3 Movement for Actors Free Online FlashCards

How does an actor communicate beyond words?

Posture, gesture, stillness, rhythm, and movement through space all help communicate a character’s intentions and relationships.

What is physical awareness?

Physical awareness is noticing how the body is organized and moving, including its alignment, balance, breath, tension, and coordination.

What safety principle should guide movement practice?

Keep movement within a comfortable range; do not force a stretch or continue through pain.

In movement, how do path and quality differ?

A path is the route an actor takes; quality describes how the actor moves, such as quickly or slowly, lightly or forcefully.

What four categories does Laban Movement Analysis include?

Laban Movement Analysis includes the categories Body, Effort, Space, and Shape.

What is a gesture?

A gesture is a movement of part or all of the body that carries expressive or communicative meaning.

How can spatial relationships communicate onstage?

Position, facing direction, route, and distance from others can shape how the audience perceives a relationship.

What is a physical score in scene work?

A physical score is a repeatable sequence of positions, gestures, and pathways that remains responsive to fellow performers.

How can physical awareness help an actor create a character?

It helps actors distinguish a character’s physical habits from their own habitual movement.

What can changing a movement’s quality do?

Changing the movement quality can change the impression of the same action.

Which qualities are included in Laban’s Effort concepts?

Effort concepts include qualities related to weight, time, space, and flow.

What does shape describe in movement analysis?

Shape describes how the body changes in relation to itself and its surroundings.