PERFORMANCE STRATEGY (4 SCU)

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to; Explain basic theories and history of performance art and their relation to daily professional image; Explain methods of developing talent, improving motivation and determining professional goal; Apply techniques of determining priority, time management, team cooperation, positive thinking and adaptation ability; Perform basic aesthetics and components of performance and acting: expression, gesture, breathing, vocal, articulation, imagination, improvisation and emotion; Create sound: simple rhythm sound or music of performance; Create set: simple stage decoration and lighting; Create and direct simple performance: blocking, stage/screen composition, creating bridging between scenes, emphasizes suspense, and play with audience emotion.

Topics:

The course assumes that real world is a giant stage; the class is designed to introduce students to live performance strategy and shape students’ daily professional attitudes. This class takes form in theatre group workshop that intends to introduce students to the basic of performance art as well as its history, narrative, and culture; and correlate it with performance in film and electronic media requirement. Moreover, students learn about connection between acting, staging, music, narration, and discuss effects of all the elements to audiences.
Prerequisite : NONE