Voice, Text, and the Performer
TDM 119B
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Course Information
Description
For students interested in working in theater, film, and television, this course applies advanced voice and speech skills to plays and other text written in heightened language. Building on foundational skills of breath release, resonance, and articulation, this class will integrate these skills with text and character analysis, culminating in several performances throughout the semester. We will investigate poetry, monologues and scenes by Sophocles, Langston Hughes, Kate Hamill, George Bernard Shaw, August Wilson, Caryl Churchill, and William Shakespeare, among others. In parallel with the exploration of voice and language, we will examine different mediums in which actors might perform these texts, in outdoor performance venues, proscenium theaters, and in small spaces in front of cameras. We will experiment with the changing demands on our voices in these changing relationships with space and audience. Students will gain confidence in performance and greater skill in using their voices to bring language alive.
Course Notes
TDM 119 or the equivalent is a suggested pre-requisite. Enrollment will be determined by short interviews during registration period. Please visit the class Canvas site for more details. This course satisfies the “Practical" requirement for TDM concentrators and Secondary Field students.
Class Notes
More details about the course and petition process are on the Canvas course site.
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
