Practicum in Dance: Composition for Dancers and Musicians
S07 
Susan Sgorbati
Musicians and dancers will collaborate on projects that explore the powerful connection between the two arts. The class will accept eight dancers and eight musicians, who will co-create projects that culminate in performance. The diverse and delicate skills of collaboration will be explored, and the idiosyncratic pairings of Cunningham/Cage, Stravinsky/Nijinsky, and other composer-choreographers will provide historical background. Scores for improvisation, chance structures, and exercises in imagery and narrative will be used as inspiration and groundwork to develop pieces. Nick Brooke and Susan Sgorbati will also show their own collaborations to inform discussions.