Roanne Cox BAPP ACI Blog

  All Modules Discussion Skype - 25th November 8:15am It is always interesting to have a discussion across all three modules as it can give an insight into what is to come, and you can pick up on reflections of students who have completed your current module. Yesterday's discussion was very much in line with this. A lot of the discussion revolved around artefacts and although this was primarily focused on module three artefacts, there were some interesting points made: -  the artefact is a stripped back version of the essay the idea behind it is what matters, not the execution the artefact is a different way of communicating than words. - a chance to express the ideas in a different form it doesn't have to be perfect you don't necessarily have to have an 'answer'

  Module One Skype - 16th November 6pm Yesterday's discussion was interesting if somewhat discombobulated. We discussed some aspects of the Diagram and ways of approaching it, or 'synthesising' all the different elements of your practice to give a view of it, and from this we moved into discussing mentality, with a lot of focus on our attitudes towards ourselves as well as separating your practice and your identity - or not, as the case may be.  One thing that stood out to me was the idea that in your training you are stripped down and then built back up how they want you to be. This resonated very strongly with me. Cue story time. When I got to college we were all taken back to absolute basics, I don't think we were even allowed to pirouette until week two or three. They taught us how to stand, how to walk, and how to tendu like none of us had ever been in a ballet class before. To be honest for a while there it felt like we hadn't.  We were all individual people f...

  Well, it's been a while since my last blog! I think my module one friends will relate that all focus has been directed towards this essay! I hope everyone is okay and is getting through it. I know I've had days where I've wanted to throw my laptop out the window, or I've sat there re-reading the essay title about ten times because I completely lost all confidence in what I was supposed to be writing about. But we just keep going! This is unlike any essay I've ever written, and I've written a fair few in my time. Usually I have everything formulated in my head and planned on paper with a complete vision and direction for what I want to produce, and work through from start to finish with a few tweaks here and there. Not this time. I would literally start a paragraph and not be sure where exactly I'd be at the end of that paragraph. And I didn't even start at the beginning; I began with my three areas of learning, used these to help me write an introducti...