| Material, description, and occurrence stay distinct | “The choreography was performed, so choreography is the performance.” | Name material, bearer, performer, Work, realized result, and occurrence separately. |
| Proposed and obtaining constraints stay distinct | A rule card creates the duet relation by wording. | Observe whether the stated relation obtained among named participants. |
| Preservation and variation are explicit | “Improvised freely” hides the Method and boundary. | State preserved distinctions, allowed change, current facts, performer authority, and stop. |
| Direct domain Method remains primary | A generic pattern replaces music, dance, live-coding, partnering, or control practice. | Use MDPE.11 only for material–Work integration. |
| Simultaneous Methods are not a lifecycle | Multi-scale enactment becomes a fictitious sequence. | Keep simultaneous Methods separate from any teaching or Work unfolding. |
| Performer and practice developer stay distinct | A robot or performer gets authority over later development by grammar. | Name who performed and who chose later Work. |
| Trace matches the claim | Video is used as evidence of pressure, felt control, or audience response. | State what each trace can support and obtain the missing observation. |
| Recording burden is bounded | Every micro-choice becomes paperwork. | Preserve only information that can change the receiving decision. |