Performing arts and sociocultural events

Structure Type: Course
Code: KMST2T01
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 20.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Leikkari, Esa
Teacher Team: Ikola, Johanna ; Kareinen, Jussi
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum  Semester  Credits  Start of Semester  End of Semester
KUMU-2014   2 spring   15.0   2016-01-01   2016-07-31  
KUMU-2014   3 autumn   5.0   2016-08-01   2016-12-31  

Learning Outcomes

Performing arts event: Students will
-deepen their event management competence in the context of performing arts and learn to understand the special characteristics of performing arts productions
-learn to accommodate the requirements of the production with the work group's artistic aims
- together with an artistic work group, produce a performing arts event

Sociocultural event: Students will
- learn to recognise participatory methods and become aware of the meaning of facilitation
- understand the meaning of interventions in sociocultural work
- select a target group and produce a participatory event together with the group

Student's Workload

Student's total workload ca 520 hours

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Basics of production
Customer-oriented planning
Event settings and environment
Marketing and communication in cultural management
Sponsorhip and corporate cooperation
Idea generation tools in planning productions (partly simultanously)

Contents

Working in small groups, students will arrange a performings arts and a sociocultural event. During the productions, students will become familiar with participatory methods and special characteristics of performing arts productions.

Recommended or Required Reading

will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

- introductory lectures, production meetings, tutorials, work in small groups, seminar presentations on the productions

Assessment Criteria

Grade 5: Students understand the special characteristics of performing arts productions and sociocultural events. They know how to draw up viable production plans and produce the events on the basis of the plans. In the sociocultural event, the outcome is representative of a participatory approach. The performing arts production allows the artistic work group to concentrate on content production.
Grade 3: Students understand the special characteristics of performing arts productions and sociocultural events. They know how to draw up viable production plans and produce the events on the basis of the plans.
Grade 1: Under supervision, students are able to produce a performing arts event and a sociocultural event.

Assessment Methods

- lecturer's assessment
- self-assessment

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