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Laban: Advanced Characterization

Created by Todd Espeland

9 modules 2 hours, 5 minutes 8 Credit Hours character development

Learn about the Laban system to teach your students to physically and vocally discover character. This is an advanced course, which means that the course goes deep into exploring character and exploring character work through the work of Rudolph Laban.

Check out the Laban Unit

  1. 1
    Lesson 1
    Introduction
    7:06 FREE PREVIEW
    Introduction to the course and explanation of how Laban work will be addressed throughout the course. This lesson breaks down each of the lessons that follow.
  2. 2
    Lesson 2
    Class Assignments
    13:05 FREE PREVIEW
    This lesson explains the various assignments that go with Laban work for characterization. The instructor goes through them in detail so that you’re comfortable with them when it’s time to assign them to your students.
  3. 3
    Lesson 3
    Eight Efforts
    33:28
    In this lesson you’ll learn the Laban efforts and their component parts. Also, you’ll learn how an impulse improv will help your students experience the Laban efforts.
  4. 4
    Lesson 4
    Laban and Voice
    18:08
    Using warm ups and exercises tailored to the Laban efforts, you will learn how to get your students to focus on Laban and the voice while working on monologues.
  5. 5
    Lesson 5
    Laban, Voice and Body
    15:00
    In this lesson, using warm ups and exercises, you’ll learn how to have your students apply Laban both physically and vocally to their monologues.
  6. 6
    Lesson 6
    Extended Character Showoff
    12:40
    In lesson 6, you’ll work with the extended character assignment and allow the students to do an “extended character showoff.”
  7. 7
    Lesson 7
    Second Extended Character Showoff
    12:27
    This lesson is a second extended character show off. You’ll learn how to use students assignments so they can share what they’ve observed and learned about the characters they are creating.
  8. 8
    Lesson 8
    Extended Character Improv Interview
    9:25
    In lesson 8, you’ll learn about the extended character improv interview and how it helps students learn about and create characters.
  9. 9
    Lesson 9
    Wrap-Up
    3:49
    The final lesson is a wrap up of the course and a quick review of each previous lesson.

Standards Addressed

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation - Grade 6

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation - Grade 7

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation - Grade 8

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation - Grade 6

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation - Grade 8

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation - Grade HS Proficient

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation - Grade HS Accomplished

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work - Grade 6

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work - Grade 7

Refine new work through play, drama processes and theatre experiences using critical analysis and experimentation - Grade 8

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work - Grade 8

Refine new work through play, drama processes and theatre experiences using critical analysis and experimentation - Grade HS Proficient

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work - Grade HS Proficient

Refine new work through play, drama processes and theatre experiences using critical analysis and experimentation - Grade HS Accomplished

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