DERLX05 Actor's Training II

Theatre Faculty
Summer 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/3/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
MgA. Adam Mašura (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petra Riou
Theater without Borders Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Supplier department: Theater without Borders Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FORMA(Z)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of The Actor training course is twofold. In the first half of the course students will familiarize themselves with numerous meditation techniques. Individual formal practice of Mindfulness tradition will be introduced. Students will be provided with relevant literature and audio recordings in order for them to be able to practice on a regular basis. The second half of the course will be focused on the acting method of Michael Chekhov. Previously acquired skills of concentration and body awareness will serve as building blocks for the actor’s work as described by Michael Chekhov. Exercises of Chekhov's method are designed to strengthen one’s imagination and develop it as a primary tool for the performer.
Literature
    required literature
  • Lenard Petit - The Michael Chekhov Handbook
    recommended literature
  • Kevin Page - Advanced Consciousness Training for Actors: Meditation Techniques for the Performing Artist
  • Michael Chekhov - To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting
Teaching methods
Exercises, Reading, Self study
Assessment methods
Attendance and short essay
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on course enrolment limitations: předmět je otevřen pouze studentům výměnných programů
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2026, recent)
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