IMPROVISATION FINAL

THINKING MAKING DOING: IMPROVISATION

DACR 164 Section 03 / Fall 2011 / Tuesdays 2:30pm – 3:50pm

Professor Lela Aisha Jones / lejones@uarts.edu

Office hours are by appointment only.

FINAL (listed as studies on the syllabus and due December 7, 2011)

1. Fluttering: 10-15 Minutes

· Student exhibits an ability to dig into the body and create a self facilitated fluid dialogue of movement to prepare the body for improvisational processes.

10 POINTS

Punctuality, 3 point (on time to class)

Development, 5 points (ability to move through the body in stages)

Overall 2 (the ability to self facilitate to a fully functional place)

2. Improvisation: 3 Minutes

· Students may choose from the following categories to create an on the spot (and thoughtful) improvisational performance with dynamic quality.

Option 1: Memory

Option 2: Soma

Option 3: Artifact

Option 4: Gesture

20 POINTS

Professionalism, 4 points

Commitment, 4 points

Intention, 3 points

Focus, 3 points

Divergence, 2 points

(moving away from a norm, pushing tempo, energy, location of movement in the body)

Overall, 4 points

3. Writing/Speaking:

· Students answer the following question in no more than two pages. What is the title of your improvisation and why? In which area did you choose to focus your improvisation on and why? How has improvisation become important to your movement practice? What have been the challenges of developing an improvisational practice?

10 POINTS

Question and Answer (after improvisation), 2 points

Clear and Organized Writing, 2 points

Depth of Thought, 2 points

Answered Questions, 2 points

Overall, 2 points