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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
To:
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Senate
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From: J.W.G.lvany
Chair, SCAP
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Revisions
Centre for the Arts - Curriculum
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Date:
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November 17, 1988
on
Action
Undergraduate
undertaken
Studies
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Senate
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Committee
to the following
on Academic
motion:
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that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of Govenors as
set forth in S.88-62 curriculum and
program changes including
New courses
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EPA 129-2
F
undamental Integration of Human
Movement
EPA 228-3
New Directions in Dance Composition
EPA 322-3
Ballet I
EPA 323-3
Ballet II
EPA 427-3
Ballet Ill
EPA 428-3
Ballet IV
Deletion of
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EPA 324-3
Dance Composition 11
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PROPOSED DANCE CURRICULAR CHANGES (OCT. 16. 1988)
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RATIONALE
Instituted in 1980, our dance major pro
g
ram was modest,
with the intention of developing organically according
to the needs and interests of a developing field in
Canada. Since that time, the program has been shaped
and modified at various times to make it more stream-
lined and effective. We are at the point now where we
are attracting technically better students for whom we
are providing good quality training. However, it is
clear that if we are to continue to improve the educa-
tion we provide, to ensure that the S.F.U. progra'm
remains one of the strongest in this country, some
further development of our curriculum is necessary.
Through the proposed new structure, we will be able to
provide a stronger base for creative work among our
students as well as more thoroughtechnical training.
There has been considerable student pressure for changes
of this sort, and we may have lost several students who
would have been excellent university dancers, and
students, in part because of their desire for more
intensive training opportunities. It is true that the
Dance Ma
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or program at S.F.U. does not offer as much
technical training as some other university programs.
Moreover, at this time all university dance programs are
competing with conservatories which have adopted some of
the features once unique to university dance training.
We feel strongly that the changes we propose will help
us to attract and keep talented students without tipping
the balance towards a conservatory model.. By insti-
tuting separate ballet courses we will provide further
options for students in upper level studio courses, and
we will be able to increase the creative and analytical
work in contemporary dance courses which is integral to
the aims of the Program. We are committed to streng-
thening the field of dance through university training.
This revision is an attempt to improve dance education
while providing students with the intellectual and
artistic stimulation available in our context.
The goals of these proposed changes are to increase the
studio component of the curriculum at both the lower and
upper divisions, and to make some of our courses more
accessible to students outside of our Program.
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PROPOSED DANCE CURRICULAR CHANGES continued
1. 1st Year
1.1. Course Description Changes (FPA.122-4 and FPA.123-4)
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From: FPA.122-4. First studio course in a series designed for
students intending to major or concentrate in Dance. Empha-
sizes work in technique,composition and improvisation.
Introduces fundamentals of movement and theoretical
approaches to modern dance.
To: EPA 122-4. First studio course in a series designed for
students intending to major or concentrate in Dance.
Emphasizes work in modern dance and ballet technique and
includes some improvisation and composition. Introduces
theoretical approaches to modern dance.
From: FPA.123-4. Second studio course in a series designed for
students intending to major or concentrate in Dance.
Emphasizes work in technique, composition and improvisation
and introduces fundamentals of movement and theoretical
approaches to modern dance.
To: FPA.123-4. Second studio course in a series designed for
students intending to major or concentrate in dance. Empha-
sizes work in modern dance and ballet technique and includes
some improvisation and composition. Introduces theoretical
approaches to modern dance.
Rationale: Ballet is necessary for the entire four years of the
Major. At present it is added in the second year. The continuity
of students entering the Program with ballet training is broken
and the technical abilities of the students suffer. Also, it is
being proposed that Fundamentals of Movement be moved into a
separate course that would be available to students who are not
dance majors or dance concentration EPA. majors.
1.2. New Course Proposal (See attached form and outline)
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FPA..129-2. Fundamental Integration of Human Movement.
This studio/theory course incorporates techniques of body
awareness, centering, and structural re-alignment. The course
will be of interest to dancers, actors, kinesiologists,
athletes.
Pre-Reouisites: none.
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Dance majors and Dance Concentration
students must take this course
cciicurrently with EPA.
122-4.
