Introduction into me and my Dissertation

Hi!!

 

Let’s get all the pleasantries out the way, my name is Jodie, I am 26 and currently in my third year at University Campus Suffolk studying for a BA Hons Degree in Dance in the Community. PHEW!! That was easy enough!

 

SO third year means that dreaded word....DISSERTATION!! Through all your years at university, it leads to this one massive thing. And it’s scary as hell.

 

OK enough of that lets get to what this blog will be about, its mostly a place I will use to document the process I am going through whist researching my dissertation subject. 

 

I will look at the connection between Architecture of a space and/or place and the Architecture of the body and whether they can be related or connected through choreography - Can the architecture of a space impact on how dancers create a piece of choreography and does their behaviour play a role?

 

The process I am using to explore this is Practice as Research (PAR); it is a form of academic research which incorporates an element of practice in the methodology.  In this instance the methodology will be exploration through choreography.

I will hold workshops for my participants and provide them with tasks which they will then execute in the space.
 
The spaces I am using for my explorations are:

Forefront (Dance studio @ UCS)
The Pacitti Company Think Tank
Chantry Park

My dissertation when completed will consist of 60% written, 20% performance and 20% presentation.  I will present my findings in the form of a 10-12 minute performance which will use the material that was created from the workshops and I will also present a 10-15 lecture demonstration.

 
This blog will include text, video, pictures and voice recordings taken from the workshops.



I hope you enjoy what you read and see, please feel free to leave comments.

 
Thanks and happy reading :)