ACD309 - Process Towards Performance
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: To be advised |
| Prerequisite: | Must have completed ACD202 or ACD207 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 2 x 1.5-hours on-campus practical experience (studio) per week 2 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
In this capstone unit, students will research, practice, and utilise specific approaches to choreographic practice in their relation to significant dancer-choreographers in the contemporary dance field. These approaches to choreographic practice will enable students to develop processes and content towards the creation of the live performance of a major choreographic group work in the trimester 2 unit Student Devised Public Performance. Students will engage with different dance-making approaches with the aim of discovering what processes best suit their interests in choreography, and the particular circumstances of their own cultures, contexts, experiences, capacities and bodies. A series of assignments will give students practical experience in creating from within the given choreographic processes and assessing their relevance and application to the emerging aims of their group project. Assignments will be shown as informal presentations in class. During and towards the end of this unit groups will be established and will develop ideas and establish approaches towards the major choreographic project that will be created and performed in the unit Student Devised Public Performance. This proposal will be formally presented at the end of the Trimester.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Investigate and apply a range of significant contemporary choreographic approaches to the creation of self-devised choreographic projects. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO2 | Intellectually analyse, embody and convey contemporary approaches to dance making by critically applying historical, cultural and theoretical knowledge and with consideration of Indigenous Knowledges and perspectives. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO3 | Research, create and perform extended choreographic projects through working effectively in teams | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO4 | Document and critically reflect on personal and professional knowledge gained through the application and embodiment of significant contemporary and cultural choreographic methodologies including a reflection on the impact of engaging with Indigenous Knowledges. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO8: Global citizenship |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Choreographic showing with oral presentation | Physical presentation plus oral presentation | 35% | Week 6 |
| Assessment 2: Choreographic showing | Physical presentation | 35% | Week 11 |
| Assessment 3: Written reflective journal | Oral presentation | 30% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
Students enrolled in this unit must participate in 2 practical, dance technique workshops per week.
These practical experiences (workshops) will enable students to develop appropriate skills applicable to their particular discipline and support the development of content for assessment tasks 1 and 2. The workshops will ask students to engage with standards and expectations as they exist in the professional context.
Learning resource
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
Unit Fee Information
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