Physical Approaches to Acting and Storytelling

Harvard FAS

This course will focus on introductory principles and practices of performative and material-generative movement. We will explore movement techniques foundational to: creating characters; generating scripts and narratives; economizing and grounding stage presence; fostering ensemble cohesion; sensitizing the body to its unique capabilities of expression.Utilizing principles from Richard Maxwell, James Donlon, Charlie Oates, Anne Bogart, Blue Man Group and other ensembles/artists, we will…