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Descending the Ivory Tower: Public Anthropology and the Prospect of a Better Tomorrow — ANT2214.01) (cancelled 4/27/2023

Spring 2024
Instructor: Steve Moog
Credits: 4
Most anthropological knowledge never makes it out of academia; it is constructed, consumed, and interrogated by PhDs. This is not meant to be judgmental, merely a statement of facts. In the last decade, though, anthropology has paid more attention to using its insights to engage practical, everyday issues and make its knowledge more accessible to those outside of universities
Society Culture and Thought

Design Collaboration: Visualizing the Script — DRA2307.01

Fall 2020
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Credits: 2
Even before the pandemic, directors and designers working on productions at resident theaters around America commonly began their collaborative processes by sharing visual materials remotely, and meeting through video or phone conferencing. Whether on campus or working remotely, students in this course will develop work using this collaborative approach. Following an
Drama

Design From Nature — DRA4236.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Charles Schoonmaker
Credits: 4
This is a class for students interested in Costume Design, and theatrical design in general. We will work with inspiration from the natural world to design clothing, one example being Christian Dior’s ‘Tulip line’ of 1953. Students should be confident about their ability to express ideas in a graphic platform and medium, and interested in expanding their understanding of
Dance Drama

Design from Nature — DRA4236.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Charles Schoonmaker
Credits: 2
This is a class for students interested in Costume Design. We will work with inspiration from the natural world to design clothing, one example being Christian Dior’s ‘Tulip line’ of 1953. Students should be confident about their ability to express ideas in a graphic platform and medium, and interested in expanding their understanding of clothing design. The classic tools for
Drama

Design Patterns and Data Structures — CS4106.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Justin Vasselli
Credits: 4
In this class, students will learn common patterns used to solve problems found in software, and gain a deeper knowledge about common ways that data is stored and accessed. Students will learn about the design and implementation of data structures, including arrays, linked lists, stacks, queues, and trees. Students will also study common algorithms used to populate and query
Science and Mathematics

Design Patterns and Data Structures — CS4106.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Justin Vasselli
Credits: 4
In this class, students will learn common patterns used to solve problems found in software, and gain a deeper knowledge about common ways that data is stored and accessed. Students will learn about the design and implementation of data structures, including inked lists, stacks, queues, and trees. Students will also study common algorithms used to populate and query these data
Science and Mathematics

Design With a Vintage Lens — DRA4389.01

Spring 2024
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 4
This fashion history and design class is for students with a background and interest in theatrical design. We will examine and explore vintage garments from the instructor’s personal collection and the Bennington College costume collection. The class will explore the garments, looking at the materials and their construction, the designers who created them, and their historical
Drama

Design: The Ballets Russes — DRA2147.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Charles Schoonmaker
Credits: 4
The designs of the productions of Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes exerted a strong influence on fashion and decor beginning with the first Paris season in 1909. In this class we will examine the design of the ballets and the designers including Bakst, Benois, Goncharova and Picasso. Students will do design projects and research projects.
Dance Drama

Designing "Daughters of Io" — DRA4118.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Charles Schoonmaker
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This is a production class that will be centered on designing the costumes for "Daughters of Io" a new play by Quincy Long, directed by faculty member Kathleen Dimmick.  Students will work on the design elements of the costumes and the realization of the costume design. Activities will include conception, rendering, sourcing, shopping, fitting and working closely with the
Drama

Designing a Light Plot — DRA2235.02

Spring 2019
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Credits: 2
As a follow-up to the course Working With Light, students in this class will learn how to integrate lighting design ideas with the architectural parameters of theater spaces, and deal with the challenges and opportunities imposed by scenery and various light sources. Design drafting will be emphasized in this course, beginning with hand drafting and moving on to Vectorworks CAD
Drama

Designing a Light Plot — DRA2235.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
As a follow-up to the course Working With Light, students in this class will learn how to merge lighting design ideas with the constraints inherent in theater spaces, scenery and lighting equipment. Design drafting will be emphasized in this course. In one major project, students will synthesize and apply material covered to develop (on paper) a complete lighting design.
Drama

Designing a Light Plot — DRA4338.02

Fall 2025
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Days & Time: WE 8:30am-12:10pm
Credits: 2

As a follow-up to the course Working With Light, participants in this class will learn how to adapt lighting design ideas to work within the common constraints of theater architecture and scenery. We will take a deep dive into the process of choosing lighting equipment and figuring out where it needs to be, in relation to everything else in the

