Dance 171 - Studies in Dance History
Studies in Dance History
Spring
2020
01
4.00
Ninoska Escobar
MW 11:00AM-12:15PM
Mount Holyoke College
109699
Kendall Hall/Sports Complex 130
nescobar@mtholyoke.edu
This course is designed to present an overview of dance as a performing art in the twentieth century. Through readings, video and film viewings, guest performances, individual research projects, and classroom discussions, students will explore principles and traditions of twentieth-century concert dance traditions, with special attention to their historical and cultural contexts. Special topics may include European and American ballet, the modern dance movement, contemporary and avant-garde experimentation, African American dance forms, jazz dance, and other cultural dance traditions.
In spring 2020, the focus will be on African American dance forms and artists.