Thurrock Trailblazer Cultural Catalogue 2019-20

CONFIDANCE
KS3 KS4 KS5
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I CREATE
Confidance specialises in creating bespoke dance projects to meet the needs of a school, its
teachers and pupils. Workshops can be tailored to support students needs, topics or subjects
within the curriculum. As a company we value creativity and aspiration with a focus on inclusion
and differentiation, working with pupils with a range of learning needs, in both mainstream
secondary, primary and SEN. This could be supporting cross curricular learning, disadvantaged
young people to build confidence, social skills and integration, or differentiating dance tasks for
students with a wide range of learning needs.
“Dani has exceptional professionalism whilst allowing students to
feel comfortable in the space with their own ability. Her depth of
knowledge of technique and choreography has allowed our
students to reflect upon their own work with a new found confidence.”
ABOUT THE PROJECT
I CREATE – CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKSHOP.
This workshop/project focuses on creating
something from nothing.
Using our 5 senses, we can find stimuli for
movement through use of observing, scribing,
sketching and drawing inspiration from our
surrounding space.
Students will identify who and where they
are at that moment in time, physicalise their
responses and will access ways of exploring
creating movement material through
generating collaboratively found poetry and/or
visual collage. The workshop offers
participants an insight into choreographic
devices and techniques that are adaptable to
all abilites.
Working with Confidance practitioner Dani
Batchelor, students will create movement
phrases through choreographic tasking, chance
choreography, improvisation, and physical
problem solving. Participants will work solo
and with peers through the creative process,
selecting and refining material and finally
structuring a group piece.
SUITABILITY
KS3-KS5
No previous dance experience necessary
however an interest and enthusiasm for
movement is recommended.
DATES, LOCATION & FORMAT
Dates are available across the academic year
for delivery in school
I CREATE WORKSHOP
(2.5 hour one off workshop)
Planning session with teacher (via phone, email
or in person on the day) to discuss legacy
and ideas for future creative dance work and
to support teachers own delivery of creative
dance sessions
I CREATE PROJECT
(3 x 2 hour workshops across a number of
weeks.)
• Workshop 1: exploring surroundings and
creating text, working with visuals to create
collage, sketching objects/architecture of
interest in their immediate space, physical/
technical warm up, choreographic tasking.
• Workshop 2: generating more movement
material from stimuli, refining and selecting
material for structuring.
• Workshop 3: creating/selecting
accompanying sound, structuring and
rehearsing final piece. · Evaluation and
feedback meeting with teacher.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
• How to create original movement material
using task based methods.
• How to translate an idea into a physical
reality. How to create high quality
movement material quickly.
• How to structure a piece for performance.
CROSS-CURRICULAR LINKS
• Literacy: creating text and found poetry
• Art: observing and physically describing
surrounding space
• ICE (Identity Culture and Education)
exploring identity in the moment, who and
where we are
• Music - creating soundscapes
• PE – developing safe practice in the studio,
warming up and cooling down.
TEACHER COMMITMENT & TRAINING
• One to one discussion with Confidance
practitioner prior to the workshop about
how they engage pupils to work creatively,
give guidance on how to use physical
tasking to create choreography, and to build
confidence in delivering creative dance
sessions without a visiting artist.
• Reciprocal feedback and observations at
the end of the process.
Requirements for workshop
• Large clear space, hall or dance studio.
Music system/speaker to connect ipod/
phone.
WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END?
Students will have experienced going through
a creative process of dance making and will
have a toolkit of methods they can use again
and again. We encouage schools to use the
piece created as part of a wider performance.
The one off workshop will give participants and
teachers a clear starting point and a selection
of movement material in order to continue to
develop the piece in their own time.
OTHER RESOURCES & SUPPORT
The Confidance practitioner will signpost
teachers to useful links and internet resources
linked to methods used in the
workshop. Any resources created by
participants will be left with the group for
future development of the work.
COSTS
£180, I Create Workshop
£540, I Create Project
RECOMMENDED
This offer could complement the following:
• Challenge 59: Dance & Film Project
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