Physical Theater and Mime

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Subjects in the curriculum in include:

Physiology, Preparation and Theory

Systematic Physical Warm Up

Laban Technique (Movement Quality developed by Rudolph Laban)

Corporal Mime Technique (Structural theory developed by Etienne Decroux)

Improvisation (Short Form and Long Form)

Balance

Acrobatics

Acrobalance (Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Levels)

Plastiques (Cardiovascular/Memory Development system created by Jerzy Grotowski)

Music and Rhythm

LeCoq Mime Technique (Dynamics/Illusions technique developed by Jacques Le Coq)

Vocal Development

Characterization

Narrative Development

Object Manipulation and Juggling

Choreography

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Methodology

Classes are taught in a repetitive manner in a safe and healthy environment where students can train in processes of accelerated learning. New techniques are introduced on a schedule that, while tightly mapped, is governed predominantly by the student’s aptitude and speed.

The objective is to have the students perform all of the choreography and techniques learned in a special group presentation of 5 to 25 minutes. Duration and complexity of final performance is dependant upon the total number of hours pursued during training.