Performance, Movement, and Social Space · Performance Art and Contemporary Theater
Narrative Structures in Modern Choreography
Breaking down the ways in which dance can convey complex character arcs and thematic shifts.
Key Questions
- 1How can a specific sequence of movements represent a character's internal conflict?
- 2What artistic elements create the mood of tension or release in a dance piece?
- 3How does the rhythm of a performance dictate the pacing of the story being told?
Ontario Curriculum Expectations
ON: Creating and Presenting - Grade 12ON: Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing - Grade 12
Grade: Grade 12
Subject: The Arts
Unit: Performance, Movement, and Social Space
Period: Performance Art and Contemporary Theater
Suggested Methodologies
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