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DANC375

American Dance History DANC375 SP

Section	Class Size	*Available	Times
1	25	12	Times: .T.T... 2:40PM-4:10PM;

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration. (Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:00:40 EST 1998 )

Photo Caption and Credits

A structuralist survey of approaches to western concert dance from the middle ages to the present. Particular emphasis on the orientation to dance of various choreographers--how dance is conceived, how it is presented and the nature of the choreographer's role. Projects both written and choreographed are required.

MAJOR READINGS

Jamake Highwater, DANCE - RITUALS OF
EXPERIENCE
Deborah Jowitt, TIME AND THE DANCING IMAGE
Mary Wigman, THE LANGUAGE OF DANCE

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Research paper, reviews of dance concerts, dance compositions.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: None

Section 01: Landborn, A; Times: .T.T... 2:40PM- 4:10PM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 1; Major Preference Given; Permission of Instructor Required.

Last Updated on MAR-03-1998

About the Photo:

A scene from Doris Humphrey's NEW DANCE, the first modern dance work of extended length

Reference:

Siegel, Marcia B. THE SHAPES OF CHANGE, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979

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