Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0239 - Production Management for Dance, An Exploration of Topics in Production and Design for Dance

Students will be introduced to many aspects of dance production practices and techniques. This includes multiple areas of design (lighting, costumes, audio, video and scenery) and issues arising in production management; including budgeting, pre-production planning, scheduling, rehearsal and staff supervision as well as conflict resolution. Additionally, there will be some classes devoted to the larger field of arts management, specifically related to dance presentation and producing. These will be presented by the instructor, as well as by guest lecturers, sourced from the professional world in the western Massachusetts area and beyond, including New York, Boston, etc keywords:Production Lighting Design Management Dance

Students should expect to spend 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time