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Module Study GuideAcademic Year 2018-2019

Contemporary Techniques 2

Location: The Creative Academy, 73a Stoke Poges lane, SLOUGH, SL1 3NY

Module Code: MU5FD17SLevel: 5Credits: 20

Version No 01 © UWL 2016

Table of Contents

Contemporary Techniques 2.....................................................................................11. Module Leader, Teaching Team and Module Administrator Details......................32. Key Contacts..........................................................................................................43. Further Information................................................................................................54. Welcome to the Module.........................................................................................65. Timetable/Venue/Rooms.......................................................................................66. Aims of the Module................................................................................................67. Learning Outcomes................................................................................................78. Content of the Module............................................................................................79. Learning Resources...............................................................................................810. Reading List.........................................................................................................811. Assessment: General Information.....................................................................1012. Details of Assessment.......................................................................................11

Assessment 1..........................................................................................................1113. Summative Assessment Grid.............................................................................1414. External Examiner(s).........................................................................................1515. Statement on Plagiarism....................................................................................1516. Evaluation of the Module...................................................................................1617. Personal Development Plan (PDP)....................................................................1618. If You Have an Issue..........................................................................................1619. Drop-in Support Service.....................................................................................1720. Guide to Learning Sessions...............................................................................18

Session number: 1...................................................................................................18Session number: 2...................................................................................................18Session number: 3...................................................................................................19Session number: 4...................................................................................................19Session number: 5...................................................................................................19Session number: 6...................................................................................................20Session number: 7...................................................................................................20Session number: 8...................................................................................................21Session number: 9...................................................................................................21Session number: 10.................................................................................................21Session number: 11.................................................................................................22Session number: 12.................................................................................................22

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1. Module Leader, Teaching Team and Module Administrator Details

Module Leader Shamita Ray

Subject and School/College

The Creative Academy, London College of Music

Email [email protected]

Phone 01753 875 400

Location The Creative Academy

Name George Kirkham

Job title The Creative Academy Manager


Phone 01753 875 400


Name Jagdev Khatkar

Job title Quality Assurance and Business Manager


Phone 01753 875 400


Administrator Cassia Rudge

Job title Academic Administrator


Phone 01753 875 400



mailto:[email protected]



2. Key Contacts

The key contacts for your course are set out below:

The Course Leader responsible for this module is George Kirkham, and can be contacted at [email protected]

The Head of Subject responsible for this module is David Henson, and can be contacted at [email protected]

The Head of School/College/Dean of College responsible for this module is David Henson, and can be contacted at [email protected]

The Academic Partner Link Tutor responsible for this module is Emma Evans, and can be contacted at [email protected]


3. Further Information

Due Dates:Assessments for this module are due on the following dates: - Please see time-plan


Total Guided Learning Hours 200

Consisting of:

Teaching Contact Hours 42

Independent Study Hours 158

Placement Hours N/A

Assessment:Percentage of final marks assessed by:

Exam 100%

Coursework 0%

Practical 0%

Section

Overview and Content4. Welcome to the Module

Welcome to Contemporary Techniques 2. Over the next semester you will learn a great deal about contemporary dance, specific contemporary techniques and practitioners. Most of the important information students require for this module is contained in this document. Students should familiarise themselves with this document to ensure that they are meeting the needs of this module so that successful completion is assured.

5. Timetable/Venue/Rooms

Please see timetable and time-plan

6. Aims of the Module

• To enable students to further develop professional competence in various contemporary techniques specifically Graham, Release, and improvisation, to a suitably professional standard;

• To enable students to critically analyse the choices and theory behind contemporary practitioners;

• To ensure students understand and can replicate physically contemporary dance, placing in context the artistic / creative choices of the pioneers; and

• To enable students to be industry ready for careers in contemporary dance.


