Units
Dance Project 1
Unit code: KDB306
Contact hours: 17.5 per week
Credit points: 12
Information about fees and unit costs
This unit is designed for you to investigate your practice as a dance performer and/or creator via an interdisciplinary and collaborative project. The projects may be self-devised or alternatively you may contribute to other creative projects involving new work. In addition to the project proposals and their realisation, the unit comprises a reflective practice written assignment.
Availability
| Semester | Available |
|---|---|
| 2013 Semester 1 | Yes |
Sample subject outline - Semester 1 2013
Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.
Rationale
It is crucial for dance practitioners to hone their technical and creative skills whilst continuing to develop and extend their practice through activities that lead to a broad range of performance outcomes. In the current artistic climate, dance artists must be able to initiate, create and perform new work in live and/or digital contexts. A dynamic integration of reflection, problem solving, collaboration, interpretation and invention, through embodied knowledge, allows emerging artists to locate themselves within the myriad pathways of current practice in the Creative Industries.
Aims
The aim of this unit is to:
Objectives
On completion of this unit you should be able to:
1. Realise or contribute to a project that reflects a particular area of artistic investigation germane to your emerging practice
2. Apply dance specific practice within a professional context with confidence and maturity
3. Realise interdisciplinary/multi-platform and/or collaborative creative environments or partnerships
4. Appropriately contextualise your project demonstrating a critical and informed awareness of the cultural, social, ethical and artistic arenas in which the project operates
5. Reflect and analyse on the process and outcomes of the project demonstrating an understanding of the nexus between theory and practice
6. Display communication (peers and audience) and information retrieval skills
7. Problem solve and build team skills within both team and independent situations
Content
In consultation with the unit coordinator, you:
Alternatively, you:
Elect to participate in one of the projects on offer and approved by the unit coordinator. It is normally expected that projects fall within the normal university semester either on a regular weekly basis and/or in intensive mode.
This unit will normally comprise a performance project, either student devised or staff/industry initiated.
Approaches to Teaching and Learning
This unit combines supervised self-directed learning approaches and authentic tasks.
Collaborative, team-based learning involving problem solving is integral to project-based learning, as are embodied and performative approaches to acquiring knowledge. Safe dance practice is a requirement for all activities associated with this unit. Written documentation and analysis provides a platform for articulation of the creative artistic process and outcome. A written reflective assignment will support your project and your learning in this unit. Staff supervision will occur on a needs basis to support project planning, implementation and evaluation.
Assessment
LATE ASSIGNMENTS
An assignment submitted after the due date without an approved extension will not be marked. If you are unable to complete your assignment on time, you should submit on time whatever work you have done.
Faculty Assessment Information
To access complete Creative Industries Faculty Assessment Information please refer to the Blackboard site for this unit.
You will be awarded a final grade on a 1 to 7 scaleFORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Description: You will receive formative feedback on your progress in this unit during rehearsals/performances and discussions throughout the semester.
Weight 0%
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
You are required to participate in all calls and meetings in relation to the project.
Assessment name:
Performance
Description:
(Formative and Summative). Formative and summative assessment of the creative process and performative outcome will be provided by the director/choreographer. Formative and summative assessment of the performative outcome will be also be provided by the unit coordinator or a full-time dance staff lecturer. If the director/choreographer is not able to view the performances, formative and summative assessment will be provided by the unit coordinator and a full-time dance staff lecturer. If your project is self-devised the unit coordinator will assess it. You are also encouraged to seek formative feedback from your peers.
Weighting: 60% (30% Creative Development and 30% Performance)
Relates to objectives:
1-7
Weight:
60%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
As agreed with U/C
Assessment name:
Report
Description:
(Summative). A 2000 word reflective and in-depth analysis of the project undertaken. Your paper must include articulation of:
Relates to objectives: 4, 5 & 6
Weight: 40%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: As agreed with U/C
Academic Honesty
QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.
A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.
Resource materials
QUT will not provide financial resources for independent projects. Studio, theatre, wardrobe and equipment requirements may be negotiated with the unit coordinator at the time of proposing your project. You are encouraged to seek out external assistance for any other resources relevant to your project.
If you elect to undertake the project on offer and approved by the unit coordinator, QUT will provide most resources. You are required to provide your own footwear, underwear and make-up.
Required Text:
There are no required texts for this unit
Recommended References:
Carlson, Marvin 1996 Performance: a critical introduction, London: Routledge.
Counsel, C. and Wolf, L. 2001 Performance Analysis, London: Routledge.
Kaye, N. 2000 Site Specific Art - performance, place and documentation, London: Routledge.
Mock, R (2000) Performing Processes- creating live performance, Bristol; Portland, Oregon: Intellect.
Preston-Dunlop, V. 1998 Looking at Dancers: a choreological perspective on choreography, Great Britain: Verve Publishing
Sawyer, R. K. 1997 Creativity in Performance, Greenwich, Conn.: Ablex.
Schon, Donald, A. 1995 (2nd ed.) The Reflective Practitioner: how professionals think in action, Aldershot, England: Arena
Risk assessment statement
This unit involves physical work primarily in purpose-built dance studios and industry standard performance venues. If projects are site-specific or in non-dance venues, you are required to comply with the standard health and safety regulations, and take appropriate precautions to minimise risks. Full physical participation in any rehearsal is subject to compliance with safe dance practice. Physical challenges are an inherent part of dance practice. The development of essential risk-management skills that minimise potential injury is a high priority with all lecturing staff and supervisors. All students are taught safe dance principles as life-long learning skills and it is expected that you apply them in this unit. Due to the athletic nature of dance training, the dance department and its external supervisors will provide the necessary duty of care in emergency situations through its first-aid and health and safety arrangements. Access to on-campus doctors and dance physiotherapists is possible at short notice.
Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
Last modified: 26-Sep-2012
