Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0151 - Making Dances 1: Poetic Gesture

This course invites students to dive into choreographic thinking, movement generation, experimentation, and dance-making research. Together we will define and expand choreographic possibilities through weekly dance-making assignments-both solo and collaborative. Students will produce choreographic studies that address specific concepts, lenses, and methods for crafting dance. Specifically, we will explore dance as a poetic medium-using movement as an entry into dwelling with rhythm, phrasing, mood, and tone. We will reflect together on one another's work, looking to provide generative, generous, and insightfully critical feedback. Final projects will evolve over the latter portion of the semester and be performed in an informal showing. Other requirements include viewing live performances at the Five Colleges and in the community, viewing dance on video, and engaging with readings, discussions, and reflective writing assignments. No previous experience in dance is required. Concurrent study of dance technique is encouraged. Keywords: dance, choreography, performance, poetry, theatre

Time and Narrative Students in this course can expect to spend 6 to 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.