Hook: Sand Animation (Part 2--Final) by Kseniya Simonova from "Ukraine's Got Talent"

As a follow up to my "hook" using "Part 1" of Simonova's performance (see January 13, 2010 post), I showed "Part 2--Final" and asked the following question for students to discuss in small groups, record answers in their sketchbooks, and share with the whole class:

How does this performance compare to "Part 1" in terms of:

1. Subject/content?
2. The artmaking process?
3. Emotion?
4. Role of music?
5. Role of choreography?
6. Anything else?

Again, the students were very insightful in their analysis via comparisons. And, while they felt that this performance did not achieve the same level of power as the first, they were very respectful in how they phrased what they had to say, and they supported their arguments with astute examples.