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Basics of Drama and Theatre Theory
This course will enable the students to develop a strong base of drama and theatre by learning about basic aspects of theatre like acting, stage management, voice & speech and stage craft.
• Introduction to Theatre: Concept, Importance, its relevance in today’s society.
Types of Acting – Realistic, Non Realistic, Opera, Mime and Musical Theatre.
• Stage Craft – Set, props, light, costume, make-up, sound and music.
• Types of Performance Space - Procenium, Arena, Thrust and other experimental spaces.
• Voice and Speech – Punctuation, Diction difference between ordinary and dramatic speech, characterization through speech, pitch variation, volume, modulation meter and rhythm.
• Stage Management – Selection of Play, pre planning of performance, rehearsals and rehearsal schedule.
1. An Actor Prepares, Constantin Stanislavski, NSD, 2013
2. Creating a Role, Constantin Stanislavski, Paperback, 2013
3. Building a Character, Constantin Stanislavski, Paperback, 2013
1. Scene Design and Stage Lighting, Parker and Smith, Holt,Rinehart& Winston, Delhi 2005
2. DrashVinyas, Ravi Chaturvedi, Publication Scheme Jaipur
3. Theatre Games for Non Actors
e-Resources
1. Indian Theatre film - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERxiFodgWII&t=1070s
2. An actor prepares (book) - https://www.craftfilmschool.com/userfiles/files/An%20Actor%20Prepares.pdf
3. Theatre games for actors and non-actors (book) - https://www.deepfun.com/wp-
content/uploads/2010/06/Games-for-actors-and-non-actors...Augusto-Boal.pdf
4. A brief history of Indian Theatre -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im8hc1hAftU
5. Different types of theatre stages - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZetPmOy_18
