스타니스랍스키연기대학 공연무술학과 커리큘럼 (BFA in Performing Martial Arts)

 

                                                STANISLAVSKY COLLEGE OF ACTING

                                       

                                BFA in Performing Martial Arts

 

 

1. Introduction to Major 

The first of its kind in the world, the Department of Performing Martial Arts seeks to create a new branch of performing arts through linking together performance with martial arts.  By discovering the elements in performing and characteristics of acting in various forms of martial arts which began with the beginning of mankind, we seek to make it a subject of study as an art form, not just martial arts for performing, for sports or for combat.

Apart from most other martial arts related departments, we aim to cultivate professionals and acting educators with martial arts ability who can adapt easily to performing and popular arts by receiving education of acting with emphasis on practical martial arts. 

       In the center of this department is Stanislavsky system.  The Stanislavsky education philosophy, which presents directions for the 20th century theatre, art of acting and establishes its methodology, and the art philosophy of professor Sangman Na, the founder of Performing Martial Arts, are consistently applied in everything from selection of students to graduation performance.  By linking together the actual body movements of martial arts with the Stanislavsky system, this department will act as a delivery room of experts who will create art of mime, non-verbal plays and pioneer new fields in performing arts.

The courses will be conducted in both English and native language with interpretation.  However, all acting exercises, presentations and performances are given in the native language of the student.  The global language English is not required at the time of admission but will be required upon graduation.

 

2. Educational Goal

 

1.     Cultivate professional actors skilled in Stanislavsky system.

2.     Cultivate well-educated people who will fulfill artistic calling of acting and martial arts.

3.     Train artists who possess practical ability in martial/performing art.

4.     Cultivate martial art experts who can adapt to theatre, film, television and other media.

 

3. Aptitude and Admission Qualifications

 

True art comes into being by joining together talent and expertise.  In order to major in Performing Martial Arts, talent in both acting and martial arts is needed.   Acting is an art where one uses oneself as a tool to convey the human being as a subject matter.  Therefore, deep insight into human nature and talent in all art-related fields is required.  Talent in martial arts is also absolutely required in this department.  Even if not at a professional level, there must be inborn giftedness for the basic understanding and physical capability of martial arts.

Upon this foundation, in our current age when the range of acting is expanding to include such diverse media as film, television and video, this major also requires individuality, originality, and self-discipline to be able to respond to and absorb such creative demands. 

This department selects students with such aptitude through audition and interview.  However, applicants must meet at least one of the following two conditions in order to be admitted.

 

1.     A high school graduate or above.

2.     An equivalent degree holder according to USA education system.

 

4.  Advance Fields

The graduates of this department can work in the field of performing arts as performing martial arts professionals.  And depending on one’s individuality and ability, he can work as a professional actor or a director of martial arts in theatre, television or the film industry.

Also, one can work as a teacher of acting or martial arts in an elementary, jr. high, or high schools, or by completing certificate courses for kindergarten teaching offered at colleges, he can work as a teacher of acting or martial arts in kindergarten.

Furthermore, by going on to a graduate school, one can become a director or a professor of stage movement/combat related fields.

 

5. Degree and Units

l  The degree requires 132 units or more, including 114 units of required courses.

l  Units obtained from another college will be acknowledged only up to 60 units and that only if the subjects are similar in nature with the education goal.

l  Elective courses needed for the degree is 18 units.

l  Classes are conducted in native language with interpretation.  All exercises, presentations, and performances are given in the students’ native language.

 

6. Curriculum

 

Designation	Courses	Units	Hours
Required (114 units)	Introduction to Stanislavsky Theory of Acting History of World Theatre Theory of Performing Martial Art History of Oriental Martial Art History of Film Stanislavsky System 1-6 Performing Martial Art System 1-6 Performance Workshop 1-2 Stage Movement 1-4 Practical Martial Arts 1-6 Stage Speech 1-4 Dancing 1-4 Practical Film Acting Practical TV Acting Special Lecture on Acting 1-2 Second Foreign Language 1-2	3 3 3 3 3 3 4(24) 2(12) 4(8) 2(8) 2(12) 2(8) 2(8) 3 3 3(6) 3(6)	3 3 3 3 3 3 8 4 8 4 4 4 4 6 6 3 6
Elective (18 Units)	Theatre Education Theory Study on Plays History of Oriental Theatre Stage Speech 5-6 Make-up Field Study Second Foreign Language 3-4 Special Skills 1-4 Field Practice 1-2 Performance Marketing Sports Massage Certificate Courses for Kindergarten Teaching	3 3 3 2(4) 3 3 3(6) 3(12) 3(6) 3 3 18	3 3 3 4 3 3 6 3 3 3 3

 

7. Course Outline 

1) Required courses for major (114 units)

 

BFAP 300  Introduction to Stanislavsky

             Look at the life of Stanislavsky and his system from the perspective of acting history.  Study the birth and progressive changes of his system and examine its significance in the history of education.  Furthermore, by looking into other nations’ use of the system in their own countries, find out its problems and explore directions.

