Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2022 - CA 425 D100

Intensive Studies in Performance (5)

Class Number: 7697

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 10 – Apr 11, 2022: Mon, Wed, Fri, 2:30–6:20 p.m.
    GOLDCORP

  • Prerequisites:

    CA (or FPA) 285 and CA (or FPA) 326 or 327 with prior approval by application. Students must also be concurrently enrolled in a dance technique course at the appropriate level. These courses include CA 221, 321, 323, and 421.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Advanced performance studies in intensive specialized workshops and/or participation in choreographic projects culminating in public performance. Course content may include interdisciplinary collaborations and a variety of performance styles and techniques. May repeat for credit.

COURSE DETAILS:

Project: Ghost Forest

Interdisciplinary collaboration

This course is designed as a pre-professional training for contemporary performance. Students will work with a range of choreographers, rehearsal directors, visual and media artists and composers. This is a single work.  Students are expected to work towards a collective goal, working with a diverse team

Grading

  • Participation and work habits 50%
  • Development 30%
  • Reflection 10%
  • Production 10%

NOTES:

Evaluation:

Participation and work habits: %50

  • Presence and commitment to the process
  • Staying on top of the schedule and your other commitments
  • Consistent focus and rigor in your approach to the material
  • Contributions to process and collaborations
  • Quality of approach to rehearsal and performance

Development: %30

  • Incorporating feedback
  • Arc of progress in role
  • Quality of performance

Reflection: %10

Three-page reflection on process in relation to personal practice

Production %10

Working with the team and taking on non-dance roles inside the process

Concepts: Place/ Perception/ Perspective:

We were thinking through the history of the location our building sits. Moving from now back to when the water line was where the building is located. From the built up domestic/architectural environment- to a transient place with movement through the spaces -to an open landscape. Using walking as a motif to build movement.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN SPRING 2022

Teaching at SFU in spring 2022 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with safety plans in place.  Some courses will still be offered through remote methods, and if so, this will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes.  You will also know at enrollment whether remote course components will be “live” (synchronous) or at your own pace (asynchronous).

Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required.  You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the spring 2022 term.