Multi-Artistic Lab (MUK704)

Content

The course provides experience with practical, multidisciplinary work. Across artistic and stylistic specialisation, the course offers a safe meeting place for knowledge transfer, innovation and experimentation. Based on their own practice, students will have the opportunity to meet and move into other artistic forms. The course supports the student's master's project by

adding fresh perspectives through such multi-artistic work and helping to develop practical methodology for their own artistic endeavours.

The work in the course is divided into two parts. One part is a major joint artistic project organised by the faculty that provides students with a collaborative arena in which each student contributes with a grounding in their own discipline. The project aims to provide students with knowledge and skills relevant to future tasks in a varied performing profession. Students gain an insight into the distinctive approaches, approaches and techniques of other disciplines within a larger collaborative project.

The second part of the course is designed as a creative practice lab, emphasising openness and collectivity. Students and teachers share knowledge and experience from their own field of expertise in an interdisciplinary exploration arena, testing new collaborations outside their own zone. Fellows from the PhD programme in artistic research will also be an important resource. Here, the students will both explore their own professional boundaries and at the same time - based on their own backgrounds - get ideas on how interdisciplinary collaborations can create new, creative expressions. Based on the student composition, the course coordinator creates a detailed plan for group teaching in three intensive workshops.

Examples of themes are:

- Digital tools

- Sound and recording, recording techniques

- Electronics and live processing

- Film, dance/performance for camera

- Movement, affectivity, stage presence and contemporary dance

- Interaction and rhythm

- Creative work - composition, choreography, improvisation

- Composition and the interpretive space

- Notation and interpretation

- Improvisation and experimental exploration

- Experience sharing and discussion in small groups across art form/genre/instrument

Learning outcome

A candidate who has completed and passed the course will have acquired knowledge, skills and general competences that enable them to:

Knowledge

- have knowledge of interdisciplinary art methodology and practical knowledge of the opportunities and challenges inherent in encounters across art forms.

- have gained an insight into artistic practices, approaches and techniques outside their own specialisation.

Skills and competences

- use relevant methods for interdisciplinary work in an independent manner, and be able to work collectively across styles in a creative way.

- Be able to carry out practical exploration and investigation of various common artistic issues.

General competence

- Carry out creative and interdisciplinary work.

Required prerequisite knowledge

Completed Bachelor's Degree in music performance or dance (minimum 180 ECTS). At least 90 ECTS of the Bachelor programme must consist of music or dance performance subjects.

Passed entrance examination in main discipline study.

Language requirements in English must be passed in accordance with UiS's regulations.

Exam

Coursework requirements

- Approved attendance and participation in teaching activities are determined in consultation between the student and the supervisory team at the beginning of the academic year and are otherwise in accordance with the regulations on attendance requirements at the Faculty of Performing Arts (UK).

- Approved presentations/artistic work samples. The main supervisor will make an individual overall assessment of the student's efforts and academic level throughout the course.

Course teacher(s)

Study Adviser:

Course coordinator:

Study Adviser:

Method of work

Multi-artistic collaborative projects and group teaching with workshops/seminars. All teaching is basically practical work, but with a combination of theory according to need and theme. Themes from art theory and methodology will be relevant here.

The course will initially be taught by different teachers for each workshop. The course coordinator coordinates and ensures the coherence of the course.

Students must relate to information posted on Canvas. Completed teaching activities are logged and approved in Canvas.

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