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Rationale: This course
wider constituency than
. separate it as a course
Dance Program to obtain
requiring them to take
first year.
should be of interest and value to a
dance students. It is important to
to enable transfer students into the
this foundation background without
the full contemporary dance courses of the
2.
2nd Year - New Course Proposal
(See attached form and outline)
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FPA.228-3. New Directions in Dance Composition.
This course is a continuation of FPA.224-3. Dance Composition
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The course will specifically explore new compositional
trends in choreography and investigate the creation of new
forms.
Pre-Requisites: FPA.224-3 or permission of the Department.
Rationale: This course replaces the current FPA.324-3. Dance
Composition II. There is a need for a continuation of FPA.224-3
at the lower division level. The current FPA.324-3 will be
deleted and the course content of the new course re-structured.
3.
Changes to the Lower Division Dance Ma
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or Program
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REQUIREMENTS
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Lower level: A minimum 25 hours as listed:
FPA. 122-4.
CONTEMPORARY DANCE
1
FPA.
123-4.
CONTEMPORARY DANCE
II
EPA. 127-3.
HISTORY OF DANCE: ORIGINS TO THE 20TH CENTURY
EPA. 220-4.
CONTEMPORARY DANCE
III
EPA.
221-4.
CONTEMPORARY DANCE
IV
FPA.
224-3.
DANCE COMPOSITION I
One of:
(studio course in artistic discipline outside of dance. Courses
listed in Calendar.)
Qj REQUIREMENTS
Lower Level: A Minimum of 30 hours, as listed:
EPA. 122-4.
FPA. 123-4.
FPA. 127-3.
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EPA. 129-2.
FPA. 220-4.
CONTEMPORARY DANCE I
CONTEMPORARY DANCE II
HISTORY OF DANCE; ORIGINS TO THE 20TH CENTURY
FUNDAMENTAL INTEGRATION OF HUMAN MOVEMENT
CONTEMPORARY DANCE III
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FPA.221-4. CONTEMPORARY DANCE IV
FPA.224-3. DANCE COMPOSITION I
EPA 228-3. NEW DIRECTIONS IN DANCE COMPOSITION
One of:
(Studio course in artistic discipline outside of dance. Courses
listed in Calendar.)
4. Changes to the Dance Concentration (FPA Major) Requirements,
FROM: REQUIREMENTS
Lower level: Minimum 16 hours in dance:
FPA.
122-4
CONTEMPORARY
DANCE I
EPA.
123-4
CONTEMPORARY
DANCE II
EPA.
220-4
CONTEMPORARY
DANCE III
EPA.
221-4
CONTEMPORARY DANCE
IV
TO: REQUIREMENTS
Lower level:
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Minimum 21 hours in dance:
FPA.122-4.
CONTEMPORARY
DANCE I
FPA.123-4.
CONTEMPORARY
DANCE
II
FPA.129-2.
FUNDAMENTAL
INTEGRATION OF HUMAN MOVEMENT
FPA.220-4.
CONTEMPORARY
DANCE III
FPA.221-4.
CONTEMPORARY
DANCE
IV
EPA. 224-3.
DANCE COMPOSITION I
Rationale: Students in the Dance Concentration cannot maintain
the adequate level in technique courses i
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f they lack Fundamentals
and compositional skills gained by Dance
Majors in
FPA. 224-3 and
the proposed FPA. 129-2.
5.. Changes to the Upper Division Dance Ma j
or Courses
5.1. FPA.324-3. Dance Composition 11. Course deletion.
Rationale: The students lack preparation in compositional skills
for the level of this course. FPA.228-3. New Directions in
Dance Composition. has been proposed to fill this need. The
material of the current FPA.324-3 will be included
in
FPA..423-5.
Directed Studies in Choreo
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ra ph y
. They will also have further
experience at the 300 level in composition in FPA.320-5 and 321-
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PROPOSED DANCE CURRICULAR CHANGES continued
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FPA.320-5, 321-5, 420-5, and 421-5. Course Description Change.
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From: The first of four upper division courses which build upon
the movement vocabulary of modern dance and ballet.
Includes extended involvement in composition and improvisation.
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The first of four upper division courses which build upon
the movement vocabulary of modern dance. Includes extended
involvement in composition and improvisation.
