Performance Matters: Creating Performance on Specific Topics
DANC 240
Spring 2015 not offered
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This course introduces dance as a method of inquiry based in the physical, creative body and performance. This special offering is specifically designed for students interested in applying dance and performance toward a particular theme, question, topic, or area of research. Students are expected to come with a specific area of interest in mind, and ready to ask "In what ways can dance and performance deepen my understanding of..." |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA DANC |
| Course Format: Studio | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
Rethorst, Susan, A CHOREOGRAPHIC MIND
Edelman, Murray, FROM ART TO POLITICS
Foster, Susan, READING DANCING
Albright, Ann Cooper, ENGAGING BODIES--THE POLITICS AND POETICS OF CORPOREALITY
Goldberg, Natalie, WRITING DOWN THE BONES
Zaporah, Ruth, ACTION THEATER--THE IMPROVISATION OF PRESENCE.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Research prospectus (8-12 pages)
Methodology paper (10 pages)
3 in-progress showings
Final public performance
Reflection paper and artist statement/manifesto |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Please contact Katja Kolcio, kkolcio@wesleyan.edu by email. In one brief paragraph please describe why or to what end you are interested in dance and performance, and how it will fit into your education. |
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