DA 376 - dance Capstone

Institution:

Skidmore College

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Description:

A senior experience recommended for all majors but only required for those seeking honors. The course combines dance theory and practice. The students will have studied at least one masterwork in ballet and one in modern/contemporary dance the previous semester in DA375. The students will choreograph and produce a major choreographic work, either an original work based on a model (masterwork) or a reconstruction of a masterwork not bound by copyright. The students' final work must clearly reflect its source (content, form, thematic structure, staging, style and/or relation to musical accompaniment) in one of the masterworks studied. Students will write a major paper, which will: identify how the elements of the masterwork shaped their work; reflect on their creative process; and give critical analysis of their work and its success in communicating their artistic vision. Prerequisites: DA375 and senior status as a dance major or dance-theater major; dance minors may participate with permission of department. Must be taken S/U. The Department

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.skidmore.edu/

Phone Number:

(518) 580-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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