Rationale: It is proposed that ballet be taught in separate
courses. This will enable the dance major to have a more
thorough technical training than is currently available. The
present course structure does not allow sufficient time for work
in modern dance technique, composition, and improvisation which
is the emphasis of the Dance Program. The studio component possibility
will be increased to 8 classes a week from the present 5 classes.
This proposal is more in line with other institutional programs.
5.3. New Course Proposals (See attached forms.)
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• FPA.322-3. ?
Ballet 1
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FPA.323-3. ?
Ballet 11
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FPA.427-3. ?
Ballet III
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FPA.428-3. ?
Ballet IV
Rationale: See above Rationale. Three classes of ballet per
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week is more conducive for mastery-of this style of dance. The
chan
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options moving
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between ballet and modern dance courses according
to individual needs.Third and fourth year students would be
combined in one course so EPA. 322-3 and FPA. 427-3 will be
taught in one class by one faculty member. The same procedure
prevails for EPA. 323-3 and EPA.
428-3.
Whereas four new courses
are proposed here, the faculty load and space requirements
involved are the equivalent of two new courses. This precedent
has been defended previously and exists currently in EPA. 320/420
and 321/421.
6. Changes to the Upper Division Dance Ma
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or Program
From: Upper level: 39 hours as follows:
FPA. 320-5. CONTEMPORARY DANCE
V
EPA. 321-5.
CONTEMPORARY
DANCE
VI
FPA.328-3..
HISTORY OF DANCE:
THE 20TH CENTURY
FPA.420-5.
CONTEMPORARY
DAMCE VII
FPA.421-5. CONTEMPORARY
DAMCE VIII
ONE OF: FPA.324-3. DANCE COMPOSITION II
EPA. 426-3. DANCE/MOVEMENT ANALYSIS
ONE OF: FPA.310-5,312-5, 313-5, 314-5, 315-5 (CONTEXT COURSES).
ONE OF: EPA..382-3 OR 384-3 (AESTHETICS OR CRITICISM).
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PLUS: 5 ADDITIONAL HOURS IN FPA WHICH MAY INCLUDE DANCE.
To:
Upper level: Students must complete 45 hours as designated
below:
all of:
FPA.
328-3.
HISTORY OF DANCE: THE20TH CENTURY
EPA. 426-3. DANCE/MOVEMENT ANALYSIS
A minimum 26 hours, as listed:
FPA.320-5.
CONTEMPORARY
DANCE V
FPA.321-5.
CONTEMPORARY DANCE VI
FPA.322-3.
BALLET I
FPA.323-3.
BALLET II
FPA.420-5.
CONTEMPORARY
DANCE VII
FPA.421-5.
CONTEMPORARY DANCE VIII
FPA.427-3.
BALLET III
FPA.428-3.
BALLET IV
One of: FPA.310-5, 312-5, 313-5, 314-5, 315-5 (CONTEXT COURSES).
One of: EPA..382-3, 384-3 (AESTHETICS OR CRITICISM).
Plus 5 ADDITIONAL HOURS IN FPA WHICH MAY INCLUDE ELECTIVE
COURSES IN DANCE.
Rationale: The total number of hours required has been increased
from 39 to 45. However, the increased studio work is essential
to meet the needs of the Program and the demands of the profes-
sion. Students have more options of choosing between the contem-
porary dance and ballet core courses. Students who are interested
in dance performance may elect more studio courses while students
pursuing other career goals within dance may elect the minimum
studio requirement. This gives flexibility for individual needs.
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PROPOSED DANCE CURRICULAR CHANGES continued
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONSOF PROPOSED CHANGES IN UPPER AND LOWER
DIVISION:
1.
The proposed EPA. 129-2. Fundamental Inte
g
ration of Human
Movement, can be taught without additional faculty support.
2.
The proposed addition of ballet to EPA. 122-4 and 123-4 can
be taught with present faculty. The proposed new ballet
courses (EPA. 322-3, 323-3, 427-3, 428-3) can be taught with
present faculty. No additional faculty support is necessary.
3.
