Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Physical Theatre: Exploring the Slap
This course introduced learners to world-renowned Russian director Meyerhold’s technique of biomechanics. It provided the opportunity to study and experience first-hand his revolutionary biomechanical étude, ‘The Slap’.
2 weeks, 2 hours per week
Jonathan Pitches
Professor of Theatre and Performance
University of Leeds
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explore and discuss events in Russia during the first half of the 20th century to help understand the development of Russian theatre, and the lives of Meyerhold and his contemporaries.
- Assess your understanding of biomechanics and the études.
- Reflect on the week’s learning by contributing to the discussion regarding moving in a biomechanical manner.
- Perform the biomechanics and études warm up activities.
- Explore the three components of ‘the Slap’.
- Develop your physical experience of moving biomechanically.
- Investigate historical examples of writing, still images and moving images and consider how you would like to record your experiences.
- Assess your understanding by completing the test which concludes the course.
Syllabus
- Meyerhold and the Russian Revolution: why biomechanics was invented and why he felt it was necessary
- Exploring ‘the Slap’ through biomechanical training exercises known as études
- Meyerhold in action: working safely by preparing using warm up techniques
- ‘The Slap’ in action: techniques for the ‘shake and shake’, ‘slap and taking aim’, and ‘the slap and return to neutral’
- Production of a video, image or prose demonstrating actions from the études
Issued on 6th March 2017
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