Year |
Subjects/Hours
per week |
DRAMA IN ENGLISH (Syllabus
Contents) |
Testing Material |
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Language |
Theatre |
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| Preparatory (only for non-native speakers) | 1. Intro to the Theatre (Eng): 4 hours 2. Voice Coaching(RUS): 1 hour |
Vocabulary: basic theatre terms, classroom
English, parts of body, moves and steps, actions and gestures, stage and
theatre building. Pronunciation: correcting course «English sounds. Consonant clusters. English stress.». |
Theatre & Drama: basic concepts. Development of actor’s physical apparatus: basics of mime, diction development. Theatre games & short improvisations. Actor’s positions.The stage and its rules. |
End-of-the-year concert of singing, dance numbers, short drama and pantomime improvisations. |
| First | 1. Drama (Eng): 4 hours 2. Ensemble Singing (RUS): 1 hour 3. Tap-Dance*: 3 hours 4. Vocal (ind)*: 1 hour |
Vocabulary: vocal tract, emotions and
feelings, dance & mime terms, music terms, stage directions. Pronunciation: correction course «Intonation». |
Action and physical move. Motivation.Technique and emotion.
Mime: rehearsed pantomime scenesDeveloping a good stage voice. Monologues. |
Participation in performances (in chorus). Monologues. |
| Second | 1. Drama (Eng): 4 hours 2. Ensemble Singing (RUS): 1 hour 3. Tap-Dance*: 3 hours 4. Vocal (ind)*: 1 hour |
Vocabulary: image and character, traits
of character, perception and feelings, face and mimics. Speech: logical pause, logical stress, intonation and pitch-volume control. |
Creating a character. Keys to characterization. Image improvisations. Monologues and dialogues. | Poetry reading, long monologues dialogues. Participation in performances (supportive roles). |
| «Maestros» (suitable for professionals too) | Rehearsals: 4 hoursJazz Modern*: 3 hoursVocal*: 1 hour |
Vocabulary: musical theatre, make up,
costume, props, cues and remarks, topic vocabulary (depending on the chosen
play), evaluation vocabulary. Speech: accents and dialect, manners of speaking. |
Structure and types of drama. Musical theatre. Creating a role (super-objective, character’s journey, costume and makeup). Script scoring. Mixed scenes. Role/performance evaluation. | Participation in performances (leading roles). |