Course code

BFM6020.FK

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Näitlejameisterlikkus I

Course title in English

Acting I

ECTS credits

2.0

Assessment form

assessment

lecturer of 2026/2027 Autumn semester

Tanel Saar (language of instruction:English)

lecturer of 2026/2027 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

Aim of the course is to give basic practical experience of acting through physical self-expression.

Brief description of the course

The course focuses on the actor’s conscious use of the body through systematic physical exercises. Through practical études, students create and analyse various psychophysical states. Emphasis is placed on developing trust in scene partners and exploring the tempo, duration, and repetition of movement. The course also addresses spatial awareness, maintaining focus, and creating composition. As a result of the coursework, each student collaborates with a group to create a non-textual étude.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- consciously uses their body and body language to express different psychophysical and emotional states;
- applies the principles of tempo, duration, repetition, focus, and composition in exercises and études;
- collaborates effectively and trustingly with scene partners in solving shared creative tasks, demonstrating partner awareness and ensemble sensitivity;
- creates and performs a non-textual étude in collaboration with fellow students, applying acquired techniques of physical expression.

Teacher

Tanel Saar

Study programmes containing that course

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Audiovisual media (BFMB/23.FK)
Audiovisual media (BFMB/22.FK)
Audiovisual media (BFMB/21.FK)
Audiovisual media (BFMB/20.FK)
Audiovisual media (BFMB/19.FK)
Audiovisual media (BFMB/18.FK)
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