Notation of the Benesh movement - 1er Cycle
Information
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Name
Notation of the Benesh movement
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Cycle
1st Cycle
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Course's number of years
2 years
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Course objectives and content
Objectives
. Be able to name the characteristic elements of a choreographer's technique, pedagogy or style (recurrences, organisation of the body in movement, etc.).
. Put a choreographic work or a teacher's teaching into context (history, influences, aesthetic trends, etc.).
. Use Benesh writing in the context of your professional activity: preparing technical classes and repertoire, notating and memorising extracts from the repertoire, creating a show, etc.
. Designing and carrying out introductions to movement notation according tospecific objectives and audiences.
. Use Benesh notation as an analytical tool to describe movement as part of a research project.
Expected skills
Skills include theoretical knowledge combined with practical knowledge and know-how :
. Mastering the fundamentals of the Benesh system.
. Acquirethe clean, precise handwriting essential for using the Benesh system.
Analysing, reading and transcribing bodies of movement, works or extracts from choreographic works or other performing arts.
. Transmit, froma score, bodies of movement or extracts from choreographic or other works.
. Analyse and communicate the rhythm of movement, its relationship to time and, where appropriate, to music.
. Introduce all types of audience to Benesh writing (amateur or professional).
Disciplines
Entrance exam
Benesh movement notation (1st cycle)
Opening date for registration : 31 March 2025
Closing date for registration : 12 May 2025
ENTRANCE EXAM 2024/2025
Online registration, www.conservatoiredeparis.fr
The selection is open to people who meet the following conditions:
Level of general education
Baccalaureate or French or foreign diploma accepted as exempt or equivalent.
Level of movement experience
. Experience of dance or another physical activity (mime, circus, etc.) at a professional level or practice of a profession related to movement.
. Have developed a good understanding, practice and memory of movement.
Students enrolled in training at the Paris Conservatoire
Students studying at the Conservatoire de Paris may take the entrance exam for the movement notation course, provided they have passed the baccalauréat.
Fluency in French (level B1)
Candidates who are successful in the competitive entrance examination for the1st cycle who are not nationals of French-speaking countries must present, before 30 June preceding their first enrolment at the Conservatoire, a certificate issued by an organisation approved by the French government, attesting to a level of French at least equal to B1 on the Council of Europe's scale of common reference levels.
For candidates who do not meet these conditions, the director of the establishment and the director of choreographic studies, on the advice of the teaching team, may, by way of exception and at the reasoned request of the candidate, grant permission to sit the admission tests.
Validation of prior learning
On the recommendation of the teaching staff and after consultation with the Director of Choreographic Studies, the school management may validate skills and knowledge acquired elsewhere.
I - On entry to the course, the skills and knowledge acquired in Benesh writing (for example, at Benesh International, the Benesh Centre, etc.) will be validated by the teachers responsible for the course on the basis of an examination of the student's course of study. The student must submit a writing dossier containing a set of exercises and/or sequences dealing with movements performed solo and covering the basics of Benesh grammar, and a video presenting a solo performance of a work or an extract transmitted from a score.
The application must be sent in as soon as you receive your invitation to the entrance exam, before the start of the tests.
This validation gives access to the2nd year.
II - Previous experience will be assessed during the first training sessions. Validation of prior learning will result in a reduction in the length of the course and the award of credits corresponding to the areas of study acquired.
TESTS
Pre-selection based on application (curriculum vitae and covering letter).
Admission on one day
1 - A group practical workshop.
2 - An interview with an internal jury, lasting no more than 20 minutes, focusing on the candidate's project and motivations.
Exceptionally, if the candidate is unable to attend the Conservatoire for the entrance examination, and at his or her request, a distance selection procedure may be envisaged, provided that the competition procedure is respected.
The jury draws up a list of admitted candidates, supplemented by a waiting list if necessary.