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Historical Dress: The Great Couturiers — DRA2176.01

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 2
This class will examine the fashions and designers of the Couture, ranging from Worth to Dior and beyond, and including Chanel, Schiaparelli, Vionnet, McQueen, and van Herpen, among others. We will examine the topic in the context of the culture: the artistic, political and technological shifts of their times. While the primary focus of the class will be the giants there will

Historical Dress: The Jazz Age — DRA2286.01

Instructor: CSchoonmaker@bennington.edu
Credits: 2
This class will examine the clothing and style of the 1920's. We will examine the topic in the context of Social/Political/Artistic movements and the effect and influence on Fashion and Style. Subjects we will touch on will include: the Paris couture of the era: Chanel, Vionnet, and Lanvin among them, Art Deco – in decorative arts, architecture, and fashion, Surrealism, the

History of Animation — MA2137.01

Instructor: Sue Rees
Credits: 2
A brief history of animated images from the 1500s to the present day including early devices to create sequential images, through to the invention of the rotoscope,avantgarde animations, independent artists and studios. The class will be split into watching documentaries and animations along with discussions, and weekly responses. This class will be online.

History of Directing: Traditions and Experiments — DRA2252.01

Instructor: Jean Randich
Days & Time: TU,FR 10:30am-12:20pm
Credits: 4

We will work semi-chronologically from the late 19th to the early 21st century, examining how the “director” emerged as a seminal force in the experimental theater. Parallel movements in film will be considered, but our focus remains on live performance. We will read historic manifestos, critical responses, and examine videos and visual research. We may read contemporary

History of Directing: Traditions and Experiments — DRA2252.01

Instructor: Jean Randich
Credits: 4
We will work semi-chronologically from the late 19th to the early 21st century, examining how the “director” emerged as a seminal force in the experimental theater. Parallel movements in film will be considered, but our focus remains on live performance. We will read historic manifestos, critical responses, and examine videos and visual research. We may read contemporary case

History of Theater I — DRA2156.01

Instructor: Maya Cantu
Credits: 4
This course offers an introduction to the history and development of world theater and drama. We will experience the dynamic pageant of theater history through an exploration of its conventions and aesthetics, as well as its social and cultural functions. We will study theater history from antiquity through the nineteenth century, reading representative plays ranging from Greek

History of Theater I — DRA2153.01

Instructor: kathleen dimmick
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This course examines the history and aesthetics of the theater, including the development of staging, production, and acting methods and styles. In the fall of 2014 we will read representative plays from Ancient Greece through seventeenth-century Restoration England. Along with the plays, we'll look at critical and theoretical essays that elucidate the historical context and

History of Theater I — DRA2156.01

Instructor: Maya Cantu
Days & Time: MO,TH 10:00am-11:50am
Credits: 4

This course offers an introduction to the history and development of world theater and drama. We will experience the dynamic pageant of theater history through an exploration of its conventions and aesthetics, as well as its social and cultural functions. We will study theater history from antiquity through the nineteenth century, reading

History of Theater I — DRA2156.02

Instructor: Maya Cantu
Credits: 4
This course offers an introduction to the history and development of world theater and drama. We will experience the dynamic pageant of theater history through an exploration of its conventions and aesthetics, as well as its social and cultural functions. We will study theater history from antiquity through the nineteenth century, reading representative plays ranging from Greek

History of Theater I — DRA2156.01

Instructor: Maya Cantu
Credits: 4
This course offers an introduction to the history and development of world theater and drama. We will experience the dynamic pageant of theater history through an exploration of its conventions and aesthetics, as well as its social and cultural functions. We will study theater history from antiquity through the nineteenth century, reading representative plays ranging from Greek

History of Theater I — DRA2156.01

Instructor: Jean Randich
Credits: 4
This course offers an introduction to the history and development of world theater and drama. We will experience the dynamic pageant of theater history through an exploration of its conventions and aesthetics, as well as its social and cultural functions. In the fall of 2016, we will study theater history from antiquity through the nineteenth century, reading representative

History of Theater II — DRA2282.01

Instructor: Maya Cantu
Credits: 4
This course offers a continuing introduction to the history and development of world theater and drama. We will experience the vibrant pageant of theater history through an exploration of its conventions and aesthetics, as well as its social and cultural functions. Starting in the nineteenth century, we will read representative plays ranging from the advent of stage Realism and