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7. Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and understanding

LO1. Demonstrate a clear and strong understanding of contemporary dance techniques and be able to identify, replicate and reproduce the foundations of those techniques confidently;

LO2. Articulate constructively how peer/self can make improvements to technique;

Intellectual (thinking) skills

LO3. Evaluate and critical analyse a range of techniques associated with identifiable cultural forms or practitioners;

Subject practical skills

LO4. Professionally perform, demonstrating a clear range of contemporary technique skills;

Key/Transferable skills

LO5. Work independently and build team skills through communication in a variety of oral/written/visual and performance media; and

LO6. Demonstrate commitment to their practise and to fellow students by ensuring that students meet all Health and Safety requirements of the dance industry.

8. Content of the Module

Students will participate in physical technique classes with one primary tutor; visiting practitioners will facilitate specific techniques and company repertoire. They will gain a physical understanding of the devices and methods used by contemporary practitioners. Students will gain an understanding and experience of the technique and vocabulary of movement in various contemporary techniques including Release, Graham, improvisation, Cunningham and Humphrey/Limon.

Students will explore the principles, dance techniques and choreography of selected contemporary dance pioneers, and will be encouraged to identify and assess the cultural context which shaped their vision. Students will experiment with various techniques including Graham, Cunningham, improvisation, and release, ensuring that they can make effective use of a range of appropriate genres of movement in their own creative work.

9. Learning Resources


Students will study with one primary dance teacher during the course with visits from others to focus on specific aspects of contemporary dance and the technique culture. Each teacher will bring to the classes his or her particular knowledge and experience of contemporary dance training and performance. This will demonstrate the importance of physical training within the dance industry and the role the contemporary dance plays. Students will learn and perform sequences of movement from choreography created by the module tutor. The students will engage creatively with the material and demonstrate physically their understanding of the movement associated with contemporary technique. It is crucial that all students attend all lectures and practical workshops throughout the semester. Failure to do so will be in breach of Health and Safety, both to the student themselves and to the other participants within the class. As such, this will be reflected in the overall mark of the module.

10. Reading List

The reading list for your module is displayed below. Any core texts that you will be expected to purchase will also be indicated.

You can also login to the Student Portal and select My Blackboard to see an online version of the reading list shown below for your module maintained by Library Services. This shows real-time availability of books in our library catalogue and direct links to recommended online resources to save your time. Special online support guides (LibGuides) for the subject are also available to help you find relevant information for assignments, with contact details of the Academic Support Librarian for your subject.

Core:

• Humphrey, D (1996) The Art of Making Dances

Additional texts:

• Stodelle, E. (1979) The Dance Technique of Doris Humphrey, UK Dance Books

• Au, S. (2006) Ballet and Modern Dance, UK Thames and Hudson

Viewing List:

To be confirmed with module tutor during sessions.


Other Learning Resources (journals, databases, Websites):

• Dancing Times

• Dance Today

• www.marthagraham.org

• www.merce.org

• www.dorishumphrey.org

• www.dance4.co.uk

• www.southeastdance.org.uk

Structure of Learning Resources for Open Learning and E-Learning:

The foundation degree will offer an electronic learning environment for all students on the course. Students enrolled on the foundation degree will be part of an electronic community and will have access to a virtual learning environment through:

• Email between staff and students

• Electronic Bulletin Boards

• Course Information

• Learning materials

• Access to the Internet for research

This will be through the UWL students intranet ‘Blackboard’, Slough Borough Council and UK Online centres.


Section

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Assessment and Feedback11. Assessment: General Information

Teaching will be delivered through weekly lectures, practical workshops and considerable use will be made of recorded resources. These will be supported by group seminars in which students will discuss specific issues relating to each topic. Handouts will be provided in some of the lectures and there will be background reading to do some weeks. Students will be expected to undertake significant independent study to complete assignments, requiring them to familiarise themselves both with the LRC resources and additional Creative Academy resources.

It is anticipated that electronic bulletin boards and e-mail correspondence will be used to facilitate the exchange of information between students and staff.

The internet will also be a useful source of information for students when they come to completing assignments. However, information found on the net must be handled with extreme caution: there is no evidence to demonstrate how valid or accurate it is.

