2019/20 SEASON INVERTIGO DANCE THEATRE: FORMULAE & FAIRY TALES
LESSON 1: DANCE-THEATRE, STORYTELLING, AND WHO IS ALAN TURING? LESSON AT A GLANCE LESSON OBJECTIVE: The following lessons will introduce students to dance theatre and build an understanding of the elements of dance, including interactive exercises for students to explore dance theatre techniques. Students will be introduced to Invertigo Dance Theatre’s artistic vision and the story -and the man -- behind the show at the center of this curriculum: Formulae and Fairy Tales. DURATION: 120 minutes MATERIALS: Internet to view Invertigo Dance Company Videos. Students should have a journal or section of a notebook for their “Formulae & Fairy Tales Field Notes.” Print-outs of the following handouts, Handout 1: Hi, I’m Alan Turing!, Handout 2: Elements of Dance- BASTE, Handout 3: What is Dance Theatre?, Handout 4: Socratic Seminar Rules JOURNALS: Every lesson will include a journal component called Formulae & Fairy Tales Field Notes. Students will each need a journal to take notes, plan scenes, and respond to prompts, videos, and articles. We encourage students to gather ideas and observations as part of their field research on dance theatre as seen through Invertigo and the upcoming show Formulae & Fairy Tales. STANDARDS: National Core Arts Standards, Theatre, Grades 9-12: CREATING—Anchor Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic work. National Core Arts Standards, Theatre, Grades 9-12: PERFORMING—Anchor Standard 4: Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation. National Core Arts Standards, Theatre, Grades 9-12: CREATING—Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. National Core Arts Standards, Dance, Grades 9-12: RESPONDING—Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1: Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1.A: Come to discussions prepared, having read and researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence from texts and other research on the topic or issue to stimulate a thoughtful, well-reasoned exchange of ideas. CONCEPTS/VOCABULARY Artificial Intelligence - the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages. Conflict - a struggle between opposing forces or characters; conflict is known to be a driving force in the drama of stories, theatre and dance. It has been said that without conflict, a story would have not point. Costume - an actor’s stage clothing. Chant - singing or speaking that repeats itself. Choreography - the art or practice of designing and creating movement sequences for a dance or scene in theatre; the physicality of bodies, space and sometimes props and sets are used to create a choreographic composition; motion and form are specified through notation. THE BROAD STAGE AT THE SANTA MONICA COLLEGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER THEBROADSTAGE.ORG/EDUCATION 1310 11TH ST., SANTA MONICA, CA 90401 / 310.434.3560
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