Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in performing arts (120 ECTS) ((Master international)) | 5 crédits | |||
| Master in performing arts (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course concentrates on the observation of the actor's work at the XXe century and the process of character development. Using analysis of spectacles and films, the course composes a panorama of the principal theories of the actor, theatricals (Stanislavski, Meyerhold, Brecht...) or cinematographics (Checkhov, Strasberg, Bresson, Moullet...).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- To sensitize the students with the question of the actor's work.
- To teach to the students how to recognize a sort of acting.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Good knowledge of the history and the esthetics of the cinema and the theatre.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Reading reports and an analysis of actor's filmography are requested from the students.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
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Recommended or required readings
Basic bibliography:
- Odette Aslan, L'Acteur au XXe siècle, Vic la Gardiole, Ed. L'Entretemps, 2005.
- Vincent Amiel, Gérard-Denis Farcy, Sophie Lucet, Geneviève Sellier (sous la dir.), Dictionnaire critique de l'acteur. Théâtre et cinéma, Rennes, Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 2012.
- Luc Moullet, Politique des acteurs, Ed. de l'Etoile / Cahiers du cinéma, Paris, 1993.
- Jacqueline Nacache, L'acteur au cinéma, Paris, Nathan, 2003.
- James Naremore, Acteurs, le jeu de l'acteur de cinéma, Rennes, PUR, 2014.
- Sophie Proust, La Direction d'acteurs dans la mise en scène contemporaine, Vic la Gardiole, Ed. l'Entretemps, 2006.
- Christian Viviani, Le Magique et le vrai. L'Acteur de cinéma, sujet et objet, Aix-en-Provence, Rouge Profond, 2015.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination on the written work.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
"Rien de plus futile, de plus faux, de plus vain, de plus nécessaire que le théâtre." Louis Jouvet
Contacts
Dick Tomasovic
Dpt. Information et Communication
Théorie et pratique du spectacle
Place du XX août, 7
4000 Liège
dick.tomasovic@ulg.ac.be
00 32 4 366 32 88