World Arts and Cultures 117B - Theories and Methods in Dance Composition IV:Impacts

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University of California-Los Angeles

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Seminar, two hours; studio, two hours; outside study, eight hours. Enforced requisite: course 117A. Examination of relation of dance to its audience. Synthesis of analyses undertaken in previous courses to determine how dances move their viewers. How do dances appeal to or address their audiences How do dance vocabulary, sequencing, and location combine to create particular effects Answers to these questions in relation to broad range of artistic approaches, acknowledging that dance-making occurs distinctively in different cultural contexts and different historical moments. Different approaches to dance result in highly distinctive kinds of responses from audiences. Focus on creation of three in-depth studies, each of which endeavors to construct distinctive kind of response from viewers. P/NP or letter grading.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ucla.edu/

Phone Number:

(310) 825-4321

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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