The addition of the FPA.228-3. New Directions in Dance
Composition. and the addition of upper division studio work
in contemporary dance (EPA. 320-5, 321-5, 420-5, 421-5) can
be covered by our present faculty complement. However, the
Dance faculty propose that a' Visitin
g Artist' position be
allocated on a sessional basis for one semester per year.
This position would be responsible for the continuance of the
Off-Centre Dance Company in their preparation of the tour to
• B.C. high schools. This group of advanced students requires
Directed Study and/or a Special Topics course which has been
an overload for dance faculty. With the proposals presented
here, such an overload will not be possible without
additional teaching support.
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Rationale: The infusion of new ideas from the artists in the
community is very important to the success of our Program. This
was in our initial Dance Ma
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the first few years. It is
a
drawing card for students and it
provides interchange with the professional dance community.
4.
There will be additional accompanists costs for FPA.122. 123,
and the upper division ballet and modern courses.
Additional accompanist costs:
2 classes per week: FPA.122 and 123,
3 classes per week for EPA..322/427 and 323/428.
We believe these minimal costs to improve our Program will enable
us to keep our Program healthy and maintain our viability among
other institutional Dance Programs in Canada.
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Equipment
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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1.
Calendar Information ?
Department Centre for the Arts
Abbreviation Code: FPA.
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Course Number: 129
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Credit Hours:
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Vector:
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Title of Course: Fundamental Integration of Human Movement
Calendar Description of Course: This studibftheory course incorporates techniques
of body awareness, centering, and structural re-alignment. The course will be of
interest to dancers, actors, kinesiologists, and athletes.
Nature of Course 2 - 2 hour studio classes per week.
Prerequisites (or special instructions): None. To be taken concurrently with
EPA. 122-4. Required of Dance Majors.
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved: ?
None
2.
Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered? Once per year, in the fall semester.
Semester in which the course will first be offered? 89-3
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible? Santa Aloi, Iris Garland, Monique Giard, Mairin Wilde
3.
Objectives of the Course
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This course is intended to offer both theoretical and experiential approaches to
basic movement principles. Students will learn re-patterning skills with applications
to dance, but relevant to a broad range of movement activities.
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
Staff
Library
Audio Visual
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airman,
SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a.
ttach course outline).
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FPA. 129-2: Fundamental Inte
g ration of Human Movement
Course Outline:
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STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE BODY
Week One:
Breath support
-introduction to respiratory function
-enhancing breath using dimensional imagery
-motion and stasis
Repatterning
-body image and transformation
-introduction to tactile guidance technique
Week Two:
Spinal Relationships
-sagittal pelvic cycle
-integrated spinal sequencing
-body attitude (concave and convex)
-spinal initiation (atlas/coccyx relationship)
Week Three:
Upper and Lower Patterning
-femoral flexion
-saggital weight shift
-sym metical push/reach patterns
Week Four:
Laterality
-awareness of midline (right/left)
-lateral flexion and extension
-lateral rotation on the vertical axis
-lateral weight shift
-femoral rotation
Week Five:
Cross Laterality and Diagonal Connectivity
-limb gestures (proximal mid-limb, distal)
-complex diagonals in the torso
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Six:
Developmental Movement Progression
-spinal patterns
-homologous patterns
-homolateral patterns
-crosslateral patterns
Week Seven:
Mid-term Review
-video screening: Discovering the Expressive Body with
Peggy Hackney
-review of structural organization
-individual essessments
II. REFINED MOVEMENT PRINCIPLES
Week Eight:
Dynamic Postural Alignment
-centering and grounding
-verticality and spinal saggital curves
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-horizontal supports (static balance propulsion acceleration and
deceleration)
Week Nine:
Upper Body Mobility
-small and cervical spine
-head/neck relationship
-humeral/scapular rhythm
-eye tracking
Week Ten:
Lower Body Mobility
-saggital propulsion cycle with level change
-bipedal locomotion
-heel/coccyx connection
-feet articulation
Week Eleven:
Body Part Coordination
-limb gestures (spatial clarity)
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-sequencing (simultaneous, successive, sequential)
-initiation and impulsion
-stability and mobility (balance and countertensions)
Week Twelve:
Phrasing Movement
• -breath cycles
-exertion and recuperation
-transitions
Week Thirteen:
The Articulate Body
-personal movement signatures
-review and individual assessment
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Date
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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
Centre for the krts
• Abbreviation Code: FPA
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Course Number:
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Credit Hours:
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Vector: 0/0/4
Title of Course: )JLi
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Calendar Description of Course:
This course is
a continuation
of FPA.
