Travel to Buenos Aires to research performance practices, dance pedagogy and attend performances, rehearsals and lectures.
Travel to Buenos Aires to research performance practices, dance pedagogy and attend performances, rehearsals and lectures.
Academic Year:
2014 - 2015 (June 1, 2014 through May 31, 2015)
Funding Requested:
$500.00
Project Dates:
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Applicant(s):
Overview of the Project:
This application seeks funding from CRLT to support a research trip to Buenos Aires, August 2-10, 2014 to study innovations in performance, composition and dance pedagogy. I will engage in practice-based research while studying, attending and observing classes with Professors of Dance and Theater, Luciana Acuña and Luis Biasotto. They are also co-Artistic Directors of Grupo Krapp, an internationally recognized group of dance, theater and music artists in Buenos Aires, and professors at the Universitario Nacional de Arte. Through this immersive experience-- participating, observing, writing about, documenting, (video and written, I will build dynamically upon my work and research, expanding my teaching modalities and methods here in the courses I teach-- Creative Process, Performance Improvisation, Senior Seminar, Advanced Dance Technique. My dedication to international travel, teaching, performance and research during the summer has infused by teaching practice in important and myriad ways.