 

BFAP 301  Theory of Acting

             Investigate various forms and styles of acting and how they changed over the years, from the origin of acting to modern theatre.  Theories of  Stanislavsky,  Meyerhold, Vakhtangov, Brecht, Grotowski, Szuki, Peter Brook and other various theories of western and eastern worlds are studied.

 

BFA 302  History of World Theatre

            

Highlight the theatre in its true form by examining, from the time of origin up to the present, the history and theory of theatre, the changes it had undergone and its writers, works, actors and audiences, and the spirit of each era.

 

BFA 305  Theory of Performing Martial Art

While studying history and characteristics of performing arts, examine from theatrical and dance perspective whether traditional and modern martial arts of different nations can coexist in the field of performing arts, and whether they have the possibility of becoming a new form of performing arts.

 

BFA 307  History of Oriental Martial Art

             Learn characteristics of oriental martial arts which have coexisted with the history of mankind, investigate the individuality of various martial arts, and study how these can be combined and how their forms have undergone changes from the past to the present.

 

BFA 308  History of Film

             Examine the history and characteristics of film, from birth to modern , and study its esthetical value in relation to acting.

 

BFA 309  Studies in Combative Film

             Study history of combative film from the perspective of film history and try to analyze characteristics of the most significant works, directors and actors.

 

BFA 311  Stanslavsky System 1

             Learn through theory and practical application the systematic <Method of Physical Actions> which is the basic technique of acting in Stanslavsky System.  When the essential training aimed at developing and perfecting the psychological and physical nature of actors has been completed, master the logic and accuracy of actions by studying <Memory of Physical Actions>.

 

BFA 312  Stanslavsky System 2

             Get into <Etude> work which creates dramatic scenes or episodes.  The first half of the course will comprise of <1 person Etude> and the second half <2 person or group Etude> that include mutual actions.

 

BFA 313  Stanslavsky System 3

            Create logic and personality of actions out of a situation from an excerpt of a realism play.  Along with this class, get into actual practice on <observation> which precedes <work on roles>.  Create roles by observing humans, animals and inanimate objects.

 

BFA 314  Stanslavsky System 4

             Get into <work on roles> from an excerpt of a realism play.  Together with this course, get into <etude for shaping> work.  Select a novel with ample information on the characters and through analysis of the work, characters and construction of their roles, lay groundwork for casting.

 

BFA 315  Stanslavsky System 5

             Create actual roles by selecting one scene from various plays or a one-act play, following the guidelines from <Method of Physical Actions>.

 

BFA 316  Stanslavsky System 6

             Create roles by selecting from various genres of play, but not from one scene but from the whole play.

 

BFA 317  Play Production Workshop 1

             This course covers everything from selecting a classical drama or a realism play to the students actually appearing and performing on the stage. Study and apply quality grammar where all elements systematically unite together to contribute to the play, from selection of a play to putting on a performance, thereby creating theatre art.

 

BFA 318  Play Production Workshop 2

             Select plays of various genres, make them stage-friendly and perform on the stage.  Keep all the records of script writing plans, production and performance process to use as the object of graduation work assessment.  This course completes acting instructions for the acting majors.

 

BFA 321  Stage Speech 1

             Based on scientific and anatomical vocalization methods, learn exact pronunciation along with various trainings on physical relaxation, breathing and vocalization.

 

BFA 322  Stage Speech 2

             Continue trainings on breathing methods and pronunciation exercises.  When this is completed, go into sound making training.  Then present a scene from a poem, fairy tale or a novel in narrative style.

 

BFA 323  Stage Speech 3

             Linked with <Stanslavsky System 3>, select a scene from a play and repeatedly practice at making it into exact stage language.  Practice so that it becomes the speech of a live character.

 

BFA 324  Stage Speech 4

             Linked with <Stanslavsky System 4>, focus on practicing the dialogue of a work.

 

BFA 324  Stage Speech 5

             Linked with <Play Production Workshop>, create speech personality of a character in a work.

 

BFA 324  Stage Speech 6

             Linked with training courses for film or television acting, create speech personality of a character.   

 

BFA 331  Stage Movement 1

             Train physical flexibility, which is the actors’ means of ｅxpression, and add Stanislavsky and Grotowski’s physical training, Alleksander’s technique and Meyerhold’s physical dynamics training.

 

BFA 332  Stage Movement 2

             Maximize lessons from <stage movement 1> and add acrobatics and gymnastics.

 

BFA 333  Stage Movement 3

             Maximize lessons from <stage movement 2> and learn fencing and military arts for stage.  Make an Etude by applying all that have been learned up to this point.

