Curriculum: Second Year

We are no longer admitting new students into this program beyond the fall 2008 semester. If you have an interest in physical theater, please explore Naropa University's MFA in Contemporary Performance.

• Storytelling Languages: Silent storytelling, moving pictures and the world of narration
• Commedia dell'Arte: An exploration of traditional Commedia dell'Arte and its reinvention, using classic leather masks and new, student-made masks
• Melodrama and the Theater of Passions: Following the flow of emotion toward lyricism
• Tragedy: Using classic and modern poetic texts, research into the relationship between the tragic chorus and the protagonist
• The Grotesque, the Fantastic and the Mysterious: Inventing a new body in which to explore new worlds
• The Study of Laughter: The clown and other comic genres
• Final Student Production: The theater of the future

Throughout the first and second years, students receive training in basic acrobatic skills, vocal technique, the spatial dynamics fundamental to scenography, creative process, company development, and in the second year, a continuous writing workshop. No prior experience is required for these courses.