HISTORY OF DANCE

This course is part of the Bachelor's Degree Program in Conservation of Cultural Heritage that aims to provide basic knowledge to work in the field of cultural heritage as a specialist in the conservation and management of artistic heritage. The course offers an overview of the history of dance, and the functioning of different models of representation and reception of choreographic work and the dancing body.

Students will be able situate a dance piece in the wider context of arts and cultural heritage. During the course, they will learn how to critically approach a dance performance and take notes from the lessons and referral texts to fix the main concepts and develop their analysis and synthesis skills.

A good reading knowledge of English is required to understand some of the required texts and excerpts from the dance shows examined in class.

The course provides a basic knowledge of the history of dance starting from a series of video-recordings of dance performances selected to analyze different dance genres and forms, body practices and techniques, and the reception of the audience. The specific terminology needed to understand the texts under scrutiny will be introduced and examined in class.

A selection of essays and videos is suggested on moodle (the password will be provided via email by Prof. Franco).

The exam consists of an oral test, which is a 20-minute interview starting with the presentation of a topic of your choice, followed by some questions on the course material. The evaluation will be based on knowledge of the program (60%), presentation skills, and mastery of specialized vocabulary (20%).

The evaluation criteria are based on in-depth knowledge of the topics covered in class and/or learned through the required reading (60%), the ability to use specific terminology (20%), and the quality of the presentation (20%).
Grades in the range of 18-22 correspond to a sufficient level; grades in the range of 23-26 correspond to a fair level; grades in the range of 27-30 correspond to an excellent level, and honors are awarded for outstanding performance.

The course will be held live and will be supported by the e-learning platform of the university (moodle.unive.it). Classes will include the screening of videos and commented powerpoints.

Italian

written and oral

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Poverty and inequalities" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development