Learning Activities:

The approach taken to the acquisition of knowledge and understanding will make use of a blended learning approach. The range of teaching and learning methods on this course will include:

• Tutor input during classroom sessions i.e. lectures and practical workshops with one primary tutor and visiting practitioners. The module will provide students with the opportunity to analyse selected film material and pictorial imagery underpinned with practical demonstrations and replication. Students will be provided with selected reading and individual library based/internet research;

• Self-directed learning through work-place learning and independent research;

• Visiting practitioners and speakers, including representatives from national and local business;

• Student input in seminars and lectures;


• Student group and individual presentations, practical demonstrations;

• Viewing professional dance companies’ performances; and

• Guided reading.

Assessment methods:

A variety of Assessment methods will be used, however the primary vehicle for assessment will be through on-going tutor observation, and a technique exam. Students will be required to work to deadlines, both within teams and independently. The work will be assessed using a variety of methods including:

Technique exam.

Individual progress in class will be continuously monitored and feedback will be given to students by the module tutor, with input from visiting tutors.

An understanding of the socio-cultural issues that shaped the development of contemporary dance will be identified when assessing student performance in class. The particular requirements of various contemporary techniques will be considered through the technique exam.

12. Details of Assessment

Assessment 1

Assessment task: Technique exam

Weighting: 100%

Date/time/method of submission: Week 14

Word count or equivalent: 120 minutes (or 5000 word essay if the student Is injured)

Assessment criteria:

At the start of the semester students will be given an overview of the requirements of contemporary dance and replication of technique and choreography. The student’s movement and physical understanding should demonstrate an understanding of appropriate genre / style characteristics. Through the course, students will be taught a set piece of choreography and the technique relevant to specific contemporary dance genres. Students must arrive to class ready to work and time keeping is a very important element of this assessment.


Marking scheme:

These are the criteria that students will be assessed upon:

Students will be marked against trueness of replication of technique and choreography. The student’s movement and physical replication should demonstrate a clear understanding of appropriate genre / style characteristics associated with specific contemporary dance techniques and set choreography. Students will be assessed on attendance, time keeping and participation in physical workshops on an ongoing basis throughout the semester.

This is how standards / grades will be determined:

First (90 – 100) The work excels in all of the following: technical ability in specific contemporary dance styles (Release, Graham, Cunningham and improvisation); criticality; rehearsal; thoroughness; performance; perspicacity; synthesis (of a broad range of sources or objects of study); intelligence. Students have attended 100% of module. The technical ability of the student is pertinent, correct and well performed. Students will demonstrate a professional attitude in the delivery of technique work and class.

First (80 – 89) The work excels in most of the following: technical ability in specific contemporary dance styles (Release, Graham, Cunningham and improvisation); criticality; rehearsal; thoroughness; performance; perspicacity; synthesis (of a broad range of sources or objects of study); intelligence. Students have attended 100% of module. The technical ability of the student is pertinent, correct and well performed. Students will demonstrate a professional attitude in the delivery of work and class.

First (70 - 79) The work excels in three or more of the following: technical ability (Release, Graham, Cunningham, and improvisation); criticality; rehearsal; thoroughness; performance; perspicacity; synthesis (of a broad range of sources or objects of study); intelligence. Students have attended 100% of module. The technical ability of the student is pertinent, correct and well performed. Students will demonstrate a professional attitude in the delivery of work and class.

2:1 (60 - 69) The work displays one or more of the following properties: technical ability (Release, Graham, Cunningham, and improvisation); criticality; rehearsal; thoroughness; performance; perspicacity; synthesis (of a broad range of sources or objects of study). Students have attended 90% of module. The technical ability of the student is pertinent, correct and well performed.

2:2 (50 - 59) The work shows some evidence of involvement, and a little independence of thought from a range of sources. It is largely technically correct, pertinent and coherent, if not very well executed, though this may be inadequate in places.

Third (40 - 49) The student shows no independence of thought or much technical development and performance, and no signs of any involvement. It might be poorly performed with a certain amount of redundancy, but involvement must be at least partially pertinent and coherent,


and the student must have 90 % attendance.Fail (20 – 39) The assignment fails when it is at least three of the following: very

badly performed; no understanding is demonstrated physically of Graham, Cunningham; Release and improvisation; the performer is heavily redundant; incoherent; lacking energy and student demonstrates an un-professional attitude and student misses less than 90% of classes.