Dance Drama

Designing a Light Plot — DRA2235.02

Fall 2014
Instructor: michael giannitti
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
As a follow-up to the course Working With Light, students in this class will learn how to merge lighting design ideas with the constraints inherent in theater spaces, scenery and lighting equipment. Design drafting will be emphasized in this course. In one major project, students will synthesize and apply material covered to develop (on paper) a complete lighting design.
Drama

Designing a Light Plot — DRA2235.02

Fall 2017
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Credits: 2
As a follow-up to the course Working With Light, students in this class will learn how to integrate lighting design ideas with the architectural parameters of theater spaces, and deal with the challenges and opportunities imposed by scenery and various light sources. Design drafting will be emphasized in this course, beginning with hand drafting and moving on to Vectorworks CAD
Drama

Designing a Light Plot — DRA2235.02

Fall 2015
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
As a follow-up to the course Working With Light, students in this class will learn how to integrate lighting design ideas with the parameters found in theater spaces, as well as deal with the challenges of scenery and performance of lighting equipment. Design drafting will be emphasized in this course. In one major project, students will synthesize and apply material covered to
Dance Drama

Development and Evolution of Language — PSY4116.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Megan Bulloch
Credits: 4
Relying heavily on evolutionary developmental biology, we will investigate transdisciplinary questions about origins of language. On the surface, we will look at the evolution of language, including the physical and cognitive aspects of language, and the individual developmental trajectories each of us takes in our learning of a language (or two or three). More deeply, we
Society Culture and Thought

Developmental Psychology After the Grand Theories — PSY2207.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: David Anderegg
Credits: 4
Comprehensive theories in developmental psychology posited relatively abrupt structural changes in children's thinking in the course of childhood. These theories have been supplanted, in large part, by basic research (largely from brain imaging techniques), documenting gradual changes in children's development. In this course the grand theories (Piaget, Freud, and Vygotsky, as
Social Science

Developmental Psychology After the Grand Theories — PSY2207.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: David Anderegg
Credits: 4
Comprehensive theories in developmental psychology posited relatively abrupt structural changes in children's thinking in the course of childhood. These theories have been supplanted, in large part, by basic research documenting gradual changes in children's development. In this course the grand theories (Piaget, Freud, and attachment theory and evolutionary psychology) will be
Social Science

Developmental Psychology After the Grand Theories — PSY2207.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: David Anderegg
Credits: 4
Comprehensive theories in developmental psychology posited relatively abrupt structural changes in children’s thinking in the course of childhood. These theories have been supplanted, in large part, by basic research documenting gradual changes in children’s development. In this course the grand theories (Piaget and Freud as well as attachment theory and evolutionary psychology
Society Culture and Thought

Developmental Psychology After the Grand Theories — PSY2207.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: David Anderegg
Credits: 4
Comprehensive theories in developmental psychology posited relatively abrupt structural changes in children’s thinking in the course of childhood. These theories have been supplanted, in large part, by basic research (largely from brain imaging techniques), documenting gradual changes in children’s development. In this course the grand theories (Piaget, Freud, and Vygotsky, as
Society Culture and Thought

Devising Performance and Collaborative Creation — DRA2263.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Jean Randich
Credits: 4
“Devised Performance” emerged in the 50’s and 60’s when American avant-garde groups such as the Living Theatre and Open Theatre pioneered non-text-based rehearsal and performance practices to liberate and empower the actor. We will investigate the history, philosophies, and evolving techniques of this ensemble-based movement in which the company generates all aspects of the
Drama

Devising: Creation Stories — DRA2319.01

Spring 2024
Instructor: Jean Randich
Credits: 4
Devising is a form of collaborative creation in which the performers themselves author every moment of the performance. It is made by and belongs to them. In this course we will devise a theatrical work inspired both by creation myths and contemporary stories, and what they mean for us today. Students will adapt myths and stories they choose from current events to bring an
Dance Drama Music Visual Arts

Devising: Moving through Time and Space — DRA2177.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Jean Randich
Credits: 4
“The beauty here is a beauty you feel in your flesh. You feel it physically….Other beauty takes only the heart, or the mind.” (Barry Lopez, “Arctic Dreams.”) Devising is a form of collaborative creation in which the performers themselves author every moment of a performance from movement to text (if any), to spatial relationships, clothing, entrances and exits, etc. The “stage
Dance Drama

Dewey, Dorner, and Greenberg: Art Theory at Bennington College — AH4105.02

Spring 2016
Instructor: Zirwat Chowdhury
Credits: 2
In this course, we will examine the art theory expounded in the writings and lectures of three influential figures in the histories of the visual arts at Bennington College and 20th-century American modernism: philosopher John Dewey (1859-1952), art historian Alexander Dorner (1893-1957), and art critic Clement Greenberg (1909-1994). We will thereby trace not only how modernist
Visual Arts