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This class offers participants a unique chance to develop word-poem stories while simultaneously learning traditional letterpress relief printing techniques, making a distinctive multidisciplinary connection to letterforms on paper. Word play refers to the fact that we will be inventing poems spontaneously, using improvisation and therefore will become involved imaginatively

Why do people work? And what is the connection between ‘work’ and ‘employment’? This seminar is motivated by these two basic questions. We explore familiar theories of macroeconomics to answer the questions, and we will draw upon other areas of political economy and social theory to enrich the discussions. We will examine how work shapes people's material conditions of living

Why do people work? What is the connection between ‘work’ and ‘employment’? And, how are the concerns of ‘nonwage work’ (especially care work carried in the realm of household) related to that of 'wage' work (carried in the realm of labor market)? This seminar is motivated by these questions. We explore the familiar theories of macroeconomics to answer these questions, and we

Lighting design has the powerful ability to shape the experience of an audience. Its practice incorporates elements of artistry and craft, and should interest those working in all aspects of visual and performing arts. In addition to hands-on work with theatrical lighting equipment in and outside of class, awareness of light, play analysis and conceptualization, color, angle,

Lighting design has the powerful ability to shape the experience of an audience. Its practice incorporates elements of artistry and craft, and should interest those working in all aspects of visual and performing arts. In addition to hands-on work with theatrical lighting equipment in and outside of class, awareness of light, play analysis and conceptualization, color, angle,

Lighting design has the powerful ability to shape the experience of an audience. Its practice incorporates elements of artistry and craft and should interest those working in all aspects of visual and performing arts. In addition to hands-on work with theatrical lighting equipment in and outside of class, awareness of light, play analysis and conceptualization, color, angle,

Lighting design has the powerful ability to shape the experience of an audience. Its practice incorporates elements of artistry and craft and should interest those working in all aspects of visual and performing arts. In addition to hands-on work with theatrical lighting equipment in and outside of class, awareness of light, play analysis and conceptualization, color, angle,

Lighting design has the powerful ability to shape the experience of an audience. Its practice incorporates elements of artistry and craft, and should interest those working in all aspects of visual and performing arts. In addition to hands-on work with theatrical lighting equipment in and outside of class, awareness of light, play analysis and conceptualization, color, angle,

Lighting design has the powerful ability to shape the experience of an audience. Its practice incorporates elements of artistry and craft and should interest those working in all aspects of visual and performing arts. In addition to hands-on work with theatrical lighting equipment in and outside of class, awareness of light, play analysis and conceptualization, color, angle,

Lighting design has the powerful ability to shape the experience of an audience. Its practice incorporates elements of artistry and craft, and should interest those working in all aspects of visual and performing arts. In addition to hands-on work with theatrical lighting equipment in and outside of class, awareness of light, play analysis and conceptualization, color, angle,

Lighting design has the powerful ability to shape the experience of an audience. Its practice incorporates elements of artistry and craft and should interest those working in all aspects of visual and performing arts. In addition to hands-on work with theatrical lighting equipment in and outside of class, awareness of light, play analysis and conceptualization, light sources,

Lighting design has the powerful ability to shape the experience of an audience. Its practice incorporates elements of artistry and craft, and should interest those working in all aspects of visual and performing arts.  In addition to hands-on work with theatrical lighting equipment in and outside of class, the course will explore

Lighting design has the powerful ability to shape the experience of an audience. Its practice incorporates elements of artistry and craft, and should interest those working in all aspects of visual and performing arts. In addition to hands-on work with theatrical lighting equipment in and outside of class, awareness of light, play analysis and conceptualization, color, angle

Lighting design has the powerful ability to shape the experience of an audience. Its practice incorporates elements of artistry and craft and should interest those working in all aspects of visual and performing arts. In addition to hands-on work with theatrical lighting equipment in and outside of class, awareness of light, play analysis and conceptualization, color, angle,

Lighting design has the powerful ability to shape the experience of an audience. Its practice incorporates elements of artistry and craft and should interest those working in all aspects of visual and performing arts. In addition to hands-on work with theatrical lighting equipment in and outside of class, awareness of light, play analysis and conceptualization, color, angle,

Lighting design has the powerful ability to shape the experience of an audience. Its practice incorporates elements of artistry and craft, and should interest those working in all aspects of visual and performing arts. In addition to hands-on work with theatrical lighting equipment in and outside of class, awareness of light, play analysis and conceptualization, color, angle,

A hands-on seminar conducted by Elliot Caplan to teach film/video and digital arts as collaborative tools for exploration of movement in dance, theatre, and the visual arts. It is intended for those interested in developing their aesthetic of the moving image rather than learning primarily the technical aspects of filmmaking. We work to clarify space in the frame. The dynamic

The workshop will examine the literary traditions of walking and writing, focusing on how the first can assist the second.  Themes would include walking as a passage; walking as escape; walking as a meditation; walking towards something; walking away from something; and those times when walking manages to be both of these things.  Of his outings in Concord, Henry

This workshop will comprise four sessions over one weekend. 1. The history of progressive education in the US with particular reference to Bennington College. 2. The ideas and philosophies of progressive education. 3. Race and class in progressive education. 4. Workshopping a Bennington Manifesto of Progressive Education. Students will receive a reading list in advance of

Every fictional universe has its own history and culture, geography and ecology that act as a backdrop to the narratives that inhabit it.  This course will investigate the relationship between such a fantastical place and its characters – with a particular emphasis on the philosophy and symbology of their clothes. This class will be both an exploration of existing media

Every fictional universe has its own history, culture, geography, and ecology that act as a backdrop to the narratives that inhabit it.  This course will investigate the relationship between such a fantastical place and its characters – with a particular emphasis on the philosophy and symbology of the characters and their clothes.

The category of world dance, frequently used in the West to identify dance from various other cultural locations and traditions, begs the question: What kind of dance is not part of this world? This course introduces students to a selection of global dance practices via text and video that, while not exhaustive, will serve to expand students’ understanding of the roles dance

During this class we will examine composition and improvisation in percussion music that include rhythmic, harmonic and melodic structures. The class will also learn about the cultural and folkloric content of the music. Individually each student/player will lead the ensemble in a new work/s that incorporates musical techniques from the music studied in