COMPOSITION FINAL

COMPOSITION

DACR 361 Section 02 / Fall 2011 / Tuesdays 1:00pm – 3:50pm / DRAKE

Professor Lela Aisha Jones / lejones@uarts.edu

Office hours are by appointment only.

FINAL (due November 29 & December 6, 2011)

3-10 Minute Study

Option 1: Moving Memoir Duet (based on a memory) and Solo Soma Study (based solely on exploring the body in movement)

Option 2: Moving Memoir Combo (based on a memory and incorporates the solo soma study into the memory)

20 POINTS

Intention & Focus, 3 points

Intro, 1 point (spoken introduction should include a title of the work and 1-3 sentences on what the work is about, no more than 2 minutes)

Memory Connection, 2 points

Movement Development and Exploration, 6 points (option 1 only) or 4 points (option 2 only)

Q & A, 2 points

Solo Soma Study Integration 2 points, (option 2 only)

Time Requirement, 1 point

Writing, 5 points

WRITING

Respond to each area with 1-2 paragraphs. No more than 2 double-sided pages.

(1) Memory and Solo Soma Study – Option 1: Describe your memory and your objectives for the solo soma study. Option 2: Describe your memory and the combining or integrating of your solo soma study as a part of the memory. Why did you make that choice?

(2) Process – What are you discovering about your choreographic process? What are your habits? What is working and you want to keep? What do you need environmentally, spiritually, emotionally, etc. to make work?

(3) Challenges – What were the challenges you faced as a choreographer in this type of compositional work? What were the challenges of this class? How did you overcome them?

(4) Dream – If you could do anything you wanted what would you dream for this work? Sound, lights, props, costuming, venue, and any more.