224-3.
Dance
Composition • The course
will specifically
explore new
compositional
directions in
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choreography and investigate the creations of new forms.
Nature of Course
Studio
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
PTA. 224-3
or permission of the Department
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved: ?
PTA.
324-3.
2.
Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered?
once per
.
year
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
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89-1
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible?
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Santa
A].oi, Iris
Garland, Monique Giard
3.
Objectives of the Course
See appendices attached.
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
a visiting sessional to off-load.
Staff
Library
Audio Visual
Space
Equipment
1. Calendar Information
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Department
SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a.
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tach course outline).
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FPA-22S-3 NEW DIRECTIONS IN DANCE COMPOSITION
Objectives of the course: 1) To explore new ways of making dances
in breaking the rules of the expected and in taking risks. 2) To
express
through
dance
and communicate
with the support
an idea,
of other
an emotion
art form-,
or an
if
atmosphere
necessary
(visual arts, video, film, or theatre), 3) To develop a movement
vocabulary
interest.
/language as the dominant focus of choreographic
The students will be asked to analyse their creative
process, to comment on the direction they are taking and about
the uniqueness and innovation of their work.
They will work in collaboration with artists (students and
faculty) in our context, as well as artists frc.n the community.
The analytical aspect of this course is an attempt to.
improve their understanding of their own creative process. The
individuals then begin to explore other possibilities of dance
development and to examine personal gesture or other aspects of
dance dynamics.
Content of the course:
1)
The students involved in this composition course
will go out on LOCATIONS and experiment the relationship with
their environment. How does nature --as opposed to buildings and
city environment- do influence their creativity?
2)
In collaboration with THEATRE students, they will
experiment the deconstruction and reconstruction of a theatre
play into a dance piece.
3)
Dance students will explore the intimate
relationship of dance to MUSIC originating in one of several
ways:
- dance and music composed
simultaneously with the choreographer and composer working
together;
composed for it;
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- dance created first, with music
choreographed to it;
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- composed music with dance
- dance and music created independently
and performed simultaneously in performance;
- a working sketch of the dance is
created and then suitable composed music is found.
4)
The choreographer w1-.-)rk5 with a heavily symbolic art
form and modern dance has made use of a wide range of
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abstraction, from highly emotional message dances to fantastic
images. The more a dance is abstracted, the more it is
characterized by pure movement, by qualities, timing, line and
shape. The purpose of this exploration is to produce dynamic
images to create impressions and communicate information. With
the support of other art forms (video, slides, visual art..) the
students will explore different degrees of abstraction from very
representational (daily movements clearly defined) to hihly
abstract and removed from the original and not easily
recognizable.
5) From a "Personal Movement Style Check List"
described in Lynne Anne Blom.and tarin Chaplin 's book, (The
Intimate Act of Choreography), the dance students will explore
their particular movement affinities and tendencies. They will
discover their movement idiosyncracies or their favorite ways of
using ;
space for exemple.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Blom, Lynne Anne and L.Tarin Chaplin. The Intimate Act of Choreography.
Pittsburgh,
Pa.
University of Pittsburgh Press. 1982.
Xreemer, Connie. Further Steps. (Fifteen
Choreographers
on Modern Dance).
N.Y.,
N.Y.
Harper & Row Publishers.
1987.
Battock, Gregory.(ed.). Breaking The Sound Barrier. A Critical Anthology of
the New Music. N.Y.: E.P. Dutton. 1981.
Davis, Douglas. Art and the Future. )& History/Prophecy of the Collaboration
Between Science, Technology and Art. N.Y.: Praeger.
1973.
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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1. Calendar Information
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Department Centre for the Arts
Abbreviation Code: FPA.
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Course Number: 322
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Credit
Title of Course: Ballet I
Calendar Description of Course:
This course explores the vocabulary and movement range of classical ballet technique on
the elementary level. Attention will be given to the understanding of body placement,
balance, flexibility and strength. Practical studio experience is offered within
the contextof. speci fi c theoreti cal principles.
