Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon completion of the course, students are able to:
- Express a deeper understanding of the specificity of dance as a field for costume design.
- Identify current strategies in devising and designing dance productions in the 21st century Euro-American context.
- Analyse dance productions from the perspective of costume.

Credits: 3

Schedule: 04.12.2023 - 27.03.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Tua Helve, Sofia Pantouvaki

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  The course examines costume design in the 21st century Euro-American contemporary dance productions with a special focus on Finland. Within this frame, the course equips the students to understand dance as a specific context for design. It discusses influential designers, choreographers, and collaborations. Through various sources, it helps the students to analyse design choices, aesthetic approaches, and modes of making (both costume and dance). Furthermore, the course encourages the students to adopt a dynamic and communicative role in their future design projects within the field of dance.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Assessment is based on attendance, participation in discussions, group work and completion of assignments.

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Lectures, joint discussions, work in small groups, and assignments. Contact teaching 32 hours, independent learning and/or group work 49 hours.

  At least 80% participation in face-to-face teaching is mandatory to complete the course. If, due to absences, the student does not achieve the learning outcomes defined in the course description, the remaining 20% may have to be compensated as determined by the responsible teachers of the course.

  All absences must be reported to the teachers in charge. The responsible teachers of the course will specify the necessary compensating assignments.

  Study methods changed by decision of Academic Committee for Arts, Design and Architecture on 1st of February 2023.

DETAILS

Study Material

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Learning materials to be shared during the course (for pre-assignments and/or during the course sessions).

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

4 Quality Education

5 Gender Equality

9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

10 Reduced Inequality

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Minimum number of participants 3. Maximum 12.

  Teaching Language : English

  Teaching Period :
  

  2022‐2023 Autumn I
  2023‐2024 Autumn II – Spring IV

  Teaching period changed by decision of Academic Committee for Arts, Design and Architecture on 21st June, 2023.

  Enrollment :

  Registration for courses: Sisu. Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture, https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-at-aalto-arts

Description