Name of teacher / supervisor
Danae Kleida
Period, duration
Year1
Block 1, Weeks 36 -41
Block 2, Weeks 43- 49
Study load
Total 24,5 hours: 22,5 contact hours, 2 self-study hours
Competencies
1, 3, 5, 6
Summary
This course offers an introduction to dance history of the 20th century as situated within broader socio-cultural contexts across time. Starting from the late 19th and early 20th century, we will travel chronologically through dance history by looking at it through different lenses. Taking as a starting point the transition from classical ballet to early modern dance, we will cover key figures and traditions of Western dance history. We will also pay particular attention to its relation to non-Western dance traditions and relevant critical concepts (orientalism, cultural appropriation, colonialism in dance, and others).
Content and design of the class
The class will combine reading and discussing texts of dance historiography and commentary of available visual material (videos, photos) relative to studied periods and artists. Through readings and discussing examples, we will examine the following: In what historical context were dances and their practices created? How can we interpret them today, and through which thinking tools? A matter of discussion will also be the field of dance history and how it evolved along with dance practices from a non-acknowledged discipline to a well-established field and how this relates to embodied knowledge.
Learning goals
- Student gains awareness that history is a dynamic construct
- Student gains knowledge of relevant critical concepts
- Student is able to analyse historical context were dances and their practices were created
- Student is able to identify and analyse key figures and traditions of Western dance history
- Student gains awareness of own position in relation to course material
- Student can engage in dialogue based on the weekly literature and/or observed audio-visual material.
Working method(s) used
Group class, reading and discussing literature, watching audio-visual material, group discussions, assignment.
Used study material
TBA
Assessment criteria
Oral presentations where student applies 1 concept and 1 reading discussed in the course to an example of own choice (preferably from dance practice but it is not a must). Attitudes: attendance, proactive attitude in class discussions.
Method of assessment
Maintaining weekly literature. Oral presentations where student applies 1 concept and 1 reading discussed in the course to an example of own choice (preferably from dance practice but it is not a must). Observation of involvement and proactive attitude in class.
Learning goals in the class contribute to the overall development of the competency indicators
1.6, 1.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 5.1, 6.2, 6.3
The development of the student in regards to the overall competency indicators will be assessed at integral assessment meetings through combined self-assessment and assessment by teachers, coaches and mentors. This course forms a continuous line with the Creation with Choreographer course in year 1, block 1 and Own Work by students in year 1.