BALLE 3010 - Acting for Dancers

To develop an appreciation and understanding of the art of pantomime, mime, and classical ballet mime, as they relate to the ballet stage. Students will learn about pantomime/mime through physical exercises, conventional theatrical gestures and poses, improvisations that create real images, movement and dramatic expression, and characterization through scene work. The course will also focus on the history of pantomime/mime from Ancient Greece to Marcel Marceau.