2019/20 SEASON NUTCRACKER SUITE
LESSON 4: RESPONDING TO DANCE IN SCULPTURE (POST-SHOW) LESSON OBJECTIVE: After going to The Broad Stage for the performance of The Nutcracker Suite, students will construct a dance sculpture in the style of Alberto Giacometti, inspired by the performance. DURATION: 40 mins MATERIALS: tin foil, paper, pencil, index cards, scissors, Handout 2: Ballet Steps, Handout 5: Performance Reflection Form, Handout 6: How to Write a Dance Review, Handout 7: Sculpture Directions STANDARDS: CCSS ELA/Literacy: Writing Standards: WS 10 Write routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames for a range of discipline specific tasks, purposes, and audiences. CCSS ELA/Literacy, Speaking and Listening Standards: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas: SL5 Include visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes. CA VAPA Dance 1.5 Use appropriate dance vocabulary to describe dances. CA VAPA Visual Arts 1.2 Identify and describe characteristics of representational, abstract and nonrepresentational works of art. CA VAPA Visual Arts 2.4 Create an expressive abstract composition based on real objects. CONCEPTS/VOCABULARY: Alberto Giacometti: Swiss sculpture who is known for his thin, tall figures made of bronze. Elongated: Unusually long in relation to its width. Movement: The principal of design dealing with the creation of action. Sculpture: A 3-dimensional (3D) work of art. Texture: The surface quality of materials, either actual (tactile) or implied (visual); one of the elements of art. GUIDING QUESTIONS: How can I represent movement through visual art?
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