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2019-2020 University Catalog [Archived Catalogue]

DANC 482 Improvisation As Research in Performance



1.5 credits 30.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course

Solo performance practice and improvisation scores will be explored as starting points for performance research. Through in class improvisational exercises, discussions, and in class presentations the focus of the course is an investigation of the theoretical and practical dimensions of improvisation: interactions and tensions between improvisation and time, strategies for collective performance, understanding of the cognitive processes involved, and analytical tools that assist in shaping experience.

Prerequisites Complete 3.5 credits from TMD courses.

Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
This course is not repeatable for credit.