3 pages essay about Spring Dance Theatre CRITIQUE

Critical Thinking Assignment

You must attend CSUF Dance Theatre and write a 3 to 4 page critique of the performance.  Tickets go on sale four weeks before the first performance $12.00 pre-sale at the Theatre Box Office (657) 278-3371 $14.00 at the door.

http://www.fullerton.edu/arts/theatre/events/td_productions.php

The paper is due on Titanium under assignments - the ticket must be scanned or photographed and included on your paper.  worth 55 points.

Each student must write a Dance Concert Critique based on the guidelines below. Grades are based on completeness, content, insight, grammar, spelling and presentation. All critiques are required to have a title page. The title page must list student’s name, professor’s name, class name (Dance 301) day and time, assignment title. Critiques submitted without a title page would automatically have 10 points deducted. Critiques must have the ticket stub image scanned or a photo on the Title Page. If ticket stub is not included -10 points will automatically be deducted. There are no make-up assignments for this critique requirement and tickets are not accepted late.

Write a 6 paragraph essay analyzing 4 dances.

1) Define dance, you can use a quote or definition from an article or book about dance or you can create your own definition. Tell what dance concert you attended. Choose four dances to critique. Indicate the title of the dance and what it signifies. (paragraph 1)

2) Analyze the dances from an artistic perspective. Use your own knowledge and understanding of life. Be creative, use your imagination and draw from your own background of experience. (paragraphs 2-5; use one paragraph to describe a dance)

a. Does the dance display an emotion? Describe the emotion and how it makes you feel.

b. Does the dance express any aspect of society? What era is it from, present, past, future? Describe it.

c. What type of movement and gestures were used to express the concept of the dance?

d. Did the production elements (set, lighting, music, or sound) contribute to the overall concept of the dance?

e. Conclude your paper with what you have learned and experienced. Discuss your understanding of dance as an art form. (paragraph 6)

3) Your paper must include an introduction, the body, and a conclusion.

You must have a Title Page: REQUIRED INFORMATION –

YOUR NAME

DATE

ASSIGNMENT

COURSE

PROFESSOR’S NAME

CLASS DAY & TIME

use this example for all your title pages in this class (5 point deduction if missing any information on the title page- 10 point deduction for no title page at all, no name no credit) You must attach your ticket stub to your paper. (10 point deduction for missing ticket.) Format= double space, 12 font, 1 inch margins, title page.

4) For examples of critiques you can look in the newspaper, magazines, or on the internet for reviews of theatrical events. Notice what they relate the performance to and how they interpret it.

Please do not use the word ROUTINE to refer to a dance unless it truly looks like a regular habit or is excessively repetitive.

Please include your ticket stub (10 points)

Dance Critique Rubric

The following deductions will be made for missing requirements. Every paper starts at 50 points.

Deductions

10 points – for no ticket

10 points- no title page

3 full pages required, no deductions for more than 3 pages

You will be graded on the following criteria.

* Appropriately present and organize supporting information

* Analyze, evaluate or interpret information critically for accuracy, appropriateness or sufficiency to pursue specific conclusion(s), argument(s) or solution(s)

* Clearly articulate the value, validity and relevance of argument(s) and conclusion(s),
and if applicable, acknowledge relevant personal perspective(s)

* Apply prior academic knowledge to a new context