Applied Project B (Choreography)

Subject DNCE60051 (2014)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2014.

Credit Points: 25
Level: 6 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2014:

Semester 2, Southbank - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 2 hours per week for 12 weeks
Total Time Commitment:

120 hours

Prerequisites:

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Corequisites:

None
Recommended Background Knowledge:

None
Non Allowed Subjects:

None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirments for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.
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Contact

Faculty of the VCA and Music Student Centre
Ground Floor, Elisabeth Murdoch Building (Bldg 860)
Southbank Campus
234 St Kilda Road, Southbank, 3006

Enquiries
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352)
Email: 13MELB@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:

This project involves the application of composition, planning and management, facilitation and directing skills to the creation and realisation of a new performance work. Other disciplinary skills will complement the principle area of specialisation. The student has some technical support and presents the project for a short public season addressing location, promotion and audience engagement issues in the process.
Learning Outcomes:

On completing this subject students will:

• realise a new, small-scale movement based performance work;
• integrate and synthesise into a coherent whole, elements of choreographed human form, within a designed space (sound, setting, lighting, visuals & other materials) ;
• reflect and critically evaluate creative approach and the completed work;
• develop the capacity to research into selected aspects of creative practice and to present the subject of inquiry with clarity and thoroughness of investigation;
• develop the ability to inspire, motivate, communicate and collaborate to construct a performance work.
Assessment:
  • Performance Project 55%
  • Skill advancement in the development of the project 15%
  • 1 x 3000 word paper focussing on a central aspect of interest that is integral to the student’s performance practice and the work being presented 30%
  • Hurdle requirement – 80% attendance
Prescribed Texts:

None
Recommended Texts:

None
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

On completing this subject students will have:

• capacity to conceptualise creative processes and new performance structures;
• ability to organise and manage creative processes and realisation of artistic work;
• ability to communicate in action, orally and writing;
• capacity to facilitate group/collaborative processes.
Links to further information: http://www.vca.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s): Postgraduate Diploma in Performance Creation

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