LJST 263 and HIST 253

LJST 260 and SWAGS 262

LJST 258 and BLST 258

For honors candidates in theater and dance. Open only to senior theater and dance majors who have been approved by the department Chair. Fall semester. The Department.

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Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: Advanced research and/or creative project work with accompanying documentation.

Independent reading course. Admission with consent of the instructor, and upon approval of an appropriate, original course of study. Approval is not guaranteed. A special topics course should be contemplated and approved in the semester prior to undertaking it. Fall and spring semesters. The Department.

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This course is intended for Theater and Dance majors and other advanced students who have completed a 300-level course within the department and who wish to pursue a self-defined project. Students intending to elect this course must submit to the department Chair and a potential faculty advisor a written rationale connecting the proposed independent study to prior preparation within the department's curriculum.

This is an advanced-level course in contemporary dance technique with a primary focus on movement practice. Using the studio as a laboratory, we will embody increasingly complex and dynamic movement that investigates clarity, freedom, adaptability, and artistry. Additionally, contemporary dance’s roots and influences will be acknowledged and applied through movement exploration. These include the borrowing and fusing of movement vocabularies from jazz, ballet, modern, hip hop, and improvisational dance forms like contact improvisation.

How does a deep understanding of dramatic text influence the way we rehearse, and vice versa?  In this course, exercises in script analysis are undertaken in parallel with practical work in rehearsal techniques. Throughout the semester, students will take an integrated approach to dramaturgical study, alongside acting and directing, taking on various roles within group projects.

A course in integrating previously studied skills, creative learning, and research, while developing collaborative leadership abilities in the making of theater and dance works. With permission of the department Chair, a student undertakes an integral production leadership responsibility on a semester-long project within the department’s production program. Such responsibilities may include stage management, production dramaturgy, associate directing or choreographing, or advanced design support.