ROTUNDA
The New Zealand Dance Company has created a new NCEA Education Resource base upon carefully selected sections of Shona McCullagh’s full-length work, Rotunda.
Rotunda observes the centenary of the First World War and offers rich models of choreography and performance.
The new resource targets course work for Level 3 and Scholarship dance students. It covers learning resources for:
- 3.1, 3.2 and Scholarship Choreography
- 3.3, 3.6 and Scholarship Performance reflection
- 3.7 Analyze a dance
In addition to meeting exam needs, the Rotunda resource offers rich learning about how to choreograph and apply performance practices. It is written as a programme of work for your senior students with a step-by-step process for choreography and performance activities designed for 3.6 and Scholarship.
Interesting features of Rotunda which extend student knowledge include being set in the round; the role of a dramaturg in developing choreography (interesting for teachers to hear!); and a live brass band.
The DVD includes the full-length work, exam excerpt and in-depth interviews with:
- Choreographer Shona McCullagh
- Musical Director Don McGlashan
- Dancer Tupua Tigafua
- Costume Designer Jane Holland
- Dramaturg Michelanne Forster
- Lighting Designer Paul O'Brien
The resource is $175 plus GST (and postage & packaging).
Please contact [email protected] for more information.