BCDA Dance Studies – 2017/2018 – Group B

Angelus Iván | 2017. 10. 06. | Egyéb | Nincs hozzászólás

COURSE OBJECTIVE

To gain and enrich skills for critically observing and analysing the current dance field; familiarising with the most acknowledged choreographers, the available resources, various learning methods of academic/creative writing in accordance to dance, and moreover to be able to adapt (philosophical & socio-political) theories to stage/choreographic practices. To raise awareness and enthusiasm for reading and writing beside the inevitable studio work. To widen the perspectives, and meanwhile to engage in details and in-depth research.

COURSE OUTLINE

Approaching a particular topic* through hybrid academic+artistic methods. Experimental research. Increased studio presence in the second half of the year.

* Topic proposed for the school year of 2017/2018:

TRANS- OR IN-BETWEENNESS
Translation, transcultural, transdisciplinary, transmission, transformation

Deriving from personal discussions, the teacher realised how much the students are intrigued by the fact of their (becoming) mixed identities as foreigners studying in Hungary and encountering with various cultures’ through each other.
What does a hybrid, a composite, a multi-gazed artistic approach mean for them?
How does their personal migration, thus personal history amend the understanding of postcolonial and translational dance theories?

ASSESSMENT TASKS

/ PETRA & JULIJA (graduating students)

– OCTOBER 18 (before the fall break): a page written about your personal approach to and understanding of translation, in-betweenness etc.
– NOVEMBER 8 (after the fall break): according to the previous text and the work with it at the class, collect similar performing arts experiences to a classmate's story

– JANUARY 2018: final exam (szigorlat) according to the former students’ topics + short presentation of the outcome (either choreographic or task format) of the research on translation and in-betweenness

Throughout the whole semester: commenting on the course blog

/ EVERYONE ELSE

– OCTOBER 18 (before the fall break): a page written about your approach to and understanding of translation, in-betweenness etc.

– NOVEMBER 8 (after the fall break): according to the previous text and the work with it at the class, collect similar performing arts experiences to a classmate's story

– JANUARY 6 (almost after the winter break): summarizing the process made on the student's initial personal texts, and raise concerns, problematics, theoretical thoughts concerningly – then compose and upload a blog post including it all (one post / student)

– JUNE 2018: final exam (szigorlat) according to the former students’ topics + presentation and showing of the outcome (either choreographic or task format) of the research on translation and in-betweenness

Throughout the whole semester: actively participating in building the course blog