DRAM3200 Studio Workshop - Beyond Stanislavski

This topic examines approaches to acting and rehearsal that extend beyond a Stanislavski approach. The approaches of selected practitioner-theorists (such as Meyerhold, Brecht, Grotowski and Barba) are explored in workshops that integrate theory and practice. The workshops culminate in the presentation of performed extracts that apply the principles of a selected acting approach to the rehearsal of an appropriate text.

This topic aims to:

• Increase students' knowledge and appreciation of significant approaches to acting and rehearsal that extend beyond the Stanislavskian tradition of realist acting
• Enable students to collaboratively explore the approaches of selected practitioner-theorists (such as Meyerhold, Brecht, Grotowski and Barba) in workshops that integrate theory and practice
• Encourage students to adopt a reflexive, inquiry-based approach to cultivating their performance skills
• Enhance students' ability to analyse and apply the principles and practices of selected practitioner-theorists
• Provide opportunities for students to develop practical skills in preparing, rehearsing and presenting a performance

1. Describe the principles and practices of selected practitioner-theorists
2. Integrate and embody the principles and practices of selected practitioner-theorists in workshop activities
3. Derive performance techniques from a combination of theoretical research, practical exploration and critical reflection
4. Collaboratively apply the principles and practices of selected practitioner-theorists to the rehearsal and performance of an appropriate text
5. Analyse a performance to evaluate the effectiveness of the principles and practices applied in rehearsal