Course Title: Elementary Composition |
Start Date: 10/21/2020 End Date: 12/14/2020 |
Term: Fall Semester 2020 |
Description: A study of the principles and elements of choreography through divers approaches to dancemaking. How is movement design and meaning constructed? How do the different dimensions of the medium of dance inform and inspire choreographic choices? Course work will focus on experiential and analytical approaches to these questions through readings, video viewings and guided improvisational and compositional explorations of such issues as sensation, time, rhythm, desire, image, shape, space, and effort quality. Students will experiment with a range of tools and strategies for dance making, including movement phrasing, musical structure , collage, group forms, improvisational scoring, and the design of movement in relation to objects and environments. |
Distribution(s): I - Humanities |
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     | Credits:4.00     |
Faculty         | Phone         | Email address         |
Katie Martin   |           | kmmartin@mtholyoke.edu   |
Meeting Dates         | Method         | Meeting days         | Meeting times         | Building name         | Room     | Frequency     |
10/21/2020 - 12/14/2020   | Flex. Immersive Performance   | Monday   | 09:45AM - 11:00AM   | KEND - Kendall Hall/Sports Complex   | STTH   | Weekly |
10/21/2020 - 12/14/2020   | Flex. Immersive Performance   | Tuesday and Thursday   | 09:30AM - 11:15AM   | KEND - Kendall Hall/Sports Complex   | STTH   | Weekly |
10/21/2020 - 12/14/2020   | Flex. Immersive Performance   | Wednesday and Friday   | 10:15AM - 11:15AM   | KEND - Kendall Hall/Sports Complex   | STTH   | Weekly |
Requisite Courses         | ||
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Course Tags         | ||
MOD0002   | MOD-2: Courses meeting in Module 2   | This course meets in Module 2.   |
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Course Availability | ||||
Section status: Open     | Capacity: 18     | Enrollment: 9     | Available: 9     | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
Book List         | Required         | Publisher Full Price         |
To be determined. |           |           |
Additional Book Comments         |
This is NOT the complete book list for this class.   |