Choreographic Skills 1

Rationale and Purpose of the Module: This is an elective module intended for undergraduate students with dance as a first area who wish to further develop and deepen their choreography and notation skills.

Syllabus: This module has two elements creating and documenting solo and /or duet dance works. Students in this module will concentrate on further developing their choreographic abilities drawing on choreographic tools and techniques from a multitude of dance genres and contexts. The students will create and perform new solo and/or duet works. They will also be taught a variety of skills to assist with the development of strategies to record and document their creative processes. A number of notation systems including Labanotation, Newcastle notation, a variety of journal reflections as well as video and audio recordings will all inform the choreographic practice.