Articles tagged with: course opportunity

• Spring Course opportunity in Dance Education

  Wednesday, March 21, 2012 | By Brock University

  Looking for a unique course opportunity this Spring?

  Register for PEKN 2P06, running April 30th to June 1st , Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 to 13:30.  Registration opens for non-PEKN majors after April 5th.

  PEKN 2P06
  Dance Education
  Introduction to dance as an art form through making, performing and appreciating dance. Emphasis on the creative process, dance skills and vocabulary through exploration of dance concepts and observational skills.
  Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
  Restriction: open to BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate) until date specified in Registration guide. After that date available to BKin and BSc (Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
  Prerequisite(s): PEKN 1P90 and 1P93 or permission of the instructor.
  Note: students will be expected to pay the cost of a ticket to a dance performance on campus. Modes of instruction/evaluation will normally include vigorous physical activity.

  The foundation of this course is Laban’s Movement Principles coupled with Valerie Preston-Dunlop.  There will not be a critique based on a live performance in the spring session.  To view videos from past sessions of the course please go to the IRC and review the collection on reserve under PEKN 2P06.

  For more information contact Janet Westbury at jwestbury@brocku.ca

  Tags: course opportunity, dance, dance education, PEKN 2P06
  Categories: Announcements, Current Students, News, STAC Courses

• Looking for a unique Spring/Summer course? sign-up for Introduction to Physical Theatre

  Thursday, February 02, 2012 | By Brock University

  

  Theatre Beyond Words – object-based theatre and full-body mask

  Looking for a unique Spring/Summer course? sign-up for a three week-long intensive Introduction to Physical Theatre taught by the resident theatre company of Brock University, Theatre Beyond Words, during the Spring session of 2012.

  DART 2F04: Physical Theatre – Education through Collective Creation
  Students will explore a wide range of physical theatre styles (mask, mime, pantomime, graphics, theatrical clown, and commedia dell’arte) by recreating a series of scenes from professional repertoire using masks, puppets, costumes and sets from international touring theatre ensemble and Brock Resident Theatre Company, Theatre Beyond Words. This is a 3-week intensive, full-credit course, running 6 hours per day, 5 days per week. There will be a final performance for invited friends, family and staff at the end of the 3 three weeks. As this is a practicum course, attendance at all classes is mandatory.

  More information about this full-credit course may be found here. Enrollment is limited to 20 students. Don’t delay!
  Applicants without previous theatre training at Brock University may enrol with permission of the instructor.

  for more information contact dramatic.arts@brocku.ca

   

   

  Here are some examples of the masks and object-based theatre used by Theatre Beyond Words:

  

  And here’s a trailer for their current show on tour, created and performed by Brock students:

  Tags: course opportunity, dart, dart 2f04, Dramatic Arts, masks, physical theatre, tales from the garden, the potato people, theatre beyond words
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• Theory and Practice of Drama in Education with JONOTHAN NEELANDS Six-day intensive course

  Friday, May 06, 2011 | By Brock University

  THE DEPARTMENT OF DRAMATIC ARTS
  DART 3V90: Theory and Practice of Drama in Education with JONOTHAN NEELANDS
  Six-day intensive course: Monday, July 25 – Saturday, July 30, 2011

  Through a combination of workshops, demonstrations, reflections, and lectures, this course examines models for the planning and teaching of process drama. It will provide the opportunity for students to examine the community effects of drama and its role in our personal and social development. This half-credit course will be intensely practical and relevant to teaching the full age range of children through to adults. The learning experiences will be supported by readings and other materials developed for sustainable learning.

  Jonothan Neelands is an internationally renowned drama-in-education professor who has written extensively about the use of drama as a learning medium. He has worked with teachers of all age groups, assisting them in understanding how they may employ process drama techniques in teaching a variety of subjects. He is the National Teaching Fellow, Chair of Drama and Theatre Education and Director of Teaching and Learning in the Institute of Education at the University of Warwick and an associate of the CAPITAL Centre for creativity and performance in teaching and learning, a joint initiative between the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and the University of Warwick. This project aims to improve the quality of Shakespeare teaching at all ages through an ensemble and rehearsal room pedagogic approach.

  A part of the Department of Dramatic Arts Visiting International Professor program, we are pleased to offer students the opportunity to study with someone of Dr. Neelands’ caliber.

  Tags: course opportunity, Drama in Education, jonothan neelands, visiting artists, visiting educators
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