Embodied Movement Practices in the Performing Arts. Fall 2022

 1     Sophie Mok in The Soldier's Tale . Studio B. Wellness Center.   University of Miami Embodied Movement Practices Nov.16, 2022     Nov. 28, 2022   The Soldier's Tale   Sophie Mok   The piece is inspired by the composition of Igor Stravin s ky. It is about a soldier who made a deal with the devil and regretted after reali z ing the true price he had to pay. I want to   tell the story as a third person, just like the narrator in the original composition. To show how   the soldier's g r eed and hope of fluke got him into the devil's plan, and how Stravinsky always   liked to complicate things.      This course expanded my idea and imaginati o n of how I can move my body. None   of my daily life movements involve so many kinds of movements in these levels and directi o ns,   they are also rare l y used in my own profession on stage. The difficulty of doing those   movements make...

 I   Warm Up   II   Performance 1 Sophie Mok   III     Concept   Dramaturgy is the action of creating, composing, staging and representing a drama by turning it into a theatrical spectacle. In this case, the hero's journey is a useful tool to create the dramaturgy of your piece.    IV             Question 1   Out of the 12 elements of drama listed above, we focused on conflict. What did George Bernard Shaw mean when he said "No conflict, no drama"?      V     Joseph Campbell The Hero's Journey is a classic story structure that's shared by stories worldwide. Coined by American  professor of literature Joseph Campbell (1904 - 1987).  Campbell, who taught at Sarah Lawrence College, a private liberal arts college in Yonkers, New York, worked in comparative mythology and comparative religion.   (4:49 min)   Question 2  What...