Fail (0 – 19) The work/replication fails (badly) when it is all, or all but one, of the following: very badly ordered; heavily redundant; technically incoherent; irrelevant; lacking in energy and the student demonstrates an un-professional attitude; timekeeping is constantly bad and student misses less than 90% of classes.

Timing and methods of feedback

Formative feedback will be provided on an ongoing basis from tutor verbally. Summative feedback will be provided by tutor in writing within15 working days of the technique exam.


13. Summative Assessment Grid

Type of assessment

Module learning outcome(s)

Word count or equivalent

Due date and time

Threshold (if applicable)

Pass mark Weighting Date assignment feedback will be made available to student

Technique exam

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 120 minutes (or 5000 words)

Week 14 40% 40 100% 15 days after the technique exam


14. External Examiner(s)

The External Examiner is an independent academic staff member from another institution who provides assurance that the assessment system is fair and ensures that standards on the course are comparable to other institutions.

The External Examiner(s) for this module are listed below. Please note that this is provided for information only; students are not permitted to enter into any correspondence about their marks with External Examiners.

Name Jane White

Job Title Course Leader

Institution Arts University Bournemouth

15. Statement on Plagiarism

Plagiarism is defined as the practice of taking someone else’s work and/or ideas and passing it/them off as your own. It is the action of presenting someone else’s work as one’s own irrespective of intention. Close paraphrasing without adequate attribution; copying from the work of another person, including another student; using the ideas of another person without proper acknowledgement all constitute examples of plagiarism. In addition, the act of re-using work (whether in part or in whole) that you have previously submitted for graded assessment – at the University of West London or at another institution - without properly referencing yourself (known as ‘self-plagiarism’ ) shall also constitute plagiarism.

For further information please refer to the Student Handbook Section 3. University Regulations and Student Code of Conduct

For further advice on plagiarism go to the UWL website:

http://www.uwl.ac.uk/students/current-students/Advice-students-plagiarism


http://www.uwl.ac.uk/students/current-students/Advice-students-plagiarism

16. Evaluation of the Module

i) Evaluation framework

Towards the end of the module you will be invited to provide some feedback to the module leader. This will be through an online or paper survey and you will be given a few minutes in a taught session to complete it. Please think carefully about the feedback you provide. Constructive feedback will help your module leader understand your experience and help inform the development of the module. If you have concerns about individual members of staff, these should be taken to your module or course leader whose details are in Section 2 of this guide rather than expressed through the survey.

ii) Improvements made in response to student feedback

17. Personal Development Plan (PDP)

Students are responsible for recording notes from weekly lectures either via written or electronic means. Students are encouraged to undertake self-directed learning through independent research of dance theatre companies and choreographers and their methodologies. Students are encouraged to see live performances of dance theatre companies where available at theatres such as The Place Theatre or Sadler’s Wells, amongst others. All information gathered will inform each student for both assessments in this module.

Self-directed learning, analysis and interpretation of the materials recorded will inform each student’s personal development. Self-reflection between creative tasks and after rehearsals will also add to each student’s PDP.

18. If You Have an Issue

If you have an issue with the module or course you should speak to your personal tutor or Module Leader in the first instance. You could also speak to your Course Representative who will be able to raise it at a Course Committee which take place once each semester. You can also raise issues with your Course Leader. It is important that you raise matters as soon as possible so that they can be resolved.

If you have a complaint about the course you should raise this informally in the first instance with the Course Leader. If you are unable to resolve it informally, you should


use the Complaints Procedure which is outlined in the Student Handbook. You are also encouraged to contact the Students’ Union about it. The University aims to ensure that most issues are resolved informally but the Complaints Procedure is there to help you resolve issues if this is not the case.

19. Drop-in Support Service

Opportunities to gain support are available daily through bookable sessions run by the wellbeing team. Between them, the wellbeing team have experience in all the courses taught at the Creative Academy. Wellbeing staff are there to offer guidance and support on a one-to-one basis, whether academic or personal - Appointment is needed, every Tuesday.

If you want to contact the service please email [email protected] to book an appointment.

