September 03, 2021
September 10, 2021
8.30 am - 12.00 pm
Part Online - Part in LLN
Dance Your Ph.D.
UCLouvain Workshop
In September 2021, we are organizing our second edition of the "Dance Your PhD @ UCLouvain" workshop
The “Dance Your Ph.D.” contest is sponsored by AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) and Science. It challenges scientists to explain their research without PowerPoint slides or jargon—in fact with no talking at all.
https://www.sciencemag.org/projects/dance-your-phd
The goal of this “Dance your PhD Uclouvain” workshop is to prepare UCL PhD student to take part in this contest. It will give PhD students the opportunity to reflect upon their research.
Professors:
The workshop will be taught by Pr. Sheila G. Rojas & Gea Zazil and coordinated by Pr. N. Kervyn
Pr. S. Rojas is teaching contemporary dance at the University of Chiapas. She holds a Master’s Degree in Development and Promotion of Culture by the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies and Research of the Autonomous University of Coahuila. Pr. S. Rojas was selected as one of the top 10 dancers in Mexico by the newspaper El Universal in 2012. She has performed in over 60 productions ranging from dance to opera, theater and performance.
G. Hernandez Castro: Artist, dancer and choreographer from Brussels, G. Hernandez Castro was trained as a contemporary and folklore dancer at Academia de la Danza Mexicana INBA (Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes). She has a Master in choreography from Escuela Nacional de Danza Clasica y Contemporanea INBA-CENART (Centro Nacional de las Artes).
N. Kervyn: Trained as a psychologist, Pr. N. Kervyn is Associate Professor of Marketing at LSM (UCLouvain).
Eligibility:
SSH UCL PhD students irrespective of their dance experience and level of advancements in their PhD (including PhD recently defended) .
Dates:
3, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 September 2021
Registrations here, open until June 10
Program:
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Friday |
8:30 - 9:00 |
Theory |
Introduction |
9:00 - 9:30 |
Rules + examples from past competitions |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Practice |
Warm up |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Cinematographic language |
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11:00 - 11:30 |
Dancing levels: Low, medium, high |
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11:30 - 12:00 |
Mobile cam: Selfie, Subjective view, Pursuit, … |
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Monday |
8:30 - 9:00 |
Theory |
Presentation of PhD project & first choreography ideas |
9:00 - 9:30 |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Practice |
Warm up |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Group Choreography: DanScie |
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11:00 - 11:30 |
Improvisation exercises |
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11:30 - 12:00 |
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Tuesday |
8:30 - 9:00 |
Theory |
Choreography theory: turning concepts into dance |
9:00 - 9:30 |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Practice |
Warm up |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Exploring places (classroom, halls, …) |
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11:00 - 11:30 |
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11:30 - 12:00 |
Experimenting with props |
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Wednesday |
8:30 - 9:00 |
Theory |
Online choreography: VideoConfeDanse |
9:00 - 9:30 |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Practice |
Warm up |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Lighting: Natural vs. Artifical, filters, … |
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11:00 - 11:30 |
Choregraphing through Teams |
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11:30 - 12:00 |
Interacting with text (subtitles, overlay, breaks…) |
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Thrusday |
8:30 - 9:00 |
Theory |
Presentation of "Dance my PhD" storyboards |
9:00 - 9:30 |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Practice |
Warm up |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Individual choreographic research |
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11:00 - 11:30 |
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11:30 - 12:00 |
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Friday |
8:30 - 9:00 |
Theory |
Feedback on workshop experience |
9:00 - 9:30 |
Planning of next steps for the contest |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Practice |
Warm up |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Presentation of Individual Choreographic |
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11:00 - 11:30 |
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11:30 - 12:00 |