Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0252 - Making Dances 2

This course will continue to develop skills in imagining and composing dances, now focusing on group forms, and the challenges to creating meaning, referential or abstract, in non-verbal, three-dimensional, motional and, most of all, embodied expression. In class we'll explore a variety of composition strategies used in group work, both classical and contemporary, and work with longer, more complex sequences. We'll play with such methods as layering, subtracting, juxtaposing, multiplicity, simultaneity, ambiguity, image, suggestion and statement. We'll also discuss strategies for working with dancers and conducting rehearsals. Out of class, students will develop one group dance over the semester in weekly rehearsals with their dancers. In addition, students will develop a portfolio of resources (in music, visual images, poetry and other materials), and study dances of established choreographers.

Independent Work Field trip fee: $30-$50 for concert attendance. Prerequisites: Making Dances 1 or other dance composition course. Previous study of dance history and dance technique preferred. Students are expected to spend approximately 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.