Leadership
This is the name given to the person who shapes the overall vision of the dance company, and acts as a bridge between the artistic and administrative personnel in a company.
What is the Artistic Director?
This is the word used to describe the source or springboard for creativity in the designer's process. Hint: it's something we talked about in relation to the photo journal!
What is "inspiration"? (I would also take "observation" here. But "inspiration" is it!)
This is the name given to the person on production staff who organizes rehearsals, distributes communication across the team, and calls the cues of the performances.
What is the Stage Manager?
These are the two themes that Kevin lamented as themes of previous spring dance concert pieces.
What is "leaving my dance life behind me" OR "college was the best time of my life and now I have to leave it all behind"?
KELCI: Tina said you're competing at a national competition this semester? Do you know the dates you're going to miss class?
Hell yeah
This is the name given to the member of a company's staff who often manages travel and housing for both residential performances and tours.
What is the Company Manager?
This is the word given to the unique mixture of artistic talents and styles that work together, from designers and choreographers to dancers, to create a piece.
What is "collaboration"?
This is the name given to the people who press the buttons that execute the cues of a dance concert.
What is board operator? (Sound and Light board)
What is "rental" or "renting"?
MEGAN: Using Chapter 2 as a springboard, answer this question-why should someone come to see your piece?
Great answer!
This is the name given to the group of people in leadership with a company that have a financial interest or stake in the dance company, and can offer guidance, but in an optimal situation would defer to the Artistic Director.
What is the Board of Directors?
This is the name given to the event where the various designers and choreographers gather to discuss the concert, ironing out logistic concerns and getting on the same page about the schedule.
What is a production meeting?
This is the name given to the rehearsal where designers layer in lighting, sound, and sometimes costumes. Hint: You have to attend this this semester!
What is technical rehearsal?
CALEB: What is your piece trying to accomplish? Why do you think I'm asking you this question?
But why tho?
This is the name given to the staff member of a theatre or dance company that signs the checks. #getpaidforwhatyoudo
What is the Business Manager?
No cap
What is the Wardrobe team?
For 400 points, describe why it's important to have a sense of your intended audience when developing choreographic work.
But why tho?
ROB: Give out these 400 points to whichever team you want!
For 500 points: Without consulting your notes or the book, describe what the Development Director does for an arts organization?
RAISE MONEY
For 500 points, it's synthesis time! Though the textbook doesn't explicitly state this, which of the "models" do you think most closely resembles the way in which designers work professionally?
What is the "freelance model"?
For 500 points, without consulting your notes or the textbook, what does a flyman (or fly operator) do? Be specific-100 extra points if you can name a specific example!
FLIES THINGS
For 500 points, without consulting your notes or the textbook, describe the difference between the "Company model" and the "Freelance model". 100 bonus points if you name the model that most closely resembles the WFU Dance Company!
Company model!
SAVANNAH: These are the root words of the word "choreographer". Hint: They're Greek. Also, this is a 500 point question after all.
What is:
Khoreia-Dance
Graphein-To Write