ARTS 669
Writing on Dance
Melinda Buckwalter
| Objectives | |
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To research our writing and viewing styles, to learn to see "out of the box," and to inform our movement through writing and our writing through movement. |
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| Prerequisite | |
| An interest in movement and writing and a willingness to investigate through movement. | |
| Course Schedule | |
| Week 1 | Discussion: Survey of the field, background & issues, viewing styles, proprioception Assignment due: Describe an eye-catching movement Practice: Eye Practices, Blind Trios/video Assignment: Description of eyes opened vs. eyes closed movement Response to performance: Logistics Explanation |
| Week 2 | Reading: Banes, Dunn and Peeters Discussion: Types of Criticism Practice: Blind learners/video Assignment: Describe a movement event from Dunn's perspective |
| Week 3 | Reading: Dharma Art Letter, Edwin Denby, Jill Johnston Discussion: Expert vs. Beginner's Mind; Viewing & Writing styles Practice: Red Square Assignment: Describe an event from 3 different perspectives |
| Week 4 | Reading: Lisa Nelson In the Ballroom, Tere O'Connor Discussion: Multi-interpretations Practice: Single Image scores; Beginnings & ends, Calls Assignment: What makes a beginning a beginning and an end an end? |
| Week 5 | Reading: Lisa Nelson Discussion: Feedback and Editing Practice: In class editing & more calls Assignment: Rework a previous assignment |
| Week 6 | Midterm: In class response to videos & movements shorts Discussion: Final Projects Practice: "Shorties" |
| Week 7 | Reading: Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, Susan Blackmore Discussion: Observing how we see; the movement/vision connection; dance as a visual art Practice: Eyes like a Camera; Tuning Calls Assignment: Catalogue of visual desires and kinesthetics of seeing |
| Week 8 | Reading: Barbara Dilley; Leonard Koren, Arranging Things excerpt Discussion: The Various Eyes; Compositional vs. relational viewpoints Practice: Object Play/Objects in space Assignment: Describe a found composition |
| Week 9 | Reading: Hay, Forti & Dilley Discussion: Use of words in dance Practice: Sets/video Assignment: Create words for a movement piece |
| Week 10 | Reading: Mike Vargas, 86 Aspects of Composition, Corporal Literacy Discussion: Layers of meaning, Corporal Literacy Practice: Readings & rehearsals Assignment: Final Projects |
| Week 11 & 12 | Final Project Presentations including showings, feedback, reworking |