Unit 3: Youth Dance

Question 1

QL2: Who is the founder

Who is the current artistic director

Answer 1

Founder: Don Asker

Current: Ruth Osborne

Question 2

QL2: What year was is founded and where

Answer 2

1980, Canberra

Question 3

QL2: What type of company

Answer 3

Contemporary, youth dance company

Question 4

QL2: Mission Statement and how it’s achieved

Answer 4

“We are dedicated to diverse, challenging and rigorous youth dance which develops the next generation of dance makers to contribute to a dynamic, caring and diverse society”

The way it works (collab with youth) in supporting youth development

Question 5

QL2: How does the company work

Answer 5

How: 
Entry 8-16
Tertiary 18-25
Mentorship 26+
Annual Projects

Question 6

QL2: Awards they have won

Answer 6

Outstanding achievement for ‘Connected’

Prestigious Australian Dance Award for ‘Reckless Valour’

Question 7

QL2: 4 other works by the company

Answer 7

Connected
Select-Option
Me Right Now
Reckless Valour

Question 8

QL2: Challenges they have faced

Answer 8

Funding

Question 9

Select Option: Sections and Choreographers

Answer 9

Select Red - Liz Lea
Step into a choice - Ruth Osborne
Reality show - Marko Panzic, Reed Lapau

Question 10

Select Option: Intent

Answer 10

“Explores the concept of choice, which is common to all people. Making choices, particularly for young people, can be seen as liberating, stressful and/or scary”

This work explores how young people arrive at the choices they make via the advice and influence of others, ‘how willing we are to go along with the group and when we choose to stand apart’ as well as how youth become confident in their ability to make good choices

Question 11

Select Option: Performance details

Answer 11

Performed in 2009

‘The Playhouse,’ Canberra

Question 12

Select Option: Choreography 1

Answer 12

Reed Lapau and Marko Panzic in ‘Reality Show’
Energy and Space
Explores internal and external pressure to make choices

(Person collapsing under pressure)

Question 13

Select Option: Choreography 2

Answer 13

Liz Lea in ‘Select Red’
Direction, solo, unison and weight transference
Explore ‘how willing we are to go along with a group and when we choose to stand apart’

(Female ensemble, retract hand from the group)

Question 14

Select Option: Design 1

Answer 14

Ruth Osborne in ‘Step into a choice’
Lighting and monologue
Investigates how time limits pressure young people to progress when making choices

(Beam corridor)

Question 15

Select Option: Design 2

Answer 15

Liz Lea in ‘Select Red’
Lighting
“How willing young people are to go along with a group and when they choose to stand apart”

Question 16

Select Red: Choreographic Stucture

Answer 16

15 Sections separated into 2 acts

Question 17

How does Select Red support QL2’s mission statement

Answer 17

It is diverse and allows young dancers to contribute to a project for genuine communication and expression

Question 18

Select Option: Contexts

Think about social/historical/cultural issues

Answer 18

Australian (cultural) expectations that alienates youth because of the traditional school structure (historical). Youth fear losing structure and feel pressure to keep up with society (social)

Question 19

Unit 3 - what is youth dance?

Answer 19

Creating dance that explores original concepts and expresses personal ideas. The students will consider how dance reflect and is shaped by society and its values.