DANCE PRODUCTION OUTLINE AND ASSIGNMENTS
FALL 2008
AUGUST
26 Intro to Production & UDT Student Dance Concert / Intro 3 committees and duties
HW: Read Ch 1 / Questions
28 Ch 1 – Dance Theatre / Select committee members. Divide committee duties and submit to faculty
HW: Read Ch 2/ Questions
29 Pizza Party - Dance dep. information meeting - mandatory attendance - 4pm
SEPTEMBER
Mandatory attendance at one of these concerts to write a paper. PAPERS DUE SEPTEMBER 25.
Sept 5 & 6 DWDT Sleeping Beauty
Sept 12-13 Weekend of Texas Contemporary Dance
Sept 20 Tapestry of World Dance
2 Begin Timeline
4 Finish Timeline / Discuss how to pick a concert name
HW: submit 5 student concert names –due Tuesday
9 Pick a concert name
HW: Read Ch 10/ Questions
11 Ch 10 – Marketing Question 1 / Postcards, flyers, posters
HW: Design a dance postcard and t-shirt – due Tuesday
16 Postcard and T-shirt Designs/Production log 1 due
HW: Read media handout/ Marketing Questions 2-6
18 Ch 10 – Marketing Questions 2-6, media handout - press release, press packets, PSA’s,
feature articles
HW: Write a press release
23 Press Releases/ Ch 10 – Marketing - mailing lists, survey
HW: find 4 media sources other than the Hou. Chron. - Contact sources for names, emails, numbers
25 choose media sources / Discuss FAD #1/ Concert Evaluation Papers due
26 FAD #1 4:00pm Melcher Gym Rm 230
30 How to raise money - Grant Writing, Individual Fundraising (letters, sale of items), events
OCTOBER
2 Committee Day - discuss fundraising ideas
HW: Read Ch 3 / Questions
7 Ch 3 – Technical Theatre - go through jobs and pick technical theater assignments
9 Ch 3 – Technical Theatre - Theatre vocabulary, roles of designers / Discuss FAD #2
HW: Read Ch 5 / Questions / Read Designing Costumes for Dance handout
10 FAD #2 4:00pm Melcher Gym Rm 230
14 Ch 5 – Costumes
HW: Costume mannequin sketch – due Thursday
16 Ch 5 – Costumes / Look at sketches
HW: Begin Costume Design due Oct 23
21 Videography - art or documentation/answer questions on costuming / committee work day
HW: Read Ch 8 – no questions
23 Make Up / COSTUME DESIGN DUE
HW: Read Chs 4 & 9 / Questions
28 Ch 4 – Music and Sound / Ch 9 Box Office & Tickets
HW: Read Ch 7 / Questions
30 Ch 7 Programming / Committee Work Day / Discuss FAD #3
31 FAD #3 4:00pm Melcher Gym Rm 230 – Required Attendance
NOVEMBER
4 Choose Program Order / Assign choreographers for lighting
HW: Read Ch 6 / Questions
6 Ch 6 – Stage Lighting - Lighting Terms, light plots
HW: Read Lighting Article and familiarize yourself with the plot
HW: Lighting Rough Draft -due Nov 11
11 Ch 6 – Stage Lighting / Review Lighting Draft - Possible day to visit theater – bring light plot
HW: Begin Lighting Assignment – due Nov 13
13 Ch 6 – Stage Lighting / Answer Lighting Questions - Possible day to visit theater – bring light plot
17 Tech Week
CONCERT WEEK
Nov 17 - 23 -Tape floor, stage preparation, lighting rehearsals, tech/dress rehearsal -TBA
Dec. 1, 2 - UDT Student Dance Concert, 2pm, Wortham Theatre, Reception following.
25 NO CLASS
27 THANKSGIVING
DECEMBER
2 Update books / Turn in Production Notebooks/logs