PIMA 7220: Teaching Practicum: Schedule

Feb 26: Class 4- Sample Classes
Sample Course #1:  ADRIAN CAMERON, Solo Performance Development,

Developing Solo Performance Syllabus 

readings/viewings:

1. Bruno & Dixon, Creating Solo Performance 

2. Working in the Theatre: Solo Performance - YouTube 

3. show me the money preview edited extracts - short on Vimeo

STUDENTS:
1- Deborah
2- Hilary
3- Malena
4- Chanan
5-peekaboo

homework

(We are assuming that you have been working to develop your own solo performance piece and that you have an idea and have some material already that you can share. Please imagine up and bring in two minutes of your piece (some text, a story, a non-verbal sequence, etc.) that we can workshop in class. We will imagine that we are in Week 8 of the course and will explore Media/Technology.)

Assignment: Bring in two contrasting pieces of audio/music and two contrasting videos. How directly they relate to your piece, in theme, substance, or content, is up to you. Please supply your media on a flash drive or come prepared with links (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.).

survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P85ZJWT

example:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7SNH6DF
 

Sample Course #2: BHURIN SEAD, NonVerbal Acting, 

readings:

• Chapter 2 of Inner Monologue in Acting by Rob Roznowski
• Chapter 4 of Inner Monologue in Acting by Rob Roznowski

STUDENTS:
1- Deborah
2- Adrian
3- Ben
4- Hilary
5-peekaboo

homework:

Your assignment this week, watch Maru and write what you see, focusing on the major moments and action. Afterwards, write what you believe would be Maru’s stream of consciousness. Don’t think too hard, go with your gut! We'll share all of these in class on Tuesday.

survey link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVJs0SqjgtWmHp9J0rexFQUJbCNgtMzdD8F3bmVbqo2QwImg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Mar 5: Class 5-  Field Trip to MOMA Education Dept.
Class will meet at The Museum of Modern Art
Meet at the Education building located at 4 West 54 St 
to hear about pedagogy at museums from Jess Van Nostrand, Assistant Director of Exhibition Programs and Gallery Initiatives and Leticia Gutierrez, Associate Educator | Learning Programs and Partnerships

Mar 12: Class 6 Sample Classes
Sample Course #3: PEEKABOO POINTE,  Night Life Performance, 

readings:

• Queer Nightlife Performance Syllabus 

STUDENTS:
1- Adrian
2- Ben
3- Hilary
4- Chanan
5- Teo

homework:

survey link:

Sample Course #4: BEN GORODETSKY, DOCUMENTARY ACROSS DISCIPLINES, 

Viewings:

Vagina Monologues Excerpt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNlR-o9GecQ

Swimming to Cambodia: https://youtu.be/QI4NvgpjXYo

The Moth: https://youtu.be/hG3_CYv65cE

Readings:

Vaginal Politics: Tensions and Possibilities in The Vagina Mono­logues, Bell and Reverby

http://academics.wellesley.edu/WomenSt/VM_Reverby.pdf

Ben Gorodetsky - Documents in Performance Syllabus 

STUDENTS;
1- Adrian
2- Malena
3- Bhurin
4- Teo
5- sangmin

6. Emily

homework: Conduct a short interview and prepare a brief personal story to source for in-class work next week.

survey link:

Mar 19:  Book discussion: What the Best College Professors Do
Reading: Bain, Ken — What the Best College Professors Do (annotate liberally as you go)

DUE: Write a 1-2 page book review of What the Best College Professors Do
Present teaching philosophies in class. Turn in Job Letters.



