Course Info: HACU-0228
Course | HACU-0228 Multitudes: Contemporary Dance |
Long Title | Body Multitudes: Contemporary Dance Technique and Repertory |
Term | 2021F |
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Meeting Info | Music and Dance Building MAIN on T,TH from 10:30-11:50 |
Faculty | Lailye Weidman |
Capacity | 23 |
Available | 10 |
Waitlist | 0 |
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Additional Info | Students in this course can expect to spend 6 to 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time. |
Description | This course invites students to train in contemporary dance technique and build collaborative performance through the lens of multiplicity. When we move, are we just one body or are we more? The body is capable of moving and organizing itself in myriad ways. Our bodies carry our histories, influences, our knowledge of ourselves, and our ties to one another. In the studio and beyond, we will engage dance as a method to embrace and move with our unique capacities and histories. And we will experiment with movement as a way to find new neural pathways and possibilities. Contemporary dance technique classes (1 day/wk) include full-bodied dancing, principles and forms, somatic approaches, and improvisational techniques. The second class per week functions as rehearsal leading toward a culminating collaborative performance. All students will contribute toward the choreographic process and final performance. |