Inter-professional Working Project

Whilst most students have been at home over the Easter break, the dance students at Bedford (MA Choreography and Performance, MA Community Dance and MSc Dance Science) have all been busy working. We are currently working on our intensive two week module that runs during the Easter holiday. The focus of the module is working collaboratively on inter-professional projects. We have been lucky enough to have guest speakers including Dipak Mistry, Erin Sanchez and Gemma Covelly to help us get a grasp for working on cross discipline projects.

For me it has been great to join with the other students and get moving. Since beginning the MSc course in September, I haven't engaged in much philosophical academia so it has certainly been a challenge to share research with the other masters students.

Here is a photo of one of the groups (from left; Ellie, Charlotte, Chloe, Michaela and Katie):

We have created a performance which incorporates technology through the use of prerecorded footage, QR codes and live editing during the performance. Ellie is demonstrating her dance science work through a step aerobics style workshop designed the get the audience up and moving.

Overall it has been a fun module that has broaden our horizons of what we can get involved in after our masters studies. Its been a great change of pace from our studies so far this year.

The dance scientists now have a busy few weeks ahead with assessments. My first assessment for semester B is a 15 minute presentation for the talent identification and development module.