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Course Criteria
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2.00 Credits
Studio, three hours. Beginning-level study of world arts practices originating from South Asia and extending to cultures of South Asian diasporas, including communities in England and West Africa. Variable topics, such as Bharata Natyam (classical dance of India), bhangra (diasporic social dance), and hatha yoga, in cultural and historical context. May be repeated for credit without limitation. P/NP or letter grading.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, four hours. Survey of dances of Japan, China, and Korea and factors that have influenced their development and social function. Consideration of relationship of dance to other art forms. Lectures illustrated with demonstrations, films, and slides. P/NP or letter grading.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, four hours. Survey of dance forms in India and Sri Lanka. Factors influencing development of dance, its social function, and its relationship to other art forms. Lectures illustrated with demonstrations, films, and slides. P/NP or letter grading.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, four hours. Survey of selected ritual, social, and court dances of Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, and the Philippines. Social, historical, and aesthetic factors. Lectures illustrated with demonstrations, films, and slides. P/NP or letter grading.
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3.00 - 12.00 Credits
Studio, three to 12 hours. Rehearsal and performance in selected community-based or theatrical work. May be repeated for credit without limitation. P/NP grading.
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2.00 Credits
Studio, four hours. Development of aesthetic perspective through use of imagery, sound, and other art. Concentration and projection. May be repeated twice. P/NP or letter grading.
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4.00 Credits
Seminar, two hours; studio, two hours; outside study, eight hours. Enforced requisites: courses 16, 67A, 67B. Examination of how location of dancing impacts its meaning. How does occasion of dance, concert, festival, ritual, or celebration influence experience of it What are factors that need to be considered when locating dance in one particular place 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. Examination of range of locations for dances, including proscenium stages, theaters in round, parks, sidewalks, temples, amphitheaters, village squares, and other site-specific locations that endow dance with specific significance and how various artists have worked with place in construction of new dances. Use of these analyses to assist in creative process for making new dances. P/NP or letter grading.
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4.00 Credits
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 Credits
Lecture, four hours; studio, two hours; outside study, six hours. Enforced requisites: courses 16, 67A, 67B. Directed exploration in composition, with focus on developing theme-based choreographic works that are informed by theoretical engagement with selected topics through lectures, readings, and discussion. Thematic topics include contemporary issues and concerns such as image, essence, and abstraction; home, history, and memory; interculturalism; constructing identity. May be repeated for credit without limitation. P/NP or letter grading.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, four hours; studio, two hours. Requisites: courses 16 and 67 or 69. Directed exploration in composition, with focus on developing works that engage two or more disciplines, such as dance, music, visual art, performance art. Theoretical engagement with selected topics through lectures, readings, and discussions. May be repeated for credit without limitation. P/NP or letter grading.
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