Group Devised-Demonstration Program

Subject 756-403 (2009)

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Credit Points: 25.00
Level: 4 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 2 hours per week
Total Time Commitment: 2 hours per week plus studio time additional to contact hours with supervisor
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

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Contact

Student and Academic Services, Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts, 234 St Kilda Road, Southbank Vic 3006 Tel: 03 9685 9419
Subject Overview:

Students will undertake the development of a public demonstration program including the exploration and selection of appropriate materials and methods; rehearsal of material chosen; and the management of resources necessary to achieve a cohesive public demonstration. These will include:

  • a prepared address;
  • three or four short group works, making up approximately 15 minutes of dances devised and performed by the students in the group;
  • a studio workshop program devised to introduce some of the practical aspects of dance making to non-trained people.
Assessment:

Assessment by supervisor(s) of the student's contributions to the process of devising performance works (40%); assessment by supervisor(s) of the student in performance situation (40%); a paper of 1000 words summarising the process and evaluating the outcomes of the subject (20%).
Prescribed Texts: None
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
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Generic Skills:

On completion of this subject students should have acquired the following:

  • the ability to move within aesthetic domains;
  • the capacity for imagination and transformation;
  • the ability to create and organise aesthetic material;
  • the ability to perform;
  • the ability for collaborative learning;
  • the capacity for teamwork;
  • the ability to communicate orally and in writing.
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Dance(Honours)(VCA)

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