 

BFA 334  Stage Movement 4

             Practice and perform a combat scene selected from a play.  Also, in link with <Play Production Workshop> embellish each scene of a play.

 

BFA 335  Dancing 1

             Understand the characteristics of body movements, which is the foundation of art of acting, and by learning the basics of Western dance (ballet and modern), make the body expressive.

 

BFA 336  Dancing 2

             Next level of <Dancing 1>.

 

BFA 337  Dancing 3

             Lets the acting majors learn the basic concepts of Korean dance and by learning the basic movements, develop physical flexibility.

 

BFA 338  Dancing 4

             Next level of <Dancing 3>.

 

BFA 371  Practical Martial Arts 1

             Systematically learn the basics of oriental martial arts as groundwork for performing martial arts.  No use of weapons and no partners.

 

BFA 372  Practical Martial Arts 2

             Next level of <Practical Martial Arts 1>.  Begin training with partners.

 

BFA 373  Practical Martial Arts 3

             Learn oriental sword or stick weapon fight using various weapons.  No partners.

 

BFA 374  Practical Martial Arts 4

Next level of < Practical Martial Arts 3>.  Begin training with partners.

 

BFA 375  Practical Martial Arts 5

             Learn various high-level techniques of martial arts and by applying these techniques, create and present creative dance.

 

BFA 376  Practical Martial Arts 6

             Link with < Practical Martial Arts 5>, add various weapons and create and present creative dance.

 

BFA 363  Practical Film Acting

             Apply acting skills learned from theatre acting in film production.

 

BFA 364  Practical Television Acting

             Apply acting skills learned from theatre acting in actual television drama production.

 

BFA 351  Special Lecture on Acting 1

             Broaden instruction on acting and martial arts by inviting professional actors, foreign scholars or educators from the field of martial arts.

 

BFA 352  Special Lecture on Acting 2

             Present expansive actual situations, directions for future progress and employment by inviting professionals in the field of acting arts (stage actors, producers, film actors, directors, co-producers, television actors, and other broadcasting personnel.).

 

BFA 341  Second Foreign Language 1

             A second foreign language is essential in this global age. In order to become international actors, the non-English speaking actors must have the ability to communicate in English in daily situations and this can be achieved through ESL courses.  English speaking students can select Korean, Chinese or other foreign language.

 

BFA 342  Second Foreign Language 2

             Next level of <Second Foreign Language 1>.

 

2) Elective courses (18 units)

 

BFA 303  Theatre Education Theory

             Learn to examine the theory and the actual work involved on how to teach acting to whom.

 

BFA 304  Study on Plays

             From Greek plays to modern, characteristics of various play styles and structures are studied and analyzed according to their literary and theatrical peculiarities and by studying masterpieces of each era along with it, learn many different theories and change process of creative writing technique for play.

 

BFA 306  History of Oriental Theatre

             Reevaluate the history and characteristics of ancient oriental theatre, starting from the origin up to modern.  Present directions for the world theatre to take.

 

BFA 324  Stage Speech 5

             Linked with <Play Production Workshop>, create speech personality of a character in a work.

 

BFA 324  Stage Speech 6

             Link with <Practical Film Acting> or <Practical TV Acting>, create speech personality of a character in a work.

 

BFA 345  Make-up

             After studying in theory the basics of stage make up, which is important to acting majors, learn the basics of make-up depending on the era, nationality, situation and roles.

 

BFA 350  Field Study

             After watching a play, movie or other public performance, analyze, examine and discuss it from different angles.  Also, visit well-known theaters, museums, theatre or film festival and expand artistic vision and experience of the students.

 

BFA 356  Field Practice 1

             The final goal of acting major is in working in the acting field.  This course was installed to help the students’ career by bringing together the school and the field.  The student has a choice either to gain field experience in theatre, studio, martial arts studio, and film or drama making, or earn units by directing plays in kindergarten or elementary schools and writing a report on it.

 

BFA 357  Field Practice 2

             Continue to gain field experience as in <Field Practice 1> or go to another field to work and write a report on it to earn units.  The activities of a professional entertainer can be recognized as earned units.

 

BFA 374  Special Skills 1

             Various special skills are required of modern actors.  This course will offer such subjects as horseback riding, water ski, golf, swim, sports dance, ballroom dance, etc. upon students’ request.

 

BFA 375-7  Special Skills 2-4

             Next level of <Special Skill 1> but learn other areas of interest.

 

BFA 388  Sports Massage

             Learn to cure disorders of muscle and joint generated from athletic activities with finger-pressure therapy and massage treatment.

 

BFA 389  Performance Marketing

             Study and analyze detailed plans for effectively marketing performing martial arts from actual examples.  Also, develop marketing strategy for commercializing performing martial arts majors.