Shauna Kimberley's BAPP Blog

 I have been working through the second lens in the handbook and the part I really felt fascinated by was the idea of tacit knowledge, a concept devised by scientist Michael Polanyi.  Tacit knowledge is knowledge we have that cannot be expressed with words. Non verbal knowledge. This concept challenges the idea that words/ symbols are the only means for knowledge to be transferred. The reason we use language and the reason language exists is to communicate information from person to person however Polanyi' theory is that "we know more than we can tell". When thinking about this concept it brought me to one question... Can we pass on Tacit Knowledge? Can we transfer knowledge without having the ability to articulate what it is that we actually know?   An art which cannot be specified in detail cannot be transmitted by prescription, since no prescription for it exists. It can be passed on only by example from master to apprentice. (Polanyi 1958: 55) Here Polanyi explai...

  Discipline - a branch of academic study. My discipline is Musical theatre Practice- I think I define Practice as ‘The area of interest you are focusing on within your discipline right now’. This means you practice could actually change from day to day or you could have a different practice each week. For me right now my practice is focused on having a creative outlet and storytelling through that outlet of creativity. Whether it is Dance, Singing and acting, which is where my discipline lies, or something external from my discipline such as art work or piano practice it is all about doing something creative each day keeping connected to the arts. The word 'Normal' Why do we refer to jobs that are not within the arts sector ‘normal jobs’? Just simply in the language that we use we are positioning the arts as a career path that is irregular and abnormal. This is actually very ironic considering that the arts its actually one of the most overpopulated industries. Who gets...

  “Ecology teaches us that it takes a web of cooperating species to create a truly rich environment. Each of us depends on thousands, if not millions of other organisms each perusing its own selfish goals and yet somehow weaving a cooperative web that for the most part benefits all. I believe that open source has many parallels to a functioning ecology. Each developer builds for its own use and that of his friends, but also makes it easy for collateral benefits to accrue to others he or she doesn’t know” (O' Reilly, 2000) T his quote from Tim o' Reilly relating to web 2.0, describes how each individual uses web 2.0 for the intention of their own personal development. In doing this, you have unknowingly made it easier for others to develop their own knowledge as well.  Without actively trying,  when we use web 2.0 are creating a network that helps us as an individual but also benefits many others at the same time.  If we relate  this to the web 2.0 sites we ...

Since the age of 3 I practiced Musical Theatre with local dance schools, taking IDTA, ABRSM and LAMDA exams which Is where my love for performing began. It was never really a conscious decision to audition for professional training, more of an obvious pathway for me that I never really questioned. I went to The Urdang Academy for my Foundation Course and then went to Bodywork Dance Company for 3 years to complete my level 6 Diploma. During training, I took part in many college performances Including musicals, straight plays and dance performances.  It was also during my training that I completed my first professional jobs in the pantomimes of Aladdin and Jack and the Beanstalk.   If you had asked me "what is your professional practice?" before beginning this course I would have been absolutely certain that I have the answer... Musical Theatre, surely. That's what my Diploma says, that's what I have trained in so that's what my practice is. However, after reading t...