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3.00 Credits
Traces the development of African-American dance, emphasizing the contribution of black artists and the influence of black traditions on American theatrical dance. Major themes include the emergence of African-American concert dance, the transfer of vernacular forms to the concert stage, and issues of appropriation, cultural self-identification, and artistic hybridity. - Lynn Garafola General Education Requirement: Historical Studies (HIS). General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART). 3 points
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3.00 Credits
Seminar poses the question of why so many women dancer/choreographers of the 1930's - to the early 1960's, including relatively well-known ones, have ended up as peripheral rather than central players in what has become the master narrative of a crucial era of the recent dance past. - L. Garafola Prerequisites: One course in dance history/studies or permission of the instructor. General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART). 3 points
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3.00 Credits
Students are graded and take part in the full production of a dance as performers, choreographers, designers, or stage technicians. - V. Artists Prerequisites: Audition. Subject to cap on studio credit. Can be taken more than once for credit up to a maximum of 3 credits a semester. 1-3 points.
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4.00 Credits
Research and scholarly writing in chosen topics relating to dance. Methods of investigation are drawn from prominent archival collections and personal interviews, as well as other resources. Papers are formally presented to the Dance Department upon completion. 4 points
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4.00 Credits
Independent study for research and writing (35 to 50-page thesis required). 4 points
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3.00 Credits
Independent study for preparing and performing repertory works in production to be presented in concert. 3 points
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4.00 Credits
An in-depth exploration into the politics of performance and the performance of politics through the lens of 20th-century American dance. - P. Scolieri Prerequisites: An introductory course in dance or theatre history or permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to 12 students. 4 points
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3.00 Credits
Examines the multifaceted revolution of Serge Diaghilev's Ballet Russes and its impact on dance, music, theatre, and visual arts in the opening decades of the 20th century. Outstanding works such as Petrouchka, The Rite of Spring, Parade, Les Noces, and Prodigal Son, studied in depth, with an emphasis on artistic collaboration and the remaking of traditional dance language. - L. Garafola Prerequisites: Introductory course in dance, music, theatre history, 20th century art history or permission of instructor. General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART). 3 points Level I courses, except Dance Styles courses, receive a P/D/F grade and have no prerequisite. All others will receive a letter grade and require a placement audition (at the first meeting) or permission of the instructor. All courses listed below may be taken to fulfill the physical education requirement. One-point dance technique courses taken by non-dance majors for credit over and above the physical education requirement are included in the existing maximum of 18 points of studio, performing art, or professional school courses which may be credited toward the degree; a maximum of six courses in dance technique can be credited. A student may receive academic credit for a dance technique class only if she has completed or is concurrently completing the Physical Education requirement. All technique courses require permission of the instructor. The study of contemporary dance based on the work of 20th-century innovators, including Cunningham, Graham, Limón,Taylor and release. Aesthetic principles of modern dance will be taught with increased technical demands required at each successive level.
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3.00 Credits
The rise of China has impacted world politics and economy in significant ways. How did it happen This course introduces unique angles of self-understanding suggested by Chinese writers, intellectuals, and artists who have participated in the making of modern China and provided illuminating and critical analyses of their own culture, history, and the world. Our readings will cover a wide selection of modern Chinese fiction and poetry, autobiographical writing, photography, documentary film, artworks, and music with emphasis on the interplays of art/literature, history, and politics. We will pay close attention to the role of storytelling, the mediating powers of technology, new forms of visuality and sense experience, and the emergence of critical consciousness in response to global modernity. Our goal is to develop critical reading skills and gain in-depth understanding of modern China and its engagement with the modern world beyond the Cold War rhetoric. Topics of discussion include historical rupture, loss and melancholy, exile, freedom, migration, social bonding and identity, capitalism, nationalism, and the world revolution. Corequisites: Open to all undergraduate students. This course fulfills Major Cultures Requirement (East Asian Civilization List B) and may count as an elective. No prior knowledge of China or any of its languages is required. Not offered in 2009-2010. 3 points
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