Interpretation, Expression through Theatre
	Damien Lennon

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Presentation
Communication is a performance. It has an aesthetic and a rhythm. Just as music is orchestrated from a starting point to a finishing point, speech and body language are composed in advance of their realisation. A sentence is composed before spoken. A gesture is choreographed in the mind before it is made. The aim of this course is to alert students to the subtleties of interpreting ideas and subsequently expressing them so as to enhance their interpretative and communicative skills.

Teaching objectives
To create an understanding of the various implications of speech and gestures in diverse contexts. To develop skill and confidence in expression of specific ideas in specific contexts. To teach the students how to identify the volatility of text in context and how to manipulate this in order to convey a desired meaning.

Format
1 meeting weekly of 3 hours during weeks.

Course content
A reading of a given play. An in-depth study of the various possibilities of text and context in this given play. Interpretation and acting out of roles from the play in their original form. Interpretation and acting out of roles in various contexts. Manipulative interpretation of these roles and contexts.

Teaching methods
A short series of lectures on the play itself. Insights into key scenes, analysis of encoded possibilities in these scenes, acting out of the scenes in class.

Individual work
Preparation and acting out of various roles in different contexts.

Evaluation
Evaluation will be based on the interpretation of these roles in class. A short written assignment will also be given.

Recommended level :
This course is designed for students who need to practise their communication skills.

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last updated May 31, 2003

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