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In this course we will practice translating from French into English. We will work on developing a mindfulness about language use as well as a comparative eye focused on English and French’s stylistic and structural preferences. Grammar and lexical development will also be on offer and will highlight
In this exploration of Shakespeare's comedies, we will focus our attentions on the marriage plot, the movement from disorder to order, the means by which the world is set to rights when a man marries a woman, whether or not they love each other or are right for each other, or if perhaps one of them is trapped in a love-potion spell cast on them by Robin Goodfellow, or maybe
This is a course for playwrights (and others) who are interested in thinking about the relationship between architecture, character, and plot. We will read plays in which unusual buildings, specific rooms, and distinctive built environments of all kinds play a crucial role in the dramatic action.
Readings will likely include Michael Frayn’s Noises Off,
Working in collaboration with the local Park-McCullough Historic Governor’s Mansion, students will create a new archive of the historic dress collection.
What happens when you start a rehearsal process and you are not sure what you are wanting yet? How do you present movement phrases, concepts, and structures and incorporate new information from the performers? What is it that you see? How do you change your mind?
This is a laboratory setting to explore how to make, teach, and rehearse short selections of movement
How do we physically understand the spaces we are in? How is each of us affected by them? How do we develop a deeper sense of place? The Body Acoustic aims to heighten awareness of the reciprocal relationship between the built environment and our