Advanced techniques in costume design, production and history are explored in a focused and guided environment. Hands on projects are designed to stimulate creativity in a closely mentored atmosphere. Maybe repeated up to nine hours under a different subtitle.
Students will be introduced to critical methodologies that can be applied to in-depth analysis of a variety of styles and genres of dramatic literature and performance.
A capstone course in theatre. This course measures, through a comprehensive examination and rigorous exercises, the theatre student's retention of knowledge from the undergraduate experience and their preparedness for further education or the profession.
A professional theatre internship, which provides students with experiential learning in the area of theatre arts. The internship is identified and conducted under supervision of a Theatre Department faculty member. Students must file a learning contract with the College of Fine Arts.
This course will provide students with an introduction to the history, theory and principles of dance as a cultural and aesthetic form of expression. The class will provide students with fundamentals of movement while providing an opportunity to express themselves creatively through the use of improvisation, composition, and choreography. Creative results of these explorations will be shown as part of a public performance at the end of the semester.
This course will provide students with an introduction to the history, theory and principles of dance as a cultural and aesthetic form of expression. The class will provide students with fundamentals of movement while providing an opportunity to express themselves creatively through the use of improvisation, composition, and choreography. Creative results of these explorations will be shown as part of a public performance at the end of the semester.
Foundations course in basic movement concepts of time, space, and energy, emphasizing technical development and creative exploration.
Fundamentals of ballet technique designed to acquaint students with the dance form's basic principles, through exercises at the barre, center work, and movement combinations. Students will learn to observe, analyze, and perform classical ballet movements and acquire fundamental understanding of vocabulary, theory, and aesthetics of the art form.
Study of the technique and choreography of jazz dance genre from the early 20th century to present.
Beginning Musical Theatre Dance will provide students with a basic understanding of theatre dance fundamentals, styles and history. Students will gain a basic knowledge of fundamental dance technique. Utilizing vocabulary from ballet to jazz styles, students will hone basic dance skills and be exposed to a variety of theatre dance styles and "period" dances (relating to specific eras in dance history), and gain understanding of the basic framework of theatre dance history, including notable choreographers, innovations, styles and shows.
