Modern Dance Education Seminar 8

Subject guarantor:

Monika DIATTA-REBCOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Monika DIATTA-REBCOVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

The course aim is to introduce students to the Laban movement analysis, which is part of dance and movement therapy.

Mode of study:

Presentation, discussion, classes.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

No requirements.

Recommended optional programme components:

No elective requirements.

Course contents:

1. Introduction to Dance and Movement Therapy (DMT) principles

2. Introduction to the basic structure of a DMT class

3. Working with „Effort Elements“ - Flow, Weight, Time, Space

4. Working with „Shape Elements“ - awareness of one's movement space (personal space), awareness of changing shape of the body in relation to a space.

5. Working with movement planes and movement tracks.

Recommended or required reading:

Feldenkrais, Moshé: Awarness through movement (Pohybem k sebeuvědomění), Praha 1996

Davies, Eden: Laban´s Legacy of Movement Analysis, Brenchin Books Ltd. 2001

Čížková, Klára: Taneční-pohybová terapie, Triton 2005

Chodorowová, Joan: Taneční terapie a hlubinná psychologie imaginace v pohybu, Triton 2006

Přednášky Janet Kaylo a Miruam Berger

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

exercises, classes

Assessment methods and criteria:

Credit is awarded based on: activity in class and exercises, completion of the course paper.

Course web page:

Note:

This course may be repeated.

Further information:

Course may be repeated

Schedule for winter semester 2013/2014:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2013/2014:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Obor Pedagogika tance (Mg) (compulsory optional subject, optional subject)