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Performance Analysis Paper

Performance Analysis Paper

Q Performance Analysis Paper: Assignment: View Swan Lake and write a thoughtful commentary on what you saw. ***Paper is due on Friday, 4/16 by the end of the day.*** This assignment will be included in your e-Portfolio. View: Swan Lake via Levin Library Films on Demand (log into Curry Portal & Levin Library resources). View full video - 1 hour. https://digital-films-com.odin.curry.edu/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=128970&loid=468091&tScript=0 Links to an external site. ? The performance link will be supplied via Canvas. ? Use basic 5–paragraph essay format - rubric below. ? Minimum of two pages, double-spaced, 12 point, Font: Times New Roman. ? DUE - Submit here on Canvas: Paper is due on Friday, 4/16 by the end of the day. ? Also UPLOAD your paper to your E-Portfolio ? FA 1000 is Gen Ed "Humanities" ? See Christine if you need assistance uploading your paper. Rubric Performance Analysis Paper Performance Analysis Paper Criteria Ratings Pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeINTRODUCTION Introduce Swan Lake and artists involved in this video and describe what you will be writing about. Frame it up: discuss your past experience viewing this art form or your experience as a first time viewer. 17 pts Meets Expectations 10.2 pts Partially Meets Expectations 0 pts Does Not Meet Expectations 17 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCONTEXT What was going on when this ballet was created (social structures, politics, events)? What themes are explored in Swan Lake and how do they reflect the time and place it was created? 17 pts Meets Expectations 10.2 pts Partially Meets Expectations 0 pts Does Not Meet Expectations 17 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLONGEVITY Why does "every ballerina want to play Odette/Odile?" Why do you think this story and this ballet has endured? Is it "timeless?" Why do you think people still want to see the ballet? What are some of the moments that you view as the most iconic? 17 pts Meets Expectations 10.2 pts Partially Meets Expectations 0 pts Does Not Meet Expectations 17 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeREFLECTION What did you notice about the dancing itself? What stands out to you about this art form? What did you think or feel when viewing this performance? Use examples to back up your statements by describing what you saw. 17 pts Meets Expectations 10.2 pts Partially Meets Expectations 0 pts Does Not Meet Expectations 17 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCONCLUSION Sum it up and add any closing thoughts. 17 pts Meets Expectations 10.2 pts Partially Meets Expectations 0 pts Does Not Meet Expectations 17 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeEDITING Minimum of two pages, double-spaced, 12 point, Font: Times New Roman. 10 pts Meets Expectations 6 pts Partially Meets Expectations 0 pts Does Not Meet Expectations 10 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeE-PORTFOLIO Upload to your E-Portfolio under Gen Ed Humanities. 5 pts Meets Expectations 3 pts Partially Meets Expectations 0 pts Does Not Meet Expectations 5 pts Total Points: 100 PreviousNext

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Ater watching Tamara Rojo’s “Swan Lake” I am intrigued . It was my first time, and the story is very interesting. The music of Tchaikovsky is so emotional. Tchaikovsky wrote this in 1875-1876. The way the actors tell a story through dance was truly amazing. It was originally written in four acts and is based on a Russian Folktale. It is a story of love and deception. It tells a story of Odette, a princess who is turned into a swan due to an evil sorcerer. The play opens up with Prince Seigfried’s mother giving him a directive to get married. He meets Odette and falls in love . The evil sorcerer turns Odette into a swan, and then lures Odile ( Black Swan) to seduce the Prince