Final Reflection

Due: Mon., May 13 at 11:59pm The final requirement for this course is a reflection and documentation of your final project. This written reflection is a way to…

April 18 – Tech Rehearsal Time Slots

Thursday April 18 Timeslots TIMES Names/Team Rewards 9:00 AM Martha & Stephanie Bagels & Coffee 9:45 AM Anna & Jules Bagels & Coffee 10:30 AM Jean, Nate &…

Individual Technical Rehearsal Checklist

Overview Our class calendar shows that we will hold Individual Technical Rehearsals on Thursday, April 18. For the Individual Technical Rehearsal each team will have a time slot…

Final Project and Performance

Due: May 4, 2019 For your final project you will work with a classmate as a team to create a live, public performance using cloth and robotics. This…

Assignment 6: Proposal and Proof of Concept

Due: Wed, Mar. 6, 11:59PM. For this sixth assignment, we are preparing the first stage of developing the final performance. It will serve as a project proposal, a…

Mini-Assignment: Storyboards

Due: In-Class on Thursday, 2/28 For next class period, each student will brainstorm and storyboard 5 different ideas for a final performance to take place in Kresge Concert…

Assignment 5: Pleated Instrument

Due: Mon, Feb. 25, 11:59PM. For this fifth assignment, we are going to consider not only the fabric structure and rigging, but the software which provides the affordances…

Assignment 4: Expansion, Contraction, and Composition

Due: Mon, Feb. 18, 11:59PM. For this fourth assignment, we are going to incorporate shibori resist techniques to both shape and tint fabric samples. Our expectation is that…

Assignment 3: Cords & Channels & Boning

Note: the original assignment 3 due Feb 4 was cancelled due to the university closure on Jan 31; this new assignment 3 combines the cord and boning elements originally planned as separate assignments. Due: Mon, Feb. 11, 11:59PM. We will build upon what…

Assignment 2: Gathering & Shirring

Due: Mon, Jan. 28, 11:59PM. Our first assignment focused upon moving a basic piece of cloth using hand-puppetry and the capstan bench. This second assignment will build upon…