Narrating the Somatic Symposium Feb 24th

A date for your diaries ...

We have a coming up at Middlesex Univeristy on Saturday Feb 24th, 

Narrating the Somatic: gathering voices, sharing practices

The symposium will explore how we tell the tales of our embodied experiences and share our practices…narrating the somatic. The Symposium will bring together existing published academics, visual documentaries of movement (photography/film), and movers and choreographers practicing professionally in the field. The event also links to a call for papers for an up-coming special issue of the Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices that Adesola & I will be guest editing.

Booking is now open for the event :

http://www.onlinestore.mdx.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/faculty-of-arts-and-creative-industries/conference/narrating-the-somatic-symposium  

It would be great to see some of you there is you're able to make it to our Hendon Campus. There will be a great mix of workshops, performances, talks and time for networking and discussions. Some of your MAPP DTP alumni will be there presenting work also.

If you want to keep up-to-date with more on the symposium, schedule for the day (to be published shortly) etc.. please do follow our Embodied Practices Blog.

http://embodiedpractices.blogspot.co.uk/

The in-between bit...

Well done to all our finalists that presented their research last Friday... great to hear, see and meet some of you in person!

A note on 'what happens now?' 

Since assessed work for all modules was due in on Jan 5th, Adesola and I are now marking all assignments, preparing work for the External Examiners to view and for the University Assessment boards.

The Assessment Boards take place mid-Feb, shortly after this your grades will be published on UniHub (alongside the work you submitted) and feedback will be emailed to you by your advisor.

Our new term begins on FEB 12th (please note this is corrected from my earlier blog stating the 5th, the slightly later date is correct as we work to align the term dates with assessment dates etc).

Adesola will post details of our monthly skype discussion groups nearer that time, do remember to check in on her blog for this and comment to attend.

In the meantime, if we can ask that skype chats and emails with reference to the next module you're due to progress into and chatting through your plans wait until the next term starts. Use this in-between time to access the next module handbook, read, think, use your journals, blog your thoughts, comment on each others...

Back soon!!

Finalists Presentations...

We would like to invite you all to attend the MAPP DTP Finalists Presentations (either in person or via skype)... do try to support your peers if you can...

MA Professional Practice, Dance Technique Pedagogy

Finalist Presentations

Friday Jan 12^th 2018

College Dance Studio (CG60)

Middlesex University London

Schedule of the day:

Session One:

10.00-10.30 Maite Margues– Oral Presentation / Professional Artefact

10.30-11.00 Becky Jones (S) – Oral Presentation / Professional Artefact

11.00-11.30 Parimala Hansoge (S) - Oral Presentation / Professional Artefact

Short Break

12.00-12.20 – Maite Viva

12.20-12.40 – Becky Viva

12.40-13.00 – Parimala Viva

---------------- Lunch Break – assessors convene ------------------

Session Two:

14.00-14.30 – Barbara Olyus

14.30-15.00 – Michelle Rasdall

15.00-15.30 – Alice Forde (S)

15.30-16.00 – Anna Helsby

-------------------------------- Short Break ----------------------------------

16.00-16.20 – Barbara Viva

16.20-16.40 – Michelle Viva

16.40-17.00 – Alice Viva

17.00-17.20 – Anna Viva

Notes:

Oral Presentations should be no more than 20mins in duration.

You should aim to present/share your Professional Artefact in no more than 10mins.

The viva lasts 20mins and is a one-to-one chance for assessors to ask questions of your research inquiry having experienced your critical review, oral presentation and professional artefact.

We invite the audience, you, your peers, to comment on each others presentations and allow 5-10mins for this dialogue after each presentation

Please note: There is no parking available on the Hendon Campus, nearest tube is Hendon Central (Northern Line). There 

FAQs

Hi and all good wishes as we start off the new year... Submission of work as you know is Jan 5th, with the new term commencing on Feb 5th.

A big thank-you to Hopal for all her support in my absence last term, and to let you know I am back on email/skype as your advisor again this term, if I could please ask you to re-direct your queries to me rather than emailing Hopal now.

With last minute queries flooding in as you're all in the final stages of preparing your work from assessment now on Jan 5th, I thought a few FAQs might be useful to answer here for all...

1. Can I send you my final draft to read through and let me know it's ok before I submit it in 2 days time? We cannot read and feedback on drafts of work at this late stage, if you have a specific question about something please do email your advisor and otherwise ask and trust yourself if your work is ok to submit.
2. If the word count says 1,000, 2,000, 3,000, 6,000 words can I go over that? The university has a policy of allowing 10% over/under any word count set for an assignment. So if the word count for your paper is 2,000 words, it is fine to submit 2,200 words, but submitting 4,000 words if missing the mark and not adhering to the criteria of the assignment.
3. How do I submit my professional artefact on turnitin? You don't! You present your artefact at your oral presentation, sharing it with us then, in the same way, you do not submit your oral presentation as a document on turnitin, you share it with us verbally on the day of your presentation.
4. Do I send my final submission of work via email to my advisor?  Yes please to BOTH Adesola and Helen. 

Breathe...leave...read through (aloud) and final edit before submitting now...