COURSE OBJECTIVES: This course aims to explore public space as a field of artistic action through the dramatic vocabulary of the physical theatre, where the body is in constant dialogue with the theatre and the visual theatre, so that the performer can become autonomous as a creator. The course is divided into sections where the elements of acting interpretation in relationship with space and implemented surroundings will be studied, with special emphasis on the composition, movement dramaturgy and especially the application of the above to personal creations and texts in public space in the city of Nafplio (parks, castle, parking, stadium, beach, abandoned railway, etc.).

LEARNING OUTCOMES: The students will be able to practice a physical warm up and focus on technical preparation. They will be apt to use physical theatre skills to develop a role/character in rehearsal and on stage by adapting and developing personal technique through the repetition of exercises and accurate recreation of movement. They will develop a growing confidence and competence in some of the practical skills (kinaesthetic, spatial, and group) which underpin the practice of physical theatre.

They will develop performance presence, spatial awareness and be aware of the dynamics and the movement rhythm. They will be able to establish stage communication with other performers and explore the content of a subject. They could accept criticism and move forward and adapt in working with others and in solos. 

They will demonstrate the ability to apply a critical approach to practical methodologies with special reference to theories related to ‘embodied knowledge’.