This unit focuses on how the choreographic process impacts on the kind of teaching techniques possible in the inter-cultural dance-making setting. The unit will concentrate upon the research and gathering of material (Pan African or Ethnic Dance and its Diaspora) for lecture demonstrations and performances on DVD; tracing the roots of traditional and indigenous dance and how it has impacted on Western popular culture. Workshops will be concerned with developing and rehearsing the materials selected for appropriate use in schools, specified sites and community settings. In the workshop sessions, students with staff guidance will employ choreographic methods of improvisation, learnt work... -- Course Website
Instructor: J Dreessens