Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Revelations Arts Essay

4) Typeset & Font – All papers must be typed. Fonts must be 12 points, no larger or smaller. Fonts may vary, but must be clearly legible. (No Gothic, etc.)
5) Spacing - Papers may be single or double spaced.
6) Margins – One inch margins (top, bottom, left & right) are required.
CONTENT
Each paper must be on a different humanities topic: dance, theater, music (including opera, choral performances, and musical theater such as Broadway shows), visual arts (If you visit a museum, virtually or in person, it must be an art museum.), architecture, film (only classic films are allowed.)
Identify the location of the performance or event. Is it a theater? Museum? Gallery? Church? Community Center? Park or garden? Etc. If the location is important in the experience of the event, explain why.
Describe in detail what you saw or heard.
If a costume is important, describe the costume. If a musical instrument is important, describe the instrument. If a particular design or style is important, describe the design. If you are not familiar with the design or style, research it. If a person’s voice is important, describe the sound of that voice (or group of voices).
Some elements that might be important: Visuals such as colors, textures, geometric shapes, directions of travel (where movement is concerned), levels (high, low, medium), scale (very large to very small), physical relationships between/among people or groups of people, physical relationships between/among objects. Is the work emotional, intellectual, spiritual, political, religious, cultural, etc?
In the case of a dance performance, identify the music (if any), the number of dancers and the style of dance: ballet, jazz, tap, modern dance, flamenco, folkloric, cultural (and the culture it comes from), ballroom, etc. Describe the costumes, music, and any scenery or props. Describe any patterns or formations the dancers are making: straight lines, circles, wedge shapes, starburst, couples, trios, etc. Describe the movements the dancers are executing: turning sliding, leaping, stretching, kicking skipping reaching, etc. Explain the primary artistic intent of the dance: story, mood or emotion, abstract, etc.
All papers must be written in correct English!
One point per mistake will be deducted for the following:
Write a formal paper in first person, or third person, but not second person.
Spelling – every instance! USE SPELL CHECK! Beware of homonyms (words that sound alike, but are spelled differently) and make sure you are using the correct one!
Subject/verb agreement
Proper use of singular & plural
Proper use of tense of verbs
Correct sentence structure
THE NAMES OF ALL DANCES, ARE CAPITALIZED AND ARE PLACED IN ITALICS OR QUOTATION MARKS!
Use of commas, colons, semicolons and quotation marks.
Compound sentences, prepositional phrases and subordinate clauses.
Numbers – write out numbers in a formal paper with the exception of dates, amounts of money that require more than two words, and mathematical calculations. Numbers greater than 1,000 can be written numerically.
https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=RrPJ4kt3a64 The link to the performance

GUIDELINES FOR WRITTEN PAPERS IN HUMANITIES

PROFESSOR DELMA ILES

1)      Topic – The paper must fulfill the assignment by directly addressing the topic assigned.

2)      Length – The paper must meet the specific assignment for length. Paper #1 and Paper #2 are 250-300 words in length. Paper #3 is 900-1,000 words in length. Points will be deducted proportionately for papers that are shorter than the length assigned (there is a 15 word leeway). Microsoft Word provides a word count in the lower left hand corner of the screen. Papers that are longer than the length assigned may be returned to the student for reduction.

3)      Heading – The heading at the top of the page should contain:

Title of Paper

Name of student

Name of Course

Name of the performance, exhibition, or event and name of the company, ensemble, architect, composer, or artist(s)

Date the assignment is handed in

4)      Typeset & Font – All papers must be typed. Fonts must be 12 points, no larger or smaller. Fonts may vary, but must be clearly legible. (No Gothic, etc.)

5)      Spacing - Papers may be single or double spaced.

6)      Margins – One inch margins (top, bottom, left & right) are required.

CONTENT

Each paper must be on a different humanities topic: dance, theater, music (including opera, choral performances, and musical theater such as Broadway shows), visual arts (If you visit a museum, virtually or in person, it must be an art museum.), architecture, film (only classic films are allowed.)

Identify the location of the performance or event. Is it a theater? Museum? Gallery? Church? Community Center? Park or garden? Etc. If the location is important in the experience of the event, explain why.

Describe in detail what you saw or heard.

If a costume is important, describe the costume. If a musical instrument is important, describe the instrument. If a particular design or style is important, describe the design. If you are not familiar with the design or style, research it. If a person’s voice is important, describe the sound of that voice (or group of voices).

Some elements that might be important: Visuals such as colors, textures, geometric shapes, directions of travel (where movement is concerned), levels (high, low, medium), scale (very large to very small), physical relationships between/among people or groups of people, physical relationships between/among objects. Is the work emotional, intellectual, spiritual, political, religious, cultural, etc?

In the case of a dance performance, identify the music (if any), the number of dancers and the style of dance: ballet, jazz, tap, modern dance, flamenco, folkloric, cultural (and the culture it comes from), ballroom, etc. Describe the costumes, music, and any scenery or props. Describe any patterns or formations the dancers are making: straight lines, circles, wedge shapes, starburst, couples, trios, etc. Describe the movements the dancers are executing: turning sliding, leaping, stretching, kicking skipping reaching, etc. Explain the primary artistic intent of the dance: story, mood or emotion, abstract, etc.

WRITING SKILLS

The three papers assigned in this course are all assigned as formal papers, requiring formal writing. They will not be accepted in note form or any format other than formal writing.

All papers must be written in correct English!

When writing about a real person or a fictional character, initially refer to the person by both his/her first and last name. Thereafter, use the last name only (not the first name) unless you know him/her personally. Children may be referred to by their first names. In the case of two people with the same last name (such as brothers), use both first and last name throughout the paper.

One point per mistake will be deducted for the following:

Write a formal paper in first person, or third person, but not second person.

Spelling – every instance! USE SPELL CHECK! Beware of homonyms (words that sound alike, but are spelled differently) and make sure you are using the correct one!

Subject/verb agreement

Proper use of singular & plural

Proper use of tense of verbs

Correct sentence structure

Capitalization of all proper nouns - Remember that the rules for this are different in English from those in Spanish and many other languages.

THE NAMES OF ALL DANCES, MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS, FILMS, BOOKS, PLAYS, OPERAS, POEMS, PERIODICALS, ARE CAPITALIZED AND ARE PLACED IN ITALICS OR QUOTATION MARKS!

Use of commas, colons, semicolons and quotation marks.

Compound sentences, prepositional phrases and subordinate clauses.

Numbers – write out numbers in a formal paper with the exception of dates, amounts of money that require more than two words, and mathematical calculations. Numbers greater than 1,000 can be written numerically. Numbers that appear at the beginning of a sentence must always be spelled out.

Quotations. Always place someone else’s actual words in quotation marks and identify the source.