Modification History
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CUACHR601A |
This version first released with CUA11 Live Performance Training Package version 1.0 |
Unit Descriptor
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to create choreography for stage and screen productions and to synchronise dance with stage and screen sequences.
Application of the Unit
Choreographers apply the skills and knowledge outlined in this unit. At this level, choreography is used in a number of ways, for example, to clarify or enhance the story-line or mood of a stage or screen production. Choreography could incorporate any dance style or combination of dance styles, as well as other artistic forms, such as singing and acting.
Work requires independence and autonomy although a high level of collaboration with key personnel, such as directors, producers, musicians, composers, singers, production technicians and performers.
Licensing/Regulatory Information
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.
Pre-Requisites
Not applicable.
Employability Skills Information
This unit contains employability skills.
Elements and Performance Criteria Pre-Content
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Performance Criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes of a unit of competency. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the required skills and knowledge section and the range statement. Assessment of performance is to be consistent with the evidence guide. |
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Participate in pre-production activities |
1.1. Clarify aspects of production briefs and production values in consultation with appropriate personnel 1.2. Investigate original choreographic work in screen productions taking into account the various advantages and limitations of the medium 1.3. Research style and other aspects of dance appropriate to the content or story-line of productions 1.4. Organise resources in line with production requirements 1.5. Establish a schedule with appropriate personnel for viewing material to keep track of implications for composing dance elements |
2. Generate ideas for choreography |
2.1. Prepare a plan for completing work in line with the brief and negotiate contracts as required 2.2. Conduct briefings for other people involved in the process as required 2.3. Research aspects of the production appropriate to the content or story-line to inform ideas 2.4. Generate a range of ideas, movements or starting points and experiment with options that communicate themes 2.5. Investigate the potential of structural elements for achieving desired effects 2.6. Transform choreographic ideas into the stage or screen setting 2.7. Discuss plan with appropriate personnel and refine as required |
3. Create original choreography |
3.1. Apply a range of advanced composition techniques to organise dance elements into working versions of themes that support productions 3.2. Collaborate in the construction of musical and choreographic material to create choreography that can respond to or counterpoint musical rhythmic structures 3.3. Collaborate with appropriate personnel on technical production of performance as part of the choreographic process 3.4. Incorporate safe dance practices through phases of the creative process 3.5. Finalise choreography using dance notation |
4. Produce work for public performances |
4.1. Clearly articulate the ideas a work is presenting, and the methodology used to develop the work, to a level of public performance 4.2. Effectively direct and rehearse with dancers and technicians 4.3. Refine and stage the piece for a defined performance space 4.4. View work with appropriate personnel and seek and apply feedback on how well composition meets creative and technical requirements 4.5. Incorporate final ideas and suggestions into final compositions 4.6. Perform piece to an audience convincingly and consistently over several performances with fresh energy, commitment and focus |
5. Evaluate public performances |
5.1. Discuss aspects of the composition process that worked well and what could be improved with appropriate personnel 5.2. Evaluate the quality and success of the choreography in meeting production requirements and planned outcomes 5.3. Evaluate own role in operations and note areas for improvement 5.4. Provide feedback to team members on their performance as required 5.5. Use results of evaluation to improve own work practices |
Required Skills and Knowledge
This section describes the skills and knowledge required for this unit.
Required skills
- communication and teamwork skills to:
- generate, communicate and implement ideas and actions through the identification, analysis and evaluation of information
- use aural skills to identify musical pieces or rhythms that support the composition
- receive and provide constructive feedback and apply it to future work
- negotiate contracts or legal agreements effectively
- communicate and direct intention to other dancers and technicians
- work as an individual and as a member of a diverse team
- creativity and problem-solving skills to:
- develop new choreography that expresses one’s distinctive approach along with the story-line or intention of the production
- translate a choreographic plan into a well-crafted and executed performance
- take the performance context into account to solve problems related to developing choreography and working with a diverse team
- translate creative ideas into appropriate action
- collaborate with other art forms to create original work
- planning skills to:
- develop a choreographic plan for complex productions
- plan composition in a logical sequence
- work within established budgets and timeframes
- self-management skills to:
- prioritise work tasks
- meet deadlines
- demonstrate reliability in agreed work commitments
- technical skills to:
- work with production-related technology, such as cameras, lighting and special effects
- translate intention into a choreographic plan, including a variety of dance forms and structures
- apply composition skills in the context of screen and media.
Required knowledge
- principles and techniques involved in composing dance for stage and screen
- film making aesthetics, processes, personnel and technologies as they affect developing choreography
- issues and challenges that arise in the context of composing dance for stage and screen productions
- musical knowledge, such as:
- styles
- terminology
- genres
- rhythms
- formats used for legal contracts with choreographers working on stage and screen productions
- OHS and safe dance practices in the context of performing in stage and screen productions.
Evidence Guide
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment |
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Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit |
Evidence of the ability to:
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Context of and specific resources for assessment |
Assessment must ensure access to:
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Method of assessment |
A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:
Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands (e.g. literacy) and the needs of particular groups (e.g. people with disabilities and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties, such as speakers of languages other than English, remote communities and those with interrupted schooling). |
Guidance information for assessment |
Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:
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Range Statement
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
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Briefings may cover: |
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Structural elements may include: |
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Ways to transform choreographic ideas may include: |
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Advanced composition techniques may include: |
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Dance elements may include: |
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Technical production may include: |
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Safe dance practices may include: |
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Dance notation may include: |
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Unit Sector(s)
Performing arts - choreography
Custom Content Section
Not applicable.