Artistic projects in the studies of dance performance
Read about the projects that are part of the studies of dance performance in Theatre Academy.
Introduction
The professional field of a dance artist has diversified and expanded in a relatively short period of time. This is reflected, for example, in the broadening of artistic materials, working methods, contexts and structures in many different directions. This diversity of professional practice is also taken into account in the content and structure of the degree programme, as well as in the opportunities it offers students to make individual choices.
In artistic projects, students have the opportunity to work on their own artistic practice, through shared authorship and/or in a choreographer-led process. The projects included in the programme are presented below.
Solo Works
The artistic project in the autumn of the first year is a solo work, in which students have the opportunity to develop their own artistic interests towards a performance that is shared with an audience.
The process begins with workshops that open up perspectives on embodiment, performance and practice, among other things, and support students in clarifying their own artistic research. Artistic work is supported through mentoring and peer dialogue, with different stages of the process shared in a collegial environment.
After the performances, students deepen their understanding of their own work by reflecting on and documenting the process, and by articulating the starting points and stages of their work and how it relates to the surrounding artistic field.
Dialogue
In the Dialogue project, students work in collaboration with another student from their year group or in a small group.
Dialogue offers an opportunity to continue exploring practices or artistic themes that emerged from the solo work, while receiving support, response and constructive challenge through a dialogical relationship with another dancer-performer.
The project enables students to develop and deepen their artistic practices and ideas through interaction with others. The process also involves practising how to share work in an exploratory performance setting. At the end of the course, the processes will be presented to the public through performance sketches and demos.
ACO – Artistic Collaboration
The Artistic Collaboration project is an elective study module for students in the Master’s Programme in Dance Performance.
The project brings together students from eight different degree programmes and offers an opportunity to work as a dancer-performer in an interdisciplinary artistic ensemble. Read more about the project here.
Artistic Thesis for the Master’s Degree in Dance Performance
The artistic thesis for the Master’s degree in Dance Performance may take one of the following forms:
- An internship in the professional field
- TADaC – Theatre Academy Dance Collective production
- Performing in another student’s thesis work