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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits ( Fine Arts Core) In this course in elementary modern dance technique, students explore some of the creative aspects of movement. Introduces the expression of emotion through movement, dynamics, special directions, and basic locomotor movements. Contains warm-up and strengthening exercises stressing the correct use of the body.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits ( Fine Arts Core) This course introduces students to the technique, terminology, and history of ballet. Students will be exposed to basic barre and center work, and will learn basic adagio, petit allegro, and grande allegro combinations. Correct body alignment and muscular control will be stressed. Students will view and write about live performances both on and off campus.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits ( Fine Arts Core) This class in elementary jazz techniques exposes students to the fundamentals of dance taught in the jazz style. Contains a warm-up and a movement section. Along with the basic exercises of dance, students are given body isolation exercises and movement in the rhythms that make up the jazz style.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits ( Fine Arts Core) An intensive study of the films of John Ford, Frank Capra, Alfred Hitchcock, and Martin Scorsese emphasizing the Catholic imagination from which each of these directors was influenced.The social, psychological, and theological themes found in each filmmaker are considered as ways in which they used their personal concerns to tell popular stories. Same as AMS 220.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits ( Fine Arts Core) Using film as the primary text, this course introduces students to the theory and practice of reading films as cultural artifacts and as works of art. Focuses on a variety of important Hollywood cinematic works of different genres, each representing some facet of the art of films including the use of visual language of film.
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
1 semester, 1/2 credit Students involved in Blackfriars Theatre production will complete a minimum 35-hour commitment through rehearsal and performance, or crew work. Audition is required for participation as an actor. Participation through crew work is open to any interested student.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits Women have made tremendous strides in both dance and sport over the last century.This course studies the achievements of and challenges to women in these fields, with a focus on contemporary artists and athletes. A historical background will provide the foundation for analysis of current issues. Same asWMS 260.
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
1 semester, 1/2 credit Members of the Dance Company are required to attend one 90-minute technique class per week throughout the semester and to rehearse 4-8 hours per week during the semester.The minimum number of production hours required during the semester is 35. Admission to the Dance Company is by audition.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits Emphasis on the development of the Stanislavski and Method techniques of acting. Reading and scene study centers around the work of selected realistic playwrights, i.e., Miller, Ibsen. Class exercises are designed to develop realistic acting. Prerequisite: TDF 109.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits Advanced students study ensemble techniques necessary for the creation of non-scripted, non-traditional performance pieces. Simple physically based exercises grow into complex character-centered verbal improvisation. Includes introduction to the developmental techniques of Chaikin, Spolin, Brooke, and Grotowski. Improvisations are especially helpful to students with physical inhibitions or movement problems. Prerequisite: TDF 109.
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