MONDAY

Behind The Scenes

Finding A Choreographer

Set and Costumes

The Bigger Picture

Company Advice

WEDNESDAY

Choreography

Meet Seán Curran!

Inspiration & Method

Music

Choreographers Advice

FRIDAY

In The Studio

Dancers Perspective

The Adventure Begins

The Dancers Body

The Performance

"Men in Motion" Projects

The projects are designed to engage students in creating a tangible product inspired by Men in Motion. The students have a choice to pick a project, which were designed to cover multidisciplinary areas, or develop a project on their own.

 

See below for examples of the projects we have created. Students will observe and analyze what they see through the programmatic elements and research on their own, then submit their projects to their teacher and to the Minnesota Shubert Center to be rewarded! Feel free to contact us.

Melissa Ferlaak 612-465-0220

melissa@mnshubert.org with questions.

Be The Choreographer | Design a set |Be The Artistic Director | Be The Costumer |History of Modern Dance | Biography of a Choreographer

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Be the Choreographer

Put yourself in Seán Curran’s shoes!

This project gives your own chance to choreograph a dance work. Begin by finding an inspiring force (be it an idea, a story, a song, or other) and then create movements which you feel best fit your ideas. Be sure to explain your choices for movement as well as your process for creating your dance.

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Design a Set

Creating the atmosphere and environment for a theatrical piece is a very important part of a production. In this project, you are asked to build a model of the set you create, a document with the specifications, tools and materials you will need, as well as a budget that will harbor all the costs associated with building your dream set.

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Be the Artistic Director

An Artistic Director for a dance company is the person who decides what will be danced for the season and sometimes deals with the matters of money and administration. You are going to put yourself in the Artistic Directors shoes when up against the task of seeking a commissioned dance piece. In mock fashion, you will need to seek out a choreographer, create budget, and develop a contract for commissioning a piece.

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Be the Costumer

The costumer’s job is very important in that they must convey what the choreographer hopes the characters and emotions of the dance represent. Through watching the videos with Sean and the dancers, create a costume design as you see it for this dance work.

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History of Modern Dance

Modern Dance’s roots began in the 20th century and is considered the newest major dance revolution with its emphasis on free movement. In this project, you will research the history of modern dance. As it is a very wide movement, pick a few key figures and turning points in the history of the dance to establish a detailed look at the history.

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Biography of a Choreographer

In this project, you will pick a renowned choreographer, cite biographical data and delve deep into what inspired them to create in the dance medium. Discover what was going on historically during the time of their popularity and what outside forces may have influenced them.