COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Art and Design

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SEDA AYVAZOĞLU

Offered to

Art and Design

Course Objective

In this course all notable contributors who have worked on establishing Ballet in Türkiye are analyzed through an academic and artistic point of view. An introduction is provided regarding the efforts of the founders who played an important role in laying down the foundations for the state ballet in Türkiye. By presenting detailed historic information regarding the processes and individual characters involved with the establishment of ballet in Türkiye, it is anticipated that students taking the course can pose more educated comments and promote intellectual discussions among each other regarding this important historic topic.

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

Deleon, Jak. (1992) Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türk Balesi. Iletişim Yayınları, Istanbul.

Evci, M. (2008). 60. Yılında Türk Balesi. Kültür ve turizm bakanlığı yayınları.

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

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course introduces the historical process of the foundation of ballet in Türkiye and the basics of its development. In these lessons, students are given the opportunity to watch video/dvd recordings or, according to the approval of the instructor, the students are provided with various research and learning tasks on given subjects. Students taking this course are expected to acquire methods for formulating objective analyses and raising critical questions and comments at a highly intellectual level.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students are expected to have the ability to apply analysis and learning methods. Students should provide a wide range of information about the Turkish Ballet choeographic works, choreographers, composers and creative team. While making the assessment, the level reached by the student is evaluated according to his/her knowledge.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students are expected to make an effort to comprehend and to focus on the lecture in a discipline fashion. Students should be able to show that they are able to participate in the lectures with a positive attitude regarding the instructor's questions.

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