Choreography & Composition

2 units · Undergraduate

Fall: 2 units This course introduces the principles, language, and technique in the art of choreography and composition as applicable to all areas of study in the School of Drama, including Acting/MT, Directing, Dramaturgy, Production Management, Dramatic Writing, Scenic, Media, Costume, Lighting, and Sound Design. This year-long course is organized into two semesters involving lectures, discussion, and project-based styles of engagement. Students will create a progressive series of assignments and studies in collaboration, improvisation, building a phrase, theme and variation, retrograde, deconstruction, abstraction, vocabulary, history, professional language, and dance vocabulary which culminate in studio presentations, dance on film, and site-specific work.