano de. Cómo hacer teatro. Valencia: Editoral Pre-textos, 1991. Stanislavski, Konstantin. La construcción del personaje. Madrid: Alianza Editorial, l993.
---. La preparación del actor. Madrid: Editorial La Avispa, 1992.