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"A Celebration Service" - Dance Ensemble — DAN2123.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Terry Creach
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
To mark Meredith Monk’s fifty years of performing, Tom Bogdan will reconstruct Monk’s “A Celebration Service” for the Bennington College community. Bogdan, an original cast member in the work, will cast an ensemble of singer/dancers (see the music listing for "A Celebration Service") and will schedule intensive weekend dance rehearsals with dancer/singer Allison Easter to
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"A Celebration Service," Meredith Monk — MPF4109.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Thomas Bogdan
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
To mark Meredith Monk’s fifty years of performing, Tom Bogdan will reconstruct Monk’s “A Celebration Service” for the Bennington College community.  Bogdan, an original cast member, in the work will cast an ensemble of singers to be joined by an ensemble of 10 dancers, supervised by Terry Creach, to perform this spiritually inspired performance piece--created by
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A Celebration Service — MUS4232.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Thomas Bogdan Levi Gonzalez
Credits: 4
This class will reconstruct and perform Meredith Monk’s “A Celebration Service” for the Bennington College community.  Tom Bogdan, an original cast member in the work, will cast and teach an ensemble of singer/ dancers to be joined by an ensemble of “Processional” dancers, supervised by Levi Gonzalez to perform this spiritually inspired performance piece, created by
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A Celebration Service - The Dancer’s Ensembles — DAN4184.02

Spring 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 1
This class will reconstruct and perform Meredith Monk’s “A Celebration Service” for the Bennington College community.  Tom Bogdan, an original cast member in the work, will cast and teach an ensemble of singer/ dancers to be joined by an ensemble of “Processional” dancers, supervised by Levi Gonzalez to perform this spiritually inspired performance piece, created by
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Access is a Practice: Dance and Disability Studies — DAN4373.01

Spring 2026
Instructor: Londs Reuter
Days & Time: TU,FR 2:10pm-4:00pm
Credits: 2

Accessibility describes the practice of freeing a space or an event so it might be visited by more people in more ways than one could ever presume at the outset. In this course, we will explore the litany of practices that allow more people (and in particular, disabled, mad, and chronically ill people) into all spheres of public life with a particular focus on performance

Advancement of Public Action Dance Education

Accidents, Glitches and Errors/From Content to Form — DAN2360.01

Fall 2024
Instructor: Elena Demyanenko
Credits: 2
This is a practice for participants of any discipline to activate the desired body, in their chosen form or medium. Trusting the intrinsic intelligence of the body, as well as discovering the glitches that contribute to the making process, we will source multiple systems (muscular, skeletal, fluid, organ) and other ways of reading the body (energy, emotion, history, trauma).
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Actions in Practice — DAN4833B.01

Spring 2026
Instructor: Sidra Bell
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 3

Actions in Practice employs Sidra Bell's CONTEMPORARY SYSTEMS, an interior and material approach to movement that encourages provocative thought and an immersive approach to the subject matter of the body. The work demands a high degree of physicality and input from the dancers, encouraging them to execute movement with intention, curiosity, and empathy.

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Advanced Butoh Practice-Body as Landscape — DAN4139.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Dana Reitz
Credits: 2
This course is designed for students with prior experience in dance technique or movement practice. By using a series of somatic, improvisational and compositional practices inspired by butoh, we will develop ways of embodying unorthodox and complex ideas dealing with the ever-becoming, inconsumable, and vaporizing body. Students will be encouraged to closely observe and keep
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Advanced Explorations in Experiential Anatomy — DAN4107.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Elena Demyanenko
Credits: 4
***Time Change*** This is a studio class of advanced anatomy intended to deepen understanding of your own moving body. We approach the material through visual, cognitive, kinesthetic, and sensory modes. Class time is divided between discussion of anatomy and kinesthetic concepts and engagement with the material experientially through visualization and movement studies.
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Advanced Improvisation and Partnering — DAN4292.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Dai Jian
Credits: 2
This class takes improvisation as an exploration of the present moment without expectation or preconceived purpose; improvisation is seen as the exercise of listening, observing, and trusting in one’s instincts and in the principles of nature. We will explore the use of improvisation in performance, showing each other often, to develop these particular performance skills.
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Advanced Improvisation Ensemble for Dancers Musicians — DAN4673.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Susan Sgorbati
Credits: 1
This advanced course focuses on work in the performance of improvisation. For dancers, special attention is given to the development of individual movement vocabularies, pattern recognition and the exploration of forms and structures.  Dancers are expected to have experience with improvisation in performance and are asked to develop a structure for the group. This class
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Advanced Improvisation Ensemble for Dancers and Musicians — DAN4361.02) (cancelled 2/26/2024

