This rigorous ten-week professional development workshop is designed for a select group of video professionals, choreographers, dancers and/or scholars who will have an opportunity to investigate new ways to consider the relationship of dance and media, new approaches to dance documentation, issues of concern regarding the preservation of dance on video, and the creation of dance for video.

The goals are to broaden our intellectual and creative perspective, to increase both visual literacy and technical understanding and to develop a shared language with which we can enhance the work in Dance/Media.

Workshop Format

Fellows work 5-6 days a week, including weekend and evening sessions of project laboratory sessions and discussions. There are screenings, discussions, and critique sessions of dance video work -- opportunities to discuss the work of the group, as well as that of special guest speakers.

Orientation and individual tutorial sessions to cameras and editing equipment for varying levels of technical proficiency are provided. These hands-on sessions will include field labs for which small work groups will be formed to engage in camera and editing practices.

Opportunities to visit and observe professionals in their working environments will be arranged. These may include individuals working in commercial environments or other professional organizations.

Distinguished professionals from the field are invited to teach three short-term residencies, which engage Fellows in in-depth conversation on conceptual and practical issues, as well as hands-on mini-workshops directly related to the projects they will create during the workshop.

Much of the work in the residency is grounded in teamwork. Fellows will shoot and edit modest workshop projects in small self-selected groups. Outcomes of these projects will serve as subjects for critique and discussion.

Biweekly review sessions enable Fellows and Center staff to exchange information, assess learning and redefine project goals on a regular basis.

Salon and Informal Presentation

A salon presentation is scheduled on two evenings to introduce the Fellows to media/dance professionals in the area. Each Fellow will have 15 minutes to screen and discuss their work to the audience. Several Fellows from 1998 and 1999 will also present select new works they have completed since their UCLA residency.

The Salon Screening will be held on
Friday, February 4 and Saturday, February 5, 2000
7 - 9 PM followed by reception at the
Lenart Auditorium of the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History

Leadership Group Meetings

A three-day meeting of the UCLA National Dance/Media Leadership Group is scheduled between September 15 - 17, 2000. Fellows have the option to participate in the meeting and make presentations to the group. Members of the Leadership Group serve as valuable resources and help Fellows develop contacts in the field.

Equipment and Facilities Available to Fellows

Equipment and facilities are available on a shared basis and to be reserved according to existing procedures. Fellows are encouraged to bring their own cameras and laptop computers when available and appropriate.

Equipment

The cameras include: two SP UVW series camcorders with fluid head tripods; one Sony DVC 1000 digital camera with tripod.
The editing system includes: SP AB roll editing with UVW series VCRs; an FXE-120 controller; and a SONY digital playback deck.

Facilities

Located within the Center's office are the editing room and screening area, as well as a workspace equipped with a computer station.

Fellows will have limited access to editing and computer facilities at the Center for Digital Arts. Computer use will also be available at other computer labs on campus. Bruin Online accounts will be established for Fellows to gain internet access and email during the residency. Other campus-wide facilities accessible to Fellows include libraries, and recreational centers (with paid membership).

Facilities at the Department of World Arts and Cultures include dance studios, classrooms, lecture halls, and an informal performance space. Reservation of these facilities are made through Center staff, although space is limited and subject to availability.