Nature of Course Studio
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
FPA.
221-4 or permission of the department.
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved: ?
None
2. Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered? Three times per week
once a year. This
course will
be
combined with the proposed FPA.
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taught by one faculty member.
Semester in which the course will first be offered? 1989-3
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible? ?
Professor Grant Strate
3.
Objectives of the Course
To provide ballet experience to enhance the present curriculum
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4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
Staff
Library
Audio Visual
Space
Equipment
5.
Approval
Date: ?
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'ePartment Chairman
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Dean
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Chairman, SCUS
SCUS 73-34b:-- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a.
Attach course outline).
Arts 78-3
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COURSE OUTLINE
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BALLET
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I INSTRUCTOR: GRANT STRATE
This course explores the vocabulary and movement range of classical
ballet technique on the elementary level. Students should already
understand the basic vocabulary of the ballet barre and centre floor work.
Attention will be given to the understanding of body placement, balance,
flexibility and strength.
Theoretical principles of the technique will be introduced within the
studio work. Theory and practice are combined. This course will be taught
together with
FPA. 323
Studio Clothing:
Students are required to wear tights and leotards or T shirts. Soft ballet
shoes are essential.
Reference Books:
The Dance Encyclopedia 1967
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.REFCOL
GV
1585 CS 1967
Dictionary of Modern Ballet 1959
.REFCOL
GV 1787 D513
A Dictionary of Gestures 1975
.REFCOLBF
591
B3
Dance as a Theatre Art 1974
.GV 1781 C63
Evaluation
Grades will be assigned on the basis of attendance, progress and
potential. There will be a final ensemble demonstration of set combinations
of ballet movements that will be worth 10% of the grade.
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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1. Calendar Information
Abbreviation Code: EPA.
Title of Course:
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Ballet II
Department
Course Number: 323
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Credit Hours: 3
Vector: o
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Centre for the Arts
C1endar Description of Course:
This course explores the vocabularly and movement range of classical ballet technique
on the lower intermediate level. Futher attention will be given to the understanding
of body placement, balance, flexibility and strength. Practical studio experience
is offered within the context of specific theoretical principles.
Nature of Course
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Studio
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
EPA. 322-3 or permission of the department.
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved: ?
None
2.
Scheduling
Flow frequently will the course be offered?
?
Three
Imes
per week •
once
per year. This
course w.11 be coib.ned with the proposed F.
k
-
3 1 t
jtaught by one faculty member
Semester in which tne course will rirst be o
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible? ?
Professor Grant Strate
3.
Objectives of the Course
?
To provide ballet experience to enhance the present
curriculum.
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
Staff
Library
Audio Visual
Space
Equipment
5.
Approval
Date:
?
r
'
nT'Chairman ?
Dean
?
Chairman, SCUS
SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a.
Attach course outline).
A
Arts 78-3
COURSE OUTLINE
FPA. 3 2-3
BALLET II INSTRUCTOR: GRANT STRATE
This course explores the volabulary and movement range of classical
ballet technique on the lower intermediate level. Students must have
completed FPA. 322-3 or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience.
Further attention will be given to the understanding of body placement,
balance flexibility and strength. The ability to accomplish simple pirouettes
and beats in jumps is expected.
Theoretical principles of the technique will be introduced within the
studio work. Theory and practice are combined. This course will be taught
together with FPA. 3)22-3.
Studio Clothing:
Students are required to wear tights and leotards or T shirts. Soft ballet
shoes are essential.
Reference Books:
•• ?
The Dance Encyclopedia 1967
.REFCOL GV 1585 C5 1967
Dictionary of Modern Ballet 1959
.REFCOL GV 1787 D513
A Dictionary of Gestures
1975
.REFCOLBF59I B3
Dance as a Theatre Art 1974
.GV 1781 C63
Evaluation
Grades will be assigned on the basis of attendance, progress and
potential. There will be a final ensemble demonstration of set combinations
of ballet movements that will
be worth 10%
of the grade.
0
SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1.
Calendar Information ?
Department
Centre for the Arts
Abbreviation Code:
EPA. ?
