DANC250

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DANC250

Dance Composition DANC250 SP

Spring 97 Availability (Last Updated on Thu Apr 17 05:00:17 EDT 1997 )

Section  Limit  Enrollment  Available
  01       14      0         14

A basic course in creating and performing choreography with emphasis on the diversity of techniques, methods, and aesthetic approaches available to the choreographer. Assignments will revolve around inventing, organizing and evaluating movement styles, and on solving composition tasks that are drawn from various art mediums. The focus in the first semester is on solo work and movement invention. The second semester focuses on group work. This course is a prerequisite for DANC371 Choreography Workshop.

MAJOR READINGS

To be announced.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Weekly dance composition, journal assignments, short papers and attendance at dance concerts. Work from the semester will appear in the spring dance concert.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Requirement: concurrent enrollment in a dance technique class. Students must participate as members of production crews for two dance concerts during the semester. This is an ampersand course with DANC249. Students will be required to perform technical assistance for dance events occurring on campus during the year. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Performance Studio Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA DANC

Prerequisites: DANC249

Section 01: Alejandro, P; Times: .T.T... 10:00AM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 3, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 0; Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997

About the Photo:

A rehearsal of a work by Indonesian choreographer Sardono Kusumo

Reference:

DANCE MAGAZINE. Volume 67, number 6. May 1993

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