*Please note that the service is un-available between June and September.



Section

C20. Guide to Learning Sessions

Session number: 1

Venue: The Creative Academy

INTRODUCTION TO THE MODULE AND THE WORK OF LOIS FULLER Key concepts/issues: Understanding generic contemporary dance, and the work of Lois Fuller

Delivery method (e.g. lecture, seminar, tutorial, workshop, visit): Seminar and workshop

Formative/summative assessment opportunities: Formative assessment

Essential reading for this session: Ballet and Modern Dance

Recommended reading for this session: N/A

Independent study: Research Lois Fuller

Reference to resources: Fire Dance and Serpentine Dance

Links to Blackboard: N/A

Session number: 2


ISADORA DUNCANKey concepts/issues: Explore Isadora Duncan – her philosophy and contribution





Independent study: Research Isadora Duncan

Reference to resources: Dance of the Furies



Session number: 3


RUTH ST DENISKey concepts/issues: Explore Ruth St Denis – her influences and ideas



Essential reading for this session: N/A

Recommended reading for this session: Ballet and Modern Dance

Independent study: Research Ruth St Denis

Reference to resources: Brahms Waltz and The East Indian Nautch Dance


Session number: 4


TED SHAWNKey concepts/issues: Explore Ted Shawn – his contribution towards male dance and the Denishawn institution




Recommended reading for this session: Ballet and Modern Dance

Independent study: Research Ted Shawn

Reference to resources: Kinetc Molpai and Choeur Dance


Session number: 5


DORIS HUMPHREY


Key concepts/issues: Explore Doris Humphrey – her contribution towards the beginning of release technique and the use of breath



Essential reading for this session: The Art of Making Dances

Recommended reading for this session: The Dance Technique of Doris Humphrey

Independent study: N/A

Reference to resources: N/A


Session number: 6


JOSE LIMONKey concepts/issues: Research Jose Limon and the evolution of his theory




Recommended reading for this session: The Art of Making Dances

Independent study: Research Jose Limon by going to Limon Foundation website

Reference to resources: www.limon.org


Session number: 7


RUDOLPH LABANKey concepts/issues: Research and discuss Laban, and his ideas about education and notation






Independent study: Research Laban, including notation techniques

Reference to resources: Movement Choir


Session number: 8


MARY WIGMANKey concepts/issues: Research and explore Mary Wigman – her technique and theory





Independent study: Research Mary Wigman

Reference to resources: Hexentanz


Session number: 9


KURT JOOSSKey concepts/issues: Research and explore the work of Kurt Jooss and his contribution



Essential reading for this session: The Art of Making Dances


Independent study: Research Kurt Jooss

Reference to resources: The Green Table


Session number: 10


CONSOLIDATE LEARNING OF ALL PRACTICAL EXERCISES


Key concepts/issues: Making sure all practical exercises are learnt, and develop skills in improvisation

Delivery method (e.g. lecture, seminar, tutorial, workshop, visit): Workshop




Independent study: Revise all exercises

Reference to resources: Online resources available for all the exercises


Session number: 11


REHEARSALKey concepts/issues: Rehearse all exercises and develop skills in improvisation





Independent study: Revise all exercises



Session number: 12


REHEARSALKey concepts/issues: Continue to rehearse all practical exercises, and develop skills in improvisation





Independent study: Perfect exercises in preparation for the mock exam

Reference to resources: Online resources are available for all the exercises



Session number: 13Venue: The Creative Academy

MOCK EXAMKey concepts/issues: Perform all practical exercises and improvisation to marker and double-marker

Delivery method (e.g. lecture, seminar, tutorial, workshop, visit): Mock exam, followed by feedback and review

Formative/summative assessment opportunities: Summative assessment



Independent study: Rehearse all exercises



Session number: 14Venue: The Creative Academy

TECHNIQUE EXAMKey concepts/issues: Perform all practical exercises and improvisation to marker and double-marker

Delivery method (e.g. lecture, seminar, tutorial, workshop, visit): Exam

Formative/summative assessment opportunities: Summative assessment



Independent study: Performance of all exercises

Reference to resources: Online resources are available for all the exercises



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