Course Number:
427
?
Credit Hours: 3 ?
Vector:
Title of Course:
?
Ballet III
Calendar Description of Course:
This course is an extension of classical ballet technique on an upper intermediate level.
Understanding of basic principles is assumed and attention will be focussed on
combinations of movement, musicality and performance.
Nature of Course
?
Studio
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
EPA.
323-3
or permission of the department.
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
None
2.
Scheduling
How
with
frequently
t1e p?Op9Sed
will
FPA.
the course
322-3
be offered?
Three times per week
once per year combined
Semester n wnicn the course will first be offered? 1990-3
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible?
Professor Grant Strate
3.
Objectives of the Course
To provide ballet experience to enhance the present curriculum.
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
Staff
Library
Audio Visual
Space
Equipment
5. Approval
Date:___________________
De '
artment Chairman
• ?
_
Dean
?
Chairman SCUS
SCUS 73-34b:-- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a.
Attach course outline).
[TI
Arts 78-3
COURSE OUTLINE
W
?
EPA.
427-3
BALLET II!
?
INSTRUCTOR: GRANT STRATE
This course treats the vocabulary and movement range of classical
ballet technique on the upper intermediate level. Students must have
completed FPA.
323-3
or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience. The
understanding of the fundamentals of theoretical principles is assumed and
attention will be focussed on more complex combinations of movement,
musicality and performance values.
This course will be taught together with FPA. 428-3.
Studio Clothing:
Students are required to wear tights and leotards or T shirts. Soft ballet
shoes are essential.
Reference Books:
The Dance Encyclopedia 1967
.REFCOLGV 1585C5 1967
Dictionary of Modern Ballet 1959
.REFCOLGV 1787 D513
A Dictionary of Gestures 1975
.REFCOLBF 59183
Dance as a Theatre Art 1974
.GV 1781 C63
Evaluation
Grades will be assigned on the basis of attendance, progress and
potential. There will be a final in class ensemble demonstration of
combinations of clasical movements from the ballet repertoire. The
demonstration will be worth 20% of the grade.
11
SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1.
Calendar Information ?
Department Centre for the Arts
Abbreviation Code:
?
FPA. Course Number: 428
?
Credit Hours: 3 ?
Vector:
Title of Course:
?
Ballet IV
ilendar Description of Course:
This is an advanced course. Students must have a thorough background in the vocabulary
and techniques of classical ballet. Attention will be given to movement sequences from
the ballet repertoire.
Nature of Course Studiq
Prerequisites (or special instructions): FPA. 422-3 or permission of the department
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
None
2.
Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered? Three times per week.,
once per year combined
with the propose4 FPA. 323-3.
Semester in whtch the course will first be offered? ggl_l
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible? ?
Professor Grant Strate
3.
Objectives of the Course
?
To provide ballet experience to enhance the present
curriculum
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
Staff
Library
Audio Visual
Space
Equipment
5.
Approval
Date:____________
4;r:iiiii
epartm
;
ent Chairman ?
Dean
?
Chairman, SCUS
SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a.
Attach course outline).
Arts 78-3
COURSE OUTLINE
FPA. 428-3
BALLET IV
?
INSTRUCTOR: GRANT STRATE
This course treats the vocabulary and movement range of classical
ballet technique on the advanced level. Studens must have completed FPA.
427-3 or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience. A thorough
background in the vocabulary and techniques of classical ballet is required
for this course. Attention will be given to the movement sequences of the
ballet repertoire.
This course will
be taught together
with FPA. 427-3.
Studio Clothing:
Students are required to wear tights and leotards or I shirts. Soft ballet
shoes are essential.
Reference Books:
The Dance Encyclopedia 1967
.
?
.REFCOL GV 1585 C5 1967
•
?
Dictionary of Modern Ballet 1959
.REFCOL GV 1787 D513
A Dictionary of Gestures 1975
.REFCOLBF59I B3
Dance
as a
Theatre Art 1974
.GV 1781 C63
Evaluation
Grades will be assigned on the basis of attendance, progress and
potential. There will be a final in class ensemble demonstration of
combinations of clasical movements from the ballet repertoire. The
demonstration will be worth 20
0 /0'
of the grade.
