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Process and Practice 3 (DNCE90009)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Helen Herbertson
Overview
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The subject further investigates the inter-relationship of form and content in choreography facilitated through the artistry of the performer. The exploration of particular approaches to performance, movement and the organisation of choreographed form in furthering a personal approach to dancing and dance making. The exploration of the interaction of moving form with particular settings, environments and designed spaces. The manipulation of the visible presence of choreographed form via media, lighting & screen-based technologies.
Intended learning outcomes
On completing this subject students will have:
- ability to determine and sustain a choreographic and performance process;
- awareness of a range of choreographic and performance approaches;
- ability to identify and productively work with a particular performance approach;
- ability to conceptualise and realise choreographic and performance work within specific environments;
- ability to shape and interact designed spaces and choreographed form;
- ability to develop performance in specific existing settings/environments;
- ability to explore and manipulate the visual presence of choreographic form;
- capacity to contribute to the realisation of performance through use of various lighting/light sources/appropriate digital technologies;
- ability to analyse the structures of performance work and locate one’s own work (structures) in national and global fields;
Generic skills
On completing this subject students will have:
- ability to create, organise and present aesthetic material;
- capacity for imaginative and transformative processes;
- ability to respond to unfamiliar problems with a flexible and innovative approach
- capacity for critical thinking and evaluation of data;
- capacity to interpret and analyse data from a range of sources;
- capacity to communicate in oral and written form and with appropriate digital technologies.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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DNCE90012 | Project 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
37.5 |
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
The Master of Dance offers graduates of BFA (Dance), equivalent degrees and those with appropriate levels of industry experience in choreography and performance the opportunity to further develop and enrich their professional practice. Placing a distinctive focus on the integration of performance skills and choreographic practice to facilitate a holistic physical sensibility underpinned by a commitment to collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches, the Master of Dance is suited to dancers, performers, improvisers, dance-makers and body-based practitioners and will equip them with a high level of professional skill and expertise as multi-dimensional dance artists.
Subjects in semesters 1 & 2 - Process & Practice 1 & 2 provide recommended background knowledge.
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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DNCE90007 | Process and Practice 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
DNCE90008 | Process and Practice 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Realisation of practical studies (5-7minutes) in solo and group settings each with specific objectives (3 minimum) - Regular intervals through semester (60%)
- Short oral summaries of the process of realising practical studies - Regular intervals through semester (10%)
- Written reports and documentation equivalent to no more than 3000 words (3 minimum) - Regular intervals through semester (30%)
- Hurdle requirement 80% attendance
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Helen Herbertson Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 5hrs per week (12 weeks) Total time commitment 120 hours Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
Helen Herbertson
Time commitment details
120 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
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Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
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Type Name Course Master of Dance
Last updated: 3 November 2022