Module: DAN5101-20 Digital Performance Practice 2

Level: 5

Credit Value: 20

Module Tutor: Christopher Lewis-Smith

Module Tutor Contact Details: C.Lewis-Smith@bathspa.ac.uk

Please note that in order to take this module you must have studied DAN4001-20 Digital Performance Practice 1.

Note for 3rd year students:

Any students taking this module at level 6 (undergraduate year 3) will not have the credits counted towards their level 6 total. You also cannot take an open module as you need 100 level 6 credits.

1. Brief description and aims of module:

This module is designed to develop your screendance making practice, using digital technology, with a focus on exploring camera use and editing software to construct choreographic work for the single screen. You will have the opportunity to consider issues around the viewing of the body on screen in a historical and contemporary context, and use your understanding of this to inform and develop the analytical skills developed in Digital Performance Practice 1. The critical, contextual and analytical studies that represent the theoretical side of this module will inform your creative practice and support you to identify yourself as an emerging screendance artist within the wider field of practice.

2. Outline syllabus:

Practical work, informed by your developing understanding of the wider field, forms the core of the module. You will initially make short, experimental film works that will provide key learning experiences supported by tutor and peer review, and your own reflective considerations. You will be encouraged to advance your practice in consideration of the audio aspects of your screendance work which may take the form of collaborating with sound artists from other courses.

Viewing of a range of screendance work by professional artists, past and present, forms a key element of the learning offered by this module. Screendance will be examined within the wider context of 20th and 21st century cinema, examining its links to the more avant garde experimental nature of work that is currently emerging from within the community of film and dance makers.

3. Teaching and learning activities:

The module is delivered through a series of practical workshops, seminars, and self-directed study. Your learning will be reflective and analytical so that you develop an understanding of the different technologies and their application in a performance context. You will be expected to engage in self-directed research, practical work in the studio and on location, peer critique and extended periods editing film.

You will have regular feedback during practical sessions and tutorials to support your development in this field. You will submit both written and practical work to evidence your learning.

Assessment Item 1:

• Assessment Type: Course Work

• Description: Essay (1500 words)

• % Weighting: 30%

Assessment Item 2:

• Assessment Type: Course Work

• Description: Practical Project (equivalent of 3,500 words)

• % Weighting: 70%