 March 26: Class 7- Sample Classes
Sample Course #5: CHANAN BEN SIMON,  SOLO VOCAL PERFORMANCE, 

readings:

Chanan - Extended Voice for All 

STUDENTS;
1- Deborah
2- Ben
3-peekaboo
4-Inkyoung
5- Bhurin
 

homework:

survey link:

Sample Course #6: HILARY PRESTON, Disrupting the Fairytale: folklore, feminism, and nature in Art and Performance , 

readings:

• Disrupting the Fairytale 

STUDENTS:
1- Adrian
2- Malena
3- Chanan
4-Inkyoung
5- Teo

homework:

survey link:

Apr 2: Class 8-  Complex Ideas

SCREENING: John Akomfrah, "Last Angel of History" (nyu)

Loretta, Fahrenholz, Ditch Plains (mcc)

Frances Bodmo, Afronauts (mcc)

READINGS: 

Adrian Piper, "Art Criticism, Suggested Guideline"

• Stuart Hall, Cultural Identity and Diaspora 

   
• Eshun, Further Considerations on AfroFuturism 

   

  LIsa Robertston, Pure Surface from "Occasional Work" 

   

   

   

  DUE: How do you express a complex idea in teaching or writing? Write and present something that tries to explain a dense or complicated idea that matters to you but has eluded you.

   

   

Apr 9:: Class 9-  Sample Classes

Sample Course #7: INKYOUNG BAE, Creating magical IMAGES: fantasy, surrealism and magic realism

readings:

Creating_Magical_Image_1stD    

1- Malena
2- Chanan
3- Teo
4- Deborah
5-sangmin

homework:

survey link:

Sample Course #8: DEBORAH LATZ, THE BODY THE VOICE, 

readings: 

Vocal River Rhiannon.pdf​
Joan LaBarbara Interview 
Rhiannon Vocal Improvisation 20:07-21:33

Bobby McFerrin Joey Blake Vocal Improvisation 

STUDENTS:
1- Chanan
2- Inkyoung
3-sangmin
4- Emily
5-

homework: 

Play with your vocal improvisation skills. Bring in a one-minute improvised vocal recorded track (voice only without electronic enhancement) to share in class. It can be recorded on your smartphone. Please be prepared to share your process. 

We will work together to build a group improvisation.

survey link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAXqZmW8iq7ywAO0U41RJ_K-d9Mm0-AS7Q_YawZqaDD3IfCA/viewform​

Apr 16: Class 10- Sample Classes
Sample Course #9: SANGMIN CHAE, Digital Image Technique and Media Arts

readings:

1- Adrian
2- Bhurin
3- Hilary
4- Inkyoung
5- Emily

homework:

survey link:

Sample Course #10: TEO BLAKE, Wu-Tang's 36 Chambers, 

readings: 

• Wu-Tang media and assignment 

   
• Enter The Wu Tang- 36 Chambers Syllabus 

STUDENTS:
1- Ben
2- sangmin
3- Malena
4- peekaboo
5- Bhurin

6. Emily

homework: Read, watch and listen to the media above. Per the Brian Eno lecture, bring in a piece of music that you think uses the studio as a compositional tool in an interesting way and be prepared to talk about why you find it interesting. 

survey link:

April 30: Class 11- Sample Class

Sample Course #11: MALENA DAYEN, CREATING PERFORMANCES FOR VERY YOUNG AUDIENCES (0-2yo)

readings: And, oh yes... fun! Thomas Cabaniss / Why music matters Dennie Wolf
1- Deborah
2- Bhurin
3- Ben
4- Inkyoung
5- Teo

homework:

survey link:

Sample Course #12: EMILY DELBRIDGE, The Dialectics of Dissent: Theatrical Performance as Political Action, 

readings:

The Dialectics of Dissent: Theatrical Performance as Political Action Syllabus 

STUDENTS:
1- Ben
2- Hilary
3-peekaboo
4- sangmin
5-

homework:

survey link:

May 7: Class 12, Future Research

Reading: Angela Carter, "Adorned in Dreams"

• Angela Carter, "Adorned in Dreams" 

Fred Moten, Debt and Study

• Fred Moten, Undercommons 

Greil Marcus, Lipstick Traces

Michel de Montaigne, "Of Drunkenness"

DUE: How does a researcher set up a conceptual area for future study? How do these pieces of writing live beyond their immediate points.
Write and present a page about something you wish you knew more about.

May 14: Class 14 Course Outcomes
Due: Students will present the outcomes of their course (as they relate to their stated goals), including evaluations, assignment results, and overall effectiveness.

Final Syllabus, Defense, Annotated Reading List, CV, and Teaching Statement Due by midnight on tbd**