ACD207 - Improvisation in Movement and Dance

Unit details

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Last updated: 4 March 2022

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne)
Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Olivia Millard
Trimester 3: Luigi Vescio
Cohort rule:

Nil

Prerequisite:

Students must have completed one credit point at level 1 from ACD, ACI, ACP or ACV coded units plus any other level 1 unit

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

Nil

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

Trimester 1: 1 x 2-hour seminar per week and 1 x 1-hours practical per week

Trimester 3: Intensive mode
This unit is taught intensively weeks 2-3 at Burwood (Melbourne), 1 x 2-hour seminar + 1 x 1-hour practical Monday-Friday week 2; 1 x 2-hour seminar + 1 x 1-hour practical, Monday-Thursday, 1 x 4-hour seminar + 1 x 2-hour practical Friday week 3

Content

This unit focuses on ways in which students can cultivate an embodied sensibility through dance and movement improvisation. Utilising improvisation and 'somatic' practices, the practical classes will allow students to learn through internally-focused experiences of movement, interactions with others, kinaesthetic imagination and physical self-enquiry. Improvisation will also be practiced as a form for performance thus offering students the opportunity to watch and reflect on the experiences of others.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Embody a personally refined movement sensibility as a part of creative exploration and performance

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
ULO2

Research, evaluate, and analyse diverse issues associated with movement
generation and literacy, improvisation and performance

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking
ULO3

Use improvised movement and/or dance which displays spontaneity, skill and confidence in the presence of others

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO5: Problem solving
ULO4

Creatively collaborate with other students with diverse movement backgrounds and cultural influences to develop interpersonal skills

GLO7: Teamwork

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)		 Indicative due week
Assessment 1 - Workshop Participation and Journal 1600 words
or equivalent		 40% Week 11
Assessment 2 - Improvised Performance 1200 words
or equivalent		 30% Week 4,7 and 11
Assessment 3 - Research Task 1500 words
or equivalent		 30% Week 9

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.

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