Spring 2024
Instructor: Susan Sgorbati
Credits: 1
This class is for advanced dance improvisers who will collaborate with musicians in creating ensemble forms for the performance of improvisation. We will meet once a week with musicians to create a performance at the end of the term. Students will learn a Solo Practice and an Ensemble practice in improvisation techniques. Development of a movement vocabulary, pattern
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Advanced Improvisation Ensemble for Dancers and Musicians — DAN4673.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Susan Sgorbati
Credits: 2
This advanced course focuses on work in the performance of improvisation. For dancers, special attention is given to the development of individual movement vocabularies, pattern recognition and the exploration of forms and structures. Dancers are expected to have experience with improvisation in performance and are asked to develop a structure for the group. This class will
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Advanced Improvisation Ensemble for Dancers and Musicians — DAN4361.01

Spring 2025
Instructor: Susan Sgorbati
Credits: 2
This class will be co-taught by Dance Faculty from the BFA and BA Dance program and is open to both groups of dance students as well as music students. This class is for students who have had training in improvisational practices. Students will explore and perform structures, paying attention to pattern recognition, arcs of development and the building of gestural, sonic,
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Advanced Improvisation Ensemble for Dancers and Musicians — DAN4673.02

Spring 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 2
This class is for advanced dance improvisers who will collaborate with musicians in creating ensemble forms for the performance of improvisation. We will meet once a week with musicians and will also collaborate with Thorsten Dennerline's Printmaking class to create a performance at the end of the term. Students will learn a Solo Practice and an Ensemble practice in
Dance Music Visual Arts

Advanced Improvisation Ensemble of Dancers and Musicians — DAN4673.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: Susan Sgorbati Michael Wimberly
Credits: 2
This course is for dancers and musicians to work on the performance of improvisation. This section is for dancers who will focus on developing an original movement vocabulary, understand pattern recognition and learn a solo and ensemble practice in emergent forms. Once a week, the dancers will have a class with musicians and will collaborate on improvisational structures.
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Advanced Improvisation Ensemble of Dancers and Musicians — MPF4357.01) (cancelled

Fall 2021
Instructor: Joseph Alpar
Credits: 2
This class is for advanced musicians and dancers who have had some improvisation experience. We will work on Solo Practice and Ensemble Practices. Attention will be focused on the development of sound and movement vocabulary, pattern recognition, the arc of compositional forms and polyrhythms. Musicians and dancers will engage in deep listening, exchange of sonic and movement
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Advanced Improvisation Ensemble of Dancers and Musicians — DAN4673.01) (cancelled

Fall 2021
Instructor: Susan Sgorbati
Credits: 2
This class is for advanced dancers and musicians who have had some improvisation experience. We will work on Solo Practice and Ensemble Practices. Attention will be focused on the development of sound and movement vocabulary, pattern recognition, the arc of compositional forms and polyrhythms. Musicians and dancers will engage in deep listening, exchange of sonic and movement
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Advanced Improvisation: Being in relationship with all there is — DAN4367.01

Fall 2024
Instructor: Dana Reitz
Credits: 2
In this course we will engage with various approaches and techniques that support students in the development of their improvisation and performance practices, expanding and deepening their experience of both. This will encourage a letting go of the attachment we have to engrained movement patterns and preconceived ideas of what our dance vocabulary can/should include. In turn,
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Advanced Intermediate Improvisation: Dynamic Movement — DAN4241.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Dana Reitz
Credits: 2
In this Advanced Intermediate Improvisation class we will focus on finding and building a dynamic movement vocabulary.  Students will be learning to observe, listen, trust, respect and respond to every moment without forcing their own movement choices or imposing connections with someone else.  Throughout the course, we will pay attention to personal physical language
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Advanced Projects in Dance — DAN4795.01, section 1

Spring 2023
Instructor: Dana Reitz
Credits: 2
This is an essential course for students wishing to make new work for performance this term, whether one project or a series. It is designed specifically to support each person’s artistic voice and manner of working. Attention will be given to all of elements involved in composition and production, including collaborative aspects. Students are expected to show their work
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Advanced Projects in Dance — DAN4795.02, Section 2

Spring 2018
Instructor: Dana Reitz
Credits: 2
This is an essential course for students involved in making work for performance this term. Attention is given to all of the elements involved in composition and production, including collaborative aspects. Students are expected to show their work throughout stages of development, complete their projects, and perform them to the public by the end of the term. Corequisites:
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Advanced Projects in Dance — DAN4795.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Dana Reitz
Credits: 2
This is an essential course for students involved in making work for performance this term. Attention is given to all of the elements involved in composition and production, including collaborative aspects. Students are expected to show their work throughout stages of development, complete their projects, and perform them to the public by the end of the term. Corequisite: 
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Advanced Projects in Dance — DAN4795.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Dana Reitz
Credits: 2
This is an essential course for students involved in making work for performance this term. Attention is given to all of the elements involved in composition and production, including collaborative aspects. Students are expected to show their work throughout stages of development, complete their projects, and perform them to the public by the end of the term. Corequisites:
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Advanced Projects in Dance — DAN4795.01) (new faculty as of 7/11/2023

Fall 2023
Instructor: Elena Demyanenko
Credits: 2
For students with prior experience in dance composition who wish to be involved in making new work for performance or writing project. Taking into account variety of circumstances in the field development, we will consider an expanded notion of how work can be shared with the public. Attention will be given to all of the elements involved in composition and production,
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