Dance Concert Response

All responses must discuss at least two pieces from the concert in the body of this assignment, one from the first act and one from the second act of the concert. In other words, one from before intermission and one from after intermission; if no intermission is given, please discuss one piece/section from the beginning and one from the end of the concert. Each response must in the body also discuss at least one technical element (lights, costumes, sound/music, and/or sets). ASSIGNMENT LAYOUT GUIDELINES Introduction: (2 points total) LIST in upper right or upper left hand corner of the response Student’s Name, Date (Angus Pang 11/2/2018) DNCEXXX: TITLE OF CLASS, Professor’s name [LIST ALL COURSES FOR WHICH THE RESPONSE IS BEING SUBMITTED] Please indicate the Role in concert (for example: audience, performer, usher, concessions, or crew) Do not include “Running title:” or your name in the header TITLE OF THE RESPONSE followed by the CONCERT TITLE in center above the introduction paragraph PARAGRAPH introduction must include Student attendance date and location (EXAMPLE theater, studio, art gallery, other?). Name of company performing (EXAMPLE California State University, Sacramento, Department of Theatre and Dance or Sacramento Ballet) Please list the Choreographers; Composers; and Name of Individual Pieces only as they relate directly to your response. For shows with a group of choreographers or collection of pieces DO NOT list all choreographers, performers, composers, or each individual piece. GRAMMAR NOTE: Please reference choreographers, musicians, and performers by surnames as appropriate for formal writing (in general, all people in formal writing are addressed by their full name the first time mentioned and then their formal or surname/last name for each reference following the initial one).

Close the introduction with a few sentences that give a formal impression of the concert. DO NOT use “like”, “emotions”, or “favorite,” remembering that this is objective analysis not subjective evaluation, do not describe your personal experience of attending the concert *CONCERT TICKET SUBMISSION (response will not be accepted without ticket) Clearly write YOUR NAME AND SIGN the front of the ticket; if no ticket is given at the dance event or performance please see course specific professor for accepted items Take a picture of the ticket (with name and signature), and include it as an image in your document. Body: Identify and Interpret Elements of Performance (16 points) In essay format, address the following prompts for one piece from the first act and one piece from the second act. What elements can be IDENTIFIED in each of the pieces being discussed? Be sure to consider genre or style of movement, choreographic elements, and/or technical elements (lights, costumes, sound/music, and/or sets), etc. DESCRIBE the elements in prompt 1 in more detail and describe what in the piece made you able to identify those elements for each piece. Be sure to consider dance specific terminology or historical/cultural concepts. Using the identified and described elements from above, RELATE them to the course material, including ideas of technique, choreography, and/or historical/cultural concepts. Be sure to describe specific aspects of the performance to support your interpretations. Also consider how technical elements (lights, costumes, sound/music, and/or sets) and theoretical concepts could be applied. Using all elements identified, described, and related, now ASSESS the artistic impact of the pieces. Consider your interpretation of the piece and how to support your personal ideas with the objective identified/described/related discussions Consider comparing the two pieces in your discussion by highlighting each piece’s similarities or contrasting the two pieces through their differences. Consider the use of genre specific technique aesthetics, the use of choreographic tools and ideas, and/or references to cultural/historical perspectives in the assessment. Closing: (2 points) Close the essay by summarizing the body of the essay and reiterating the formal impression from the introduction into a closing statement that uses the elements discussion to support your idea/impression of the concert. P.S. Pretend you are the audience. The link I attached is the show. I havent gone watched it,but it has the information you need. If you wanna know more about their performance there should be tape online. Just follow the guildline, it is very important. Just make up something but the topic has to be the link I provided. https://www.harriscenter.net/on