Dance 171BH - Studies in Dance History: 'Ballet History'

Dance History: Ballet

Fall
2021
01
4.00
Charles Flachs,Lucy Bermingham

TTH 01:45PM-03:00PM

Mount Holyoke College
115649
Reese 304
cflachs@mtholyoke.edu
lberming@mtholyoke.edu
Through readings, video and film viewings, individual research projects, and classroom discussions, students will explore principles and traditions of twentieth-century concert dance, with special attention to their historical and cultural contexts. This semester, the topical focus of the course will be ballet history. The dance world and ballet in particular are thought of as microcosms of Eurocentric history and society. Through this particular lens, we can explore how these concepts shape our view of ballet today and of dance history more broadly.
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