Name of the mentors
Bojana Bauer, Zeynep Gunduz , Roos van Berkel
Period, duration
Block 1: weeks 37- 42,
Study load
98 Hours
Competencies
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Summary
On Gesture is an assignment for students to devise a collaborative project in which they conduct a research focused on the notion of gesture. Students combine physical practice/exploration, observation, journaling, and theoretical reading/referencing. The outcome of this research will be an oral presentation of their findings and a showing of their physical practice and created material.
Content and Design of the project
The word « gesture » is multifaceted : it can refer to the automatic gesturing of hands, face and body, which may be unconscious, yet unique to every person; it can point to partially controlled expressive gesturing that accompanies speech; or it can refer to the codified hand and body signs that have a matching clear verbal meaning. Last but not least, the concept of gesture defines movement beyond its purely mechanical aspects. This is the type of gesture we will be interested in, in this project. A gesture in this sense, is a meaningful action or « state of being ». To stand, to rest, to give, to run, to think, to question, to imagine - are just some fundamental gestures through which we construct our being -in- the-world. Through this project, students will research together their own personal world of gestures and use it as grounds for physical practice and artistic exploration. They will choose an everyday gesture from a limited options offered by mentors. They will observe and analyse the movement and physicality both by means of self-exploration and proprioception and by means of external observation of others. Describing and analysing what aspect of movement define it and how physicality changes according to environment and contexts, the possibilities it offers and rules it imposes, is the basis of the research. Student are expected to connect their physical exploration with historical knowledge and socio-cultural concepts. Both studio exploration and theoretical references feed the artistic research of movement material.
Learning goals
Student:
- Is able to focus on a research topic in process, presentation and reflection Is able to perceive, feel and embody how physicality changes with context.
- Is able to name aspects of movement that define it.
- Is able to engage in personal physical practice in relation to the research topic and its findings.
- Is able to translate various verbal, written and visual material into physical material.
- Communicates how forms of embodiment are tied in with social and/or historical constructs. (presentation)
- Is able to connect personal experience with social and historical conditions.
- Uses and underpins different research methods in artistic process.
- Shares ideas, gives and receives feedback, and formulates common working methods in a collaborative project.
Working method (s) used
Work in small self-managed groups Interviews, Collection of visual material, photography, drawing, video Experimentation with physicalities, movement elements Analysis and mapping Interpretation, translation Studio rehearsal Presentation
Used study material
Online student portfolio and student’s material of choice
Assessment criteria
Students are assessed in regards to the learning goals of the class and their own personal development trajectory.
Method of assessment
Portfolio and small studio performance
Learning goals in the class contribute to the overall development of the competency indicators
1.6 / 1.7 /2.1 / 2.2 / 3.2 / 3.4 / 3.5 / 4.1 / 4.3 / 4.4 / 4.5 / 5.1 / 5.2