The first year is devoted to the discovery of the physical elements within the art of acting, through the observation of the dynamics of nature with the support of the neutral mask, the „re-creation“ of the world, grounded on the the play of masks , the materials and object theatre, as well as the analysis of movement.
PHYSICAL PREPARATION: movement analysis / economy of movement and development in space / scenic balance / body and vocal training/ stage acrobatics
DRAMATIC MEANING AND USE OF TIME, RHYTHM AND SPACE
FROM MOVEMENT TO TEXT THROUGHT GESTURE /FROM TEXT TO MOVEMENT THROUGH GESTURE
THEATRE GAME: from theatre games to improvisation to dramatic creation
NEUTRALITY AND SCENIC PRESENCE: observation and imitation of daily life
STILLNESS ZONE AND NEUTRAL MASK: nature-dynamic analysis - elements, materials, animals and dramatic transposition
THE POETRY OF THE INSTANT: theatre of objects and materials
APPROACH TO THE DRAMATIC TERRITORIES: Basel Masks / recycling-material Masks/ design and construction of a theatrical mask (in the first or second year)
THE TRAGIC SPACE: the Greek Tragedy and the great movements/ the Hero, the Greek Chorus and collective choreographies
CREATION OF A CHARACTER AND OF AN “OPPOSITE” CHARACTER- FROM REALITY TO STYLIZATION: situations, behaviors, passions
THE LANGUAGE OF GESTURE: Melodrama, melo-mime and the great emotions/ white pantomime / silent movie pantomime /the comical melo
The second year is focused on the analysis of the theatrical dynamics which determine the phenomenon of the comic, tragic, grotesque and fantastical, in relation to dance, music and the fine arts. The professional training programme does not only develop an interpretative research, but also communicates a complex view of the theatrical scene, script work, scenic rhythm, directing. Therefore in the second year the aims of a freelance theatrical artistic career are presented (Management, Funding possibilities, Theatre networks, Insurance and Contract questions etc...)
FROM HARLEQUIN...: half masks of the Commedia dell'Arte / rhythm and play of the Commedia dell'arte / actions and lazzi of the Commedia/ improvisation techniques / the human comedy
…TO THE SMALLEST MASK IN THE WORLD, THE RED NOSE: the rules of play/the circus clown/the theatrical clown/ The comical body/ The tragic nature of the comic/ the search of personal clown/the relationship with objects
THE LANGUAGE OF GESTURE: FROM PANTOMIME TO CARTOON, FROM THE SET TO THE THEATRE: cartoon – mime/ the „Bande Mimate” and the illusion of movement, spaces, objects and characters in the cinema/ the animation of objects
THE GROTESQUE: the Buffoons, the Prophets, creatures of Fantasy and Misterium / development of the dynamics and tactics of the grotesque play / The search for a different body / the comic-grotesque /
THE PREPARATION OF AN INDEPENDENT ARTISTIC ACTIVITY: funding opportunities, public relations, theatre network, social security system for artists (Künstlersozialkasse/KSK), contract and insurance matters, copyright and performance rights, self-management, etc.
CREATION OF A FINAL INDIVIDUAL THEATRE PROJECT („Solo“) as Diploma thesis: from concept to realization. The students of the APT are encouraged during training to become authors of their scenic creations. In the work on the thesis (alone or with partners) this leads to the individual conception and realization of a dramatic work, with the aim to achieve their own artistic and personal Independence.
