Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Workshop
Module Offerings
4566IAB-SEP-PAR
Aims
The principle aim of the module is to develop in the students:
• An understanding of the broad theories and principles of choreographic practice through an exploration of the nature and experience of dance (composition skills and performance theory)
• An understanding of the choreographic creative process (current practice/ collaborative strategies/ multidisciplinary approaches)
• The ability to develop a choreographic piece, which responds to specific stimuli and demonstrates a personal approach to the creative process and an understanding of performance.
• To understand the fundamental principles of aesthetics in dance
Students will learn the subject of choreography through an exploration of theory and practice. Choreographic studies will investigate the creative process and aesthetics, as well as, develop conventional choreographic skills. Structured and unstructured improvisational tasks and investigations into various creative stimuli will develop creative expression and an understanding of the key concepts of dance composition, style, technique and artistic intention. A sense of aesthetics in dance will be developed through observation, experimentation with concepts and ideas, group discussions and critical analysis.
Throughout this module the student will develop his or her own creative process and work towards defining a personal movement vocabulary and signature style. He or she will demonstrate this work through a piece of original choreography.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:The syllabus is highly practical and includes the development of observational skills and experimentation with creative stimuli. The work within the module will be solo study, as well as, collaborative. Students, through supervised experimentation will explore the craft of choreography and identify fundamental principles of aesthetics. The Module will culminate in a showcase performance through which students share their choreographic work.
Choreographic Skills: Composition and Application
Such as:
1. Choreographic elements: Form and structure, theme and variation, physics of movement (time, space and energy), musicality, style and technique, expression and art i.e. narrative, conceptual, abstract, technique.
2. Solo, duet and group choreography- motif and phrase work development; unison, canon; repetition; partner work; i.e. compositional tools: binary, ternary, rondo forms; dynamic variation; contrast; climax; highlights; proportion and balance; symmetry; asymmetry; inversion; stillness; layering; logical sequencing; unity
The Creative Process
Such as:
1. Structured and unstructured improvisation, exploring various creative stimuli and different creative processes of key choreographers; conventional and current practitioners, which may include Cunningham, Graham, Fosse, Bourne, Michaels and others.
2. Developing collaborative practice and multi-disciplinary approaches i.e. stagecraft –lighting design, costuming, live music/ voice, media, performance art, site specific performance
Aesthetics and Art
Such as-
1. Critical analysis and Aesthetics i.e. dance as an art form and as entertainment; meaning, significance, understanding and interpretation: audience perspective, kinaesthetic experience, conventional artistic intentions, creative processes and performance settings.
Additional Information:The module introduces students Choreography techniques and signature style. Assessment is via a bespoke choreography piece.
Assessments
Practice