COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Ballet

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SEDA AYVAZOĞLU

Offered to

Ballet

Course Objective

It is the performing of a solo, group and duo dances selected from the works of the 20th century ballet repertoire and to teach them how to convey a dancer in the most accurate way. Different choreographies of the works are also investigated during the repertoire; studies on learning methods.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Text Book(s)/Required Readings:


Kant, M. (Ed.). (2007). The Cambridge Companion to Ballet (Cambridge Companions to Music). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CCOL9780521832212

Minden, E. G. (2005). The ballet companion: A dancer's guide to the technique, traditions, and joys of ballet. New York: Fireside Book/Simon & Schuster.

Morris G. & Giersdorf(2016). Choreographies of 21st Century Wars, Oxford Studies in Dance Theory, Oxford.

Press, S.D. (2006). Prokofiev's Ballets for Diaghilev (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315089423

Whittier, C.J. (2017). Creative Ballet Teaching: Technique and Artistry for the 21st Century Ballet Dancer (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315618067

Wulff, H. (1998). Ballet Across Borders: Career and Culture in the World of Dancers (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003084754

Additional Sources: Related choreography of ballet dvd records from the world famous ballet companies.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This repertoire courses are trained in the ballet studio and to students are given the opportunity to watch dvd records and follow up the course or according to the instructor's approval. The student is assigned tasks related to various research related to the subject. This unit introduces the essentials of neoclassical ballet technique. Students will develop strength, suppleness and coordination, experiment with movement combinations and learn sequences of choreography.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Active participation in classes, research, creativity.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Every student needs to arrive at regular class properly dressed and prepared for the strenuous exercise that the class affords.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

seda.ayvazoglu@deu.edu.tr

Phone:+90 232 441 90 09

Office Hours

Monday 12.00-13.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes