TH 642 - Viewpoints

Credits: 4
This course introduces students to the training and performance-building method inspired by Mary Overlie, devised by Anne Bogart, and used by the SITI Company. The Viewpoints provide a framework for collaboration and play while facilitating group improvisations that are highly attuned and surprisingly bold. It is a method that gives performers and their collaborators (directors, designers, composers, etc.) a shared vocabulary for and understanding of the core elements of live performance. Over the course of the semester, students will explore the nuances of ensemble-building, examine the viewpoints in depth, apply their knowledge through composition work, and reflect on ways to teach and/or adapt the method in various settings.

This is a highly physical class for actors and non-actors. No movement experience is necessary.