{"product_id":"interdisciplinary-arts-suzanne-ostersmith-9781492599876","title":"Interdisciplinary Arts: Integrating Dance, Theatre, and Visual Arts","description":"No matter what field a person is working in or preparing for, collaboration and integration of ideas and knowledge are important to success. \u003ci\u003eInterdisciplinary Arts\u003c\/i\u003e provides a portal to that success by introducing students to the integration of arts concepts that they can apply to any field or endeavor they undertake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis unique text draws from the separate but related disciplines of theatre, dance, and visual arts to help students explore creative and innovative thinking and problem solving. The authors guide the students through the creative process, using exercises, journal prompts, and other tools to aid them in creating original works that employ those arts concepts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eInterdisciplinary Arts\u003c\/i\u003e uses strategies and terminology from multiple areas of artistic practice to enrich students' perspectives as artists and as problem solvers and communicators. It also spotlights various artists from history and presents case studies about former students who have created exciting projects, broadening students' understanding of what might be possible and spurring more creative thinking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs students delve into the text and its resources and prompts, they will address these types of questions: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can I look past the \u003ci\u003efirst\u003c\/i\u003e solution to find the \u003ci\u003eright\u003c\/i\u003e solution?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can I train myself to be creative?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can I better articulate how my study of the arts informs my decision-making in other fields?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can the arts help me get a job in my chosen field?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ci\u003eInterdisciplinary Arts\u003c\/i\u003e helps students discover their expressive capabilities and integrate them fully into their lives. They will learn to break through barriers by looking at things in new ways and by allowing their experiences in each discipline to inform their work in others. Their creative journey will take them through a four-step creative process: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cb\u003ethumbnail sketch\u003c\/b\u003e that acts as a rough draft or outline for their project\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cb\u003efeedback phase\u003c\/b\u003e, where they learn to assimilate their ideas and others' ideas about their project\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cb\u003epresentation phase\u003c\/b\u003e, where they showcase their work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cb\u003ereflection phase\u003c\/b\u003e, where they consider why they made the work, what it means to them, and what they learned from it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThe book also comes with an \u003cb\u003einstructor guide\u003c\/b\u003e that offers chapter overviews, teaching tips, additional exercises, a sample syllabus, and more. A \u003cb\u003estudent web resource\u003c\/b\u003e includes all the activities and journal prompts as well as editable worksheets and additional resources. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStudents engaging with \u003ci\u003eInterdisciplinary Arts\u003c\/i\u003e will come away with a better sense of cross-disciplinary thinking, their own capacity for creativity, and the connections between their body, mind, and spirit. They will find that their creative energies flow more freely, and they will be able to see how to transfer the skills they learned through this text to a host of endeavors throughout their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNote: A code for accessing HK\u003ci\u003ePropel\u003c\/i\u003e is included with all new print books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Suzanne Ostersmith, Kathleen Jeffs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1492599875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781492599876\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Human Kinetics Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Suzanne Ostersmith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054344859903,"sku":"9781492599876","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa08ca19-bfae-412a-8327-65089a08e1bb.jpg?v=1685029418","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/interdisciplinary-arts-suzanne-ostersmith-9781492599876","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}