CREATIVE ASSESSMENT COMPLETED FINAL PROJECT
SUBSTANTIAL TEXT OR 10 ARTICLES YOU READ500 words (2 double spaced pages)
What were you surprised to learn about your genre? Did your opinion of the genre change, or was it confirmed? What were several of your favorite moments in the book or in the 3 articles that you read? What significant social, political, or historical events influenced the development of your genre? How would you summarize the aesthetic of your genre?
FORM500 words (2 double spaced pages)
Describe the dance on a surface levelthe movements, the number of dancers, the music, the spatial design, the mood, the costumes, the footwear etc. Then, on a deeper level, describe what was revealed to you about the dance because of your reading and research on the genre? Can you point to reasons why the form developed as it did? What significant events or issues came to play in its creation? Does the form of the dance change as its function or context changes? How? Why?
FUNCTION500 words (2 double spaced pages)
Describe the function(s) of your genre. Who performs this genre? Why? What is the meaning behind the form? Has the function changed over time? How does a change in function affect the form and context? Site examples from the step you took in order to back up your statements.
CONTEXT500 words (2 double spaced pages)
Describe the context(s) of your gen
re. Where is it performed? Who is the audience? Are they active or passive? How does the context affect the dances form and function? Site examples from the step you took in order to back up your statements.
CLOSING250 words (1 double spaced page)
What did you learn about your genre? What surprised you? What was confirmed? Can you draw connections between the form, function, and context of your genre? How does a shift in one affect the others? Can you name the strongest descriptive factor in your genrethe form, function, or context? What sets your genre apart and makes it unique from other genres?
CITATION
Here you will cite your resources (the book or articles you read, the videos you watched, and the images and videos you posted to bring your genre to life).
MLA citation ONLY!
STAGE ONE FINAL PROJECT
The name of the genre that you will study
Kathak
Which book or 10 articles you will read
Sarkar, Pallabi.Bells of Change: Kathak Dance, Women and Modernity. Seagull Books, 2008.
Which steps under the headings Form, Function, and Context you will complete.
FORM- Watch 3 video examples of the genre from Hofstra Media Services, the Lincoln Center Library, YouTube, or Vimeo
FUNCTION- Read an interview of a current or former dancer in that style
CONTEXT- Watch a documentary on the genre or a major choreographer/dancer in the field
STAGE TWO FINAL PROJECT
Images:
Video Links: