live dance paper performance
Guidelines for Writing a Dance Review Guidelines for Writing a Dance Review The following instructions will provide you with the information necessary to write a dance review on a live dance performance. When viewing a dance concert, keep in mind that individual interpretation is the beauty of the art form. There are no right or wrong views, only opinions. The main goal in constructing your review is to "make a case" for your opinion(s). Writing about your reactions to the performance is necessary, and a must to successfully critiquing the performance. This is not a research paper, but a response to a performance that includes your views, ideas, and feelings. Have fun and enjoy the show! 1. Review must be a minimum of 2 pages, up to 3 2. Typed, double spaced, 12 point font 3. Include a Cover Page and Works Cited when using notes from the program 4. Please choose 1-2 pieces (dances) to review. Do not review the entire evening. Limit your statements to those aspects you feel most strongly about. 5. Review should be structured like any other paper: introduction, summary/review, conclusions 6. All titles of dance pieces should be underlined. TIPS -Beware of using the words "I like" or "I disliked". Be more specific. -Make sure you provide your opinion by using examples from the work, details, highlights, feelings, etc. -Avoid storytelling at all costs. Explaining every aspect of the evening is not necessary. Concentrate on the things you feel are really noteworthy and provide your opinion on those moments. -Bringing a pen to the performance and writing notes after a dance piece (ie during intermission) will help you remember certain aspects later on when writing your critique. THINGS TO CONSIDER The following are topics that might be found in a typical dance review. This list is not intended to be instructions, but simply suggestions of what to look for when observing a dance performance. · technical elements: costume design, lighting, sets/props, music · technical ability of the dancers, professionalism in the performance · choreographic concept/intent of the work, theme, clarity of the work · the overall effect of the piece, emotions/feelings that it created · literal vs. abstract choreography · use of dance elements: space, time, energy · types of movement, things you recognized from class · groupings, use of space, interactions between performers · evident relationships (i.e. between dancers, with the music, with the space, etc.) · what worked for you/what did not, what did you see in the piece Information acquired from: http://www.ilstu.edu/~ssemoni/dancereview.htm copyright © Sara Semonis Guidelines for Writing a Dance Review Guidelines for Writing a Dance Review The following instructions will provide you with the information necessary to write a dance review on a live dance performance. When viewing a dance concert, keep in mind that individual interpretation is the beauty of the art form. There are no right or wrong views, only opinions. The main goal in constructing your review is to "make a case" for your opinion(s). Writing about your reactions to the performance is necessary, and a must to successfully critiquing the performance. This is not a research paper, but a response to a performance that includes your views, ideas, and feelings. Have fun and enjoy the show! 1. Review must be a minimum of 2 pages, up to 3 2. Typed, double spaced, 12 point font 3. Include a Cover Page and Works Cited when using notes from the program 4. Please choose 1-2 pieces (dances) to review. Do not review the entire evening. Limit your statements to those aspects you feel most strongly about. 5. Review should be structured like any other paper: introduction, summary/review, conclusions 6. All titles of dance pieces should be underlined. TIPS -Beware of using the words "I like" or "I disliked". Be more specific. -Make sure you provide your opinion by using examples from the work, details, highlights, feelings, etc. -Avoid storytelling at all costs. Explaining every aspect of the evening is not necessary. Concentrate on the things you feel are really noteworthy and provide your opinion on those moments. -Bringing a pen to the performance and writing notes after a dance piece (ie during intermission) will help you remember certain aspects later on when writing your critique. THINGS TO CONSIDER The following are topics that might be found in a typical dance review. This list is not intended to be instructions, but simply suggestions of what to look for when observing a dance performance. · technical elements: costume design, lighting, sets/props, music · technical ability of the dancers, professionalism in the performance · choreographic concept/intent of the work, theme, clarity of the work · the overall effect of the piece, emotions/feelings that it created · literal vs. abstract choreography · use of dance elements: space, time, energy · types of movement, things you recognized from class · groupings, use of space, interactions between performers · evident relationships (i.e. between dancers, with the music, with the space, etc.) · what worked for you/what did not, what did you see in the piece Information acquired from: http://www.ilstu.edu/~ssemoni/dancereview.htm copyright © Sara Semonis