Montana Destination Imagination

A: Operation Cooperation

Educational Focus: Theater Arts (Play writing, Scenic Design and Construction, Performing), Animal Science (Zoosemiotics), Research, Teamwork

The Destination: Where This Challenge Will Take You! Have you ever wondered what animals “say” to each other? Dr. Doolittle knew! We humans communicate in many ways - we talk, we use gestures, symbols and devices. We can even use a mobile phone to text message our BFF ;-). Animals don’t communicate by using phones or computers, but they manage to get their message across anyway – loud and clear! They use sounds, color, movement and other tools to warn, inform and network. So get ready to create and communicate – animal style – and let your audience know what the buzz is all about.

Create and present a theatrical Presentation with an original Story that demonstrates creature communication.
Learn about one Featured Creature and two real methods it uses to communicate.
Design and build a Costume to communicate a message sent by your Featured Creature.
Construct one or more three-dimensional set pieces that depict a real-life habitat for your Featured Creature.
Create two Side Trips and integrate them into the Presentation.

Educational Focus: Playwriting, Literature, Fine Arts/Theater Arts (Music, Choreography), Technical Design and Construction, and Design Process, Teamwork

The Destination: Where This Challenge Will Take You!
Harry Potter dances the Jitterbug? Lady Macbeth sings the Blues? What?! That’s right! You’ll bring literature alive as you retell it in your original Live Music ViDIo. You can make your grand entrance or leave the audience begging for more with your spectacular exit! Whether you’re doing the Twist or singing Ragtime music from the turn of the century, you will make the world of literature fun and exciting - you’ll have the audience dancing out the doors with a song in their hearts!

Create a live Music ViDIo that Dramatically Retells a piece of Literature.
Integrate Music and team-created Lyrics into the Music ViDIo.
Dramatically portray a Character from the chosen piece of Literature.
Create and integrate Choreography into the ViDIo.
Create and present a Grand Entrance or Grand Exit using Technical Methods.
Create two Side Trips and integrate them into the Presentation.

Educational Focus: Improvisational Acting, Story Development, Theater Arts, Team Work, Technical Innovation

The Destination: Where This Challenge Will Take You!
Grab some popcorn, dim the lights and make yourself comfortable; you are about to be amazed, mystified, and entertained! Your sleuth is about to solve a superstitious mystery! Using three film genres, a tantalizingly technical Superstition Origin Detector and - at the last cliff-hanging minute - a super surprise, your sleuth will lead us on a wild adventure that will have us on the edge of our seats!

Create a six-minute Improvisational Skit about the Origin of a randomly selected Superstition in a 30-minute timed period at the Tournament.
Present the Skit using the styles of three different Film Genres randomly selected from a list of film genres the team has previously researched.
Integrate a Sleuth, randomly selected from a list of historical and fictional detectives the team has previously researched, into the Skit.
Create an Origin for the Superstition.
Create a Superstition Origin Detector that physically moves and contributes to solving the mystery of the Origin of the Superstition
Integrate a randomly selected Surprise!.

The Destination: Where This Challenge Will Take You! The Statue of Liberty dancing the tango? Mona Lisa’s smile in origami? It’s fun to look at things from a new angle! Now you get to design, create and combine a two-part structure that has angled sides, and then see how much weight it will hold. You’ll also create a new art form by merging two different artistic media. So excite your ImagiNation by seeing things from A New Angle!

Design, build, and test a two-part Structure made completely of wood and glue.
Create and present a Story about the merging of two forms of art to create a new form of artistic expression.
Create and present a merged Art form.
Create two Side Trips and integrate them into the Presentation.