History of Theater II — DRA2282.01

Instructor: Maya Cantu
Credits: 4
This course offers a continuing introduction to the history and development of world theater and drama. We will experience the vibrant pageant of theater history through an exploration of its conventions and aesthetics, as well as its social and cultural functions. Starting in the nineteenth century, we will read representative plays ranging from the advent of stage Realism and

History of Theater II — DRA2282.01

Instructor: Maya Cantu
Credits: 4
This course offers a continuing introduction to the history and development of world theater and drama. We will experience the vibrant pageant of theater history through an exploration of its conventions and aesthetics, as well as its social and cultural functions. Starting in the nineteenth century, we will read representative plays ranging from the advent of stage Realism and

History of Theater II — DRA2282.01

Instructor: Maya Cantu
Credits: 4
This course offers a continuing introduction to the history and development of world theater and drama. We will experience the vibrant pageant of theater history through an exploration of its conventions and aesthetics, as well as its social and cultural functions. Starting in the nineteenth century, we will read representative plays ranging from the advent of stage Realism and

History of Theater II — DRA2282.01

Instructor: Maya Cantu
Credits: 4
This course offers a continuing introduction to the history and development of world theater and drama. We will experience the vibrant pageant of theater history through an exploration of its conventions and aesthetics, as well as its social and cultural functions. Starting in the nineteenth century, we will read representative plays ranging from the advent of stage Realism and

History of Theater II — DRA2282.01

Instructor: Maya Cantu
Days & Time: MO,TH 10:00am-11:50am
Credits: 4

This course offers a continuing introduction to the history and development of world theater and drama. We will experience the vibrant pageant of theater history through an exploration of its conventions and aesthetics, as well as its social and cultural functions. Starting in the nineteenth century, we will read representative plays ranging from the advent of stage Realism

History of Theater II — Canceled

Instructor: Maya Cantu
Credits: 4
This course offers a continuing introduction to the history and development of world theater and drama. We will experience the vibrant pageant of theater history through an exploration of its conventions and aesthetics, as well as its social and cultural functions. Starting in the nineteenth century, we will read representative plays ranging from the advent of stage Realism and

History of Theater II — DRA2282.01

Instructor: Maya Cantu
Days & Time: MO,TH 10:00am-11:50am
Credits: 4

This course offers a continuing introduction to the history and development of world theater and drama. We will experience the vibrant pageant of theater history through an exploration of its conventions and aesthetics, as well as its social and cultural functions. Starting in the nineteenth century, we will read representative plays ranging from the advent of stage Realism

History of Theater II — DRA2282.01

Instructor: Maya Cantu
Credits: 4
This course offers a continuing introduction to the history and development of world theater and drama. We will experience the vibrant pageant of theater history through an exploration of its conventions and aesthetics, as well as its social and cultural functions. Starting in the nineteenth century, we will read representative plays ranging from the advent of stage Realism and

History of Theater II: Modern Drama — DRA2154.01

Instructor: Kathleen Dimmick
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This course examines the history and aesthetics of the theater, including the development of staging, production, and acting methods and styles. In the fall of 2015 we will read representative plays from the modern canon, beginning with the experiments in Naturalism in the nineteenth century through twentieth century modernism to the contemporary drama of today. Along with the

History of Theater II: Modern Drama — DRA2154.01

Instructor: Kathleen Dimmick
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This course examines the history and aesthetics of the theater, including the development of staging, production, and acting methods and styles. In the fall of 2013 we will read representative plays from the modern canon, beginning with the experiments in Naturalism in the nineteenth century through twentieth century modernism to the contemporary drama of today. Along with the

Honors Seminar: Theory and Practice of Dramaturgy — CANCELLED

Instructor: Kathleen Dimmick
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
In this course weʹll look at the history and practice of dramaturgy and introduce some tools and methods of that practice, including text analysis, editing, and adaptation. Along with assignments on individual texts, students will observe rehearsals in DRA4376 Directing II and prepare rehearsal notes. The studentʹs major work for the term will be the preparation of a Protocol,