Name of the mentors:
Sara Wiktorowitz
Samuel Minguillon
Period, duration
Block 3, 7 Weeks
Study load
7 contact hours with the mentor
between 80 and 90 self study hours
Competencies:
1, 2, 5, 7
Summary
A solo project in which students create original work built through an embodied dialogue with a chosen dance archive.
Design of the project:
Starting from an archive of dance work (solos piece or a role in a group piece) students use available visual material (video, photography) and written records as a starting point. They create a personal interpretation through physical and compositional research resulting in an original solo piece.
Student
- Is able to formulate an artistic research goal in written form supported by visuals, audio or other materials.
- Is able to build a physical practice in dialogue with a chosen dance archive
- Is able to understand a dance archive in its historical context
- Is able to connect historical knowledge with personal, embodied knowledge
- Is able to approach a dance archive through a lens of contemporary questions
- s able to create an original, personal interpretation of source material
- Is able to use a variety of performative tools in their creation of the solo material
- Is able to structure the solo in a meaningful way, using embodied and theoretical knowledge
- Is able to use a range of expressive and performative tools and create a desired relation with their audience.
Used study material
Video, photography, text, camera, notebook
Assessment criteria:
Engagement, Participation, Work Ethic
Students are assessed in regards to the class learning goals and their personal development trajectory.
Method of assessment
Observation, feedback and feedforward in Rehearsals and Performances