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This course supports advanced students in planning, pre-production, and early production for more complex, larger-scale, longer-duration, self-directed film/video projects. Please note that this course is primarily intended for and used by seventh-term and eighth-term students with a Plan concentration in film, video, or screenwriting. Exceptions may be made on the

This course, intended for students who will continue to the Advanced Projects in Film/Video II course in spring 2024, supports advanced students in planning, pre-production, and early production for more complex, larger-scale, longer-duration, self-directed video projects. It also includes a screening series where we watch and analyze the process behind feature and mid-length

This semester-length, 2-credit course, intended for students who will continue to the Advanced Projects in Film/Video II course in spring 2023, supports advanced students in planning, pre-production, and early production (or for 8th term students, post-production and finishing) for more complex, larger-scale, longer-duration, self-directed

This course, intended for students who will continue to the Advanced Projects in Film/Video II course in spring 2025, supports advanced students in planning, pre-production, and early production for more complex, larger-scale, longer-duration, self-directed video projects. It also includes a screening series where we watch and analyze the process behind feature and mid-length

This course, intended for students who will continue to the Advanced Film/Video Projects II course in spring 2021, will support advanced students in planning, pre-production, and early production for more complex, larger-scale, longer-duration, self-directed video projects. In fall 2020, Advanced Projects I will technically be split into one 2-credit course in the first seven

This course, intended for students who will continue to the Advanced Film/Video Projects II course in spring 2021, will support advanced students in planning, pre-production, and early production for more complex, larger-scale, longer-duration, self-directed video projects. In fall 2020, Advanced Projects I will technically be split into one 2-credit course in the first seven

Forest ecosystems regulate climate, store and filter water, provide food and fiber, and serve as recreational areas and sacred spaces. These ecosystems are undergoing dramatic changes — climate change, deforestation, management — with important ecological, economic, and social consequences for the future of ecosystems and society. Vermont is among the most forested states in

Forest ecosystems regulate climate, store and filter water, provide food and fiber, and serve as recreational areas and sacred spaces. These ecosystems are undergoing dramatic changes with important ecological, economic, and social consequences for the future of ecosystems and society. Vermont is among the most forested states in the U.S.

This course is for students who have experience sewing and patternmaking with a firm commitment to serious work in the costume studio. Students will work on a self-directed project in consultation with the instructor. The goal is to improve construction skills from patternmaking to finishing, and to deepen their overall sewing knowledge.

Individual or small group lessons of advanced study on guitar. Continued studies from Intermediate Guitar. Advanced study in fret-board harmony and theory, playing in different tunings, increase chord vocabulary and repertoire, emphasis on finger picking styles.

Individual or small group lessons of advanced study on guitar. Continued studies from Intermediate Guitar. Advanced study in fret-board harmony and theory, playing in different tunings, increase chord vocabulary and repertoire, emphasis on finger picking styles.

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.

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

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,

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

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

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

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.

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

This course focuses on work in the performance of improvisation. For dancers, special attention is given to the development of individual movement vocabularies, group ensemble structures, and the exploration of emergent forms. For musicians, attention is given to creating rhythms and sonorities which can then be manipulated and developed while interacting with dancers in the

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

This is an advanced improvisation class for students from all disciplines. We will learn the concepts of complexity and advance our skills in pattern recognition, self-organization, emergent structuring, and development of movement, verbal, visual and design vocabularies. Collaborative processes will be explored to further different forms of creative practices, both to

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,

This course is an in-depth exploration of improvised comedy scene work, with a central focus on finding and playing “Game.” Game is loosely defined as a pattern of unusual behavior that breaks from the pattern of your everyday life. In other words, Game is what's funny about your scene. To play Game in a long-form scene, you’ll learn to answer three key questions: