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PTP 104/204/304	Performance Lab	80 hours
PTP 105	Mime/Poetic Dynamics	60 hours
PTP 106	Principles of Physical Acting	40 hours
PTP 107/207/307	Voice Production	60 Hours
PTP 108/208/308	Warm up Principles/Techniques	60 Hours
PTP 109/209/309	Yoga or Tai Chi	60 Hours
PTP 110/210/310	Dance/Acrobatics	60 Hours
PTP 115	Improvisation	20 Hours
PTP 118/218/318	Alexander Technique	40 Hours
PTP 127/227	History of Non-Literary Theatre	20 Hours
PTP 201	Mask Construction	20 Hours
PTP 202	Mask Performance	20 Hours
PTP 212	Melodrama	60 Hours
PTP 213	Clown	60 Hours
PTP 214	Commedia	60 Hours
PTP 316	Performance Practicum	60 Hours
PTP 317	Rural Residency	60 Hours
	Supplemental Classes*	60 Hours

	TOTAL COURSE HOURS:	900

All required classes are offered each year at approximately the number of the hours listed above. There will be variations due to scheduling. Each supplemental class may or may not be offered each year. Supplemental classes are offered for the hours listed in the curriculum and may be offered in substitution for some of the hours of other required classes to a maximum of 100 hours. No single supplemental class is offered for more than 60 hours.

The courses at Dell’Arte International are holistic in nature and are based on principles that in practice, may be covered over multiple classes in the weekly schedule.

*Supplemental Classes:

Contemporary Applications
            Critical Analysis
Stage Acrobatics/Combat
Feldenkrais
Circus/Vaudeville Skills
Special Topics