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Looking at forms found in nature, architecture, music, drama, literature, etc., we search for examples to help formulate ideas and structures for movement-based creation. When making new artwork, we are constantly balancing and integrating the need for exploratory freedom and the desire for structural integrity. How can we use spontaneous impulses to help find form, and how can

Looking at forms found in nature, architecture, music, drama, literature, etc., we search for examples to help formulate ideas and structures for movement-based creation. When making new artwork, we are constantly balancing and integrating the need for exploratory freedom and the desire for structural integrity.  How do we use spontaneous impulse to help find form, and how

Looking at forms found in nature, architecture, music, drama, literature, etc., we search for examples to help formulate ideas and structures for movement-based compositional purposes. How can we as artists find form that best supports our investigations and challenges our working processes; how do we analyze, interpret and further utilize form that is inherent in work that is

Looking at forms found in nature, architecture, music, drama, literature, etc., we search for examples to help formulate ideas and structures for movement-based creation. When making new artwork, we are constantly balancing and integrating the need for exploratory freedom and the desire for structural integrity. How do we use spontaneous impulse to help find form, and how do we

Looking at forms found in nature, architecture, music, drama, literature, etc., we search for examples to help formulate ideas and structures for movement-based compositional purposes. How can we as artists find form that best supports our investigations and challenges our working processes; how do we analyze, interpret and further utilize form that is inherent in work that is

This class explores how to make fine art black and white and color inkjet prints from digital files. Students will learn how to edit digital media with Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom by using non-destructive workflows to preserve the integrity of their files. The course will emphasize developing technical proficiency along with making

This class explores how to make fine art black and white and color inkjet prints from digital files. Students will learn how to edit digital media with Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom by using non-destructive workflows to preserve the integrity of their files. The course will emphasize developing technical proficiency along with making meaningful decisions on when, why, and how

This class explores how to make fine art black and white and color inkjet prints from digital files. Students will learn how to edit digital media with Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom by using non-destructive workflows to preserve the integrity of their files. The course will emphasize developing technical proficiency along with making meaningful decisions on when, why, and how

Marx once quipped that all historical personages happen twice, as it were: "First time as tragedy, second time as farce." Marx clearly got the second coming of Trump wrong: the first time was a farce, this time around its tragedy. The bewildering saga of the 2024 presidential election and bludgeoning start to the new administration in 2025 has overturned much of the

“First world problems” has become a prolific meme-generating phrase. However, it can have a deeper meaning. How is Chinese and Taiwanese society dealing with their own “First world problems” while simultaneously dealing with those of their own unique histories? These are some of the questions we will explore through the lenses of Chinese language microcinema and other popular

Primarily for first-years, but for any student who has a serious interest in dance, whether or not they have previous dance experience. We will consider many aspects of dance making, including an investigation of the physical sensations and impulses that inform our moving; the development of one's own physical awareness and movement skills; improvisational structures that test

Primarily for first-years, but for any student who has a serious interest in dance, whether or not they have previous dance experience. We will consider many aspects of dance making, including an investigation of the physical sensations and impulses that inform our moving; the development of one’s own physical awareness and movement skills; improvisational structures that test

Primarily for first-years, but for any student who has a serious interest in dance, whether or not they have previous dance experience. We will consider many aspects of dance making, including an investigation of the physical sensations and impulses that inform our moving; the development of one's own physical awareness and movement skills; improvisational structures that test

Primarily for first-years, but for any student who has a serious interest in dance, whether or not they have previous dance experience. We will consider many aspects of dance making, including an investigation of the physical sensations and impulses that inform our moving; the development of one’s own physical awareness and movement skills; improvisational structures that test

Primarily for first-years, but for any student who has a serious interest in dance, whether or not they have previous dance experience. We will consider many aspects of dance making, including an investigation of the physical sensations and impulses that inform our moving; the development of one’s own physical awareness and movement skills; improvisational structures that test

Primarily for first-years, but for any student who has a serious interest in dance, whether or not they have previous dance experience. We will consider many aspects of dance making, embodiment, and performance. We will work towards constantly evolving ways to be one’s own teacher, by recognizing the patterns, heightening awareness of observation and selecting easier, more

Primarily for first-years, but for any student who has a serious interest in dance, whether or not they have previous dance experience. We will consider many aspects of dance making, embodiment, and performance. We will work towards constantly evolving ways to be one’s own teacher, by recognizing the patterns, heightening awareness of observation and selecting easier, more

Primarily for first-years, but for any student who has a serious interest in dance, whether or not they have previous dance experience. We will consider many aspects of dance making, including an investigation of the physical sensations and impulses that inform our moving; the development of one’s own physical awareness and movement skills; improvisational structures that test

F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway were arguably the preeminent literary figures in America in the first quarter of the Twentieth century. Their work and their lives were both closely intertwined and dramatically contrasting. Each came from the conservative Midwest. Each enjoyed stunning early success. Each made his permanent mark in a very different fashion as a

Taking as our premise that acting is the study of the art of human relationships (actor to actor as well as actor to audience) this course is a comprehensive overview of the theories behind the practice of various ways an actor works from a script to create a character to tell a story. Using the text book "Five Approaches to Acting" by David Kaplan as a study guide, as well as

Taking as our premise that when we study acting we study the art of human relationships (actor to actor as well as actor to audience), this course is an overview of the theories behind the practice of various ways actors work from a script to create characters to tell a story. Analysis of film performances, written responses, and extended work on one scene will be the focus of

A song feedback collective, focused on how musical restrictions can spur us to growth. Over the course of the term, students will write five songs (or revise a single song in radical ways) based on the critique and decisions of the group. We’ll discuss how to form supportive but insightful critique while challenging each other to go new places. What does it take to create a

A song feedback collective, focused on how musical restrictions can spur us to growth. Over the course of the term, students will write 5 songs (or revise a single song in radical ways) based on the critique and decisions of the group. We’ll discuss how to form supportive but insightful critique while challenging each other to go new places. What does it take to create a song

Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s transcendent ode to longing creates some of the most inescapable structural gravities in recent memory.  Spend three Saturday afternoons talking about the precision and elegance of the way structure works in this remarkable piece of time bound art. We’re going to talk about direct address, structural reasons why season 2 is better than season 1,

This course will introduce students to physical fundamentals often utilized in Western contemporary dance techniques. This class will attend to the physical structure of the body—including its commonalities and idiosyncrasies—to build the strength and range required to move horizontally and vertically, with gravity and against it, with momentum and in stillness. We will work