Objective: Students will demonstrate their understanding of composition and the 9 elements of Viewpoints by performing group compositions.
Materials:
Hook: Do the following activity for the second time. Challenge them to accomplish this task even better than they did a week or two ago.
The Viewpoints Book(pg. 27)
“Form a very wide circle facing inward and begin running in place. One person can at any moment initiate a run into the center of the space (make sure that feet are not stepped on). In that split second of initiation everyone should run toward the center together in such a way that someone watching would not be able to tell who initiated. After everyone has run to the center everyone should run backward to reestablish the wide circumference of the circle.
After some repetition of this exercise, each participant will experience firsthand that anything can happen at any time and that s/he needs to be completely present in the moment ready to move in response to stimuli.
Repeat this exercise until the group is successfully communicating moment to moment.”
Remind them to practice the following during the exercise:
Vulnerability
Focus (no talking or laughing)
Unity
Being completely present
End the activity by instructing them to keep the same quietness and focus demonstrated in the exercise and to work on responding to stimuli rather than performing a set plot as they preview their compositions.
Assessment:Have each group perform their Viewpoints and write down feedback on the following principles and hand it to the group after their performance.
