DTPL508 The technique of modern dance

Theatre Faculty
Summer 2016
Extent and Intensity
4/6/20. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Vladimíra Kartousová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Jarmila Vondrová
Dance Pedagogy Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Supplier department: Dance Pedagogy Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Prerequisites
EVER ( DTPZ508 The technique of modern dance )
It is required to have these subject absolved previously: Modern Dance – Methodology, Modern Dance – Technique
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Modern dance is one of the main vocational subjects that aim to increase technical excellence of each student, to develop persuasiveness of his/her dancing expression and co-create his/her art personality. According to range, possibility of use and methodical elaboration of main Modern Dance techniques (Jose Limon’s technique, Martha Graham’s technique, Jazz Dance) it is necessary to provide firm and profound basics to all students. Students should use these basics to develop particular elements, later connected into more demanding and longer combinations.

At the end of the course students should be able to master all this specific subject matter and should be able to:
- master all this specific subject matter and enforce it in their dancing pedagogical praxis.
- follow and observe contemporary international trends
- know all important principals and connections of each specific modern dance technique emphasizing creativity and overlap to other artistic fields
- get to know characteristic features of movement, analyse each separated phases of movement and their connection to physical and physiological possibilities of human body
Syllabus
  • - From the 1st to the 4th term students practically focus on the José Limón dance technique including elementary elements and exercises for beginner as well as advanced and professional dancers: succession, fall and recover, gravity, bounce, recovery and rebound, suspension, swings, opposition, turning, spiral. Students concentrate to mastering of each element and movement emphasizing coordination and developing turning technique.
  • - The next two semesters are devoted to practical familiarization with elements and special terminology of Jazz Dance including: warm up, knee bend, brush, contraction, extension, jazz adagio, flick, kick, isolations, ripple, jazz turning, jazz walk, jumps, polyrhythmic exercises and others.
  • - In the following 3 semesters students work with the Martha Graham dance technique. Lessons are focused on understanding basis of technique, elaboration of particular elements and movements based on breathing up (release) and breathing out (contraction). Students handle with all theoretical and methodical aspects of this technique.
  • - In the last semester students practically focus on mastering of difficult technical movements, exercises and combinations, especially at the centre and in space. They pay attention to preparation to perform greater dancing forms.
Literature
  • Cohan, R.: The Dance Workshop, Gia Books Ltd, London 1986. info
  • Donagh, D.: Complete Guide to Moderm Dance, Paelar Library, New York 1997. info
  • Donagh, D.: Portrait of an Artist Martha Graham Praeger New York 1993. info
  • Graham, M.: Blood Memory, Pochet Books, 1992. info
  • Horosko, M.: Martha Graham - the Evolution of Her Dance Theory and Training 1926 - 1991, Independent Publishers Goup, Chicago 1991. info
  • Odbornou literaturu doplňují sylaby, videozáznamy, DVD a učební osnovy předmětů hlavního oboru (metodika a technika moderního tance). info
Teaching methods
Lecture and exercising seminars
Assessment methods
Students get grades based on:
results of final training which includes components of the relevant semester content
written elaboration of a Modern Dance variation which includes components of the relevant semester content
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on course enrolment limitations: Pro úspěšný zápis předmětu si zaregistrujte též odpovídající předmět v zimním semestru (podle předpokladu "EVER")
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