Kay Kostapolus, Danny Jacobs and Allison LeeDanny Jacobs and Allison Lee, actors from the Drama Department, will be doing a scene from The Master Builder by Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), a Norwegian playwright most famous for A Doll's House. They will do the scene three ways.
Drama Department
Next, they will do two Shakespeare monologues twice. Once without movement, once with gesture.
This will be followed by a talk and discussion.
Abstract
'Many times, the key to language is in physical restraint. As they
say in the
theatre, "less is more". Often the gesture detracts from the
language--in
acting terms we call it "double gesturing". We will examine language
and
gesture in several instances--First, in our scene work from Master
Builder,
noting how gesture and status inform the interpretation of the text;
secondly, exploring how gesture enhances or detracts from the language
of
Shakespeare, as the students deliver monologues from Othello and All's
Well
That End's Well.'
NB. At the end of the seminar, Kay Kostapolus provided me with extra
handouts for people who were interested but could not attend. If
anyone would like one, please contact me. Satinder.