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TRE 3340: Acting III: Styles: Get Started & Assignment

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Theater Masks

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Basics of the assignment:

Prepare a dynamic presentation about your chosen style.  Include one class handout.  Include video examples of given style.  Explain elements of the style, actor requirements for actor success, and required actor training for said style. Choose from:  Greek, Flamenco, Theatre of Cruelty, Theatre of the Oppressed, Chinese Opera, Butoh, Mnouchkine/Theatre du Soleil, Cirque, Javanese/Balinese Dance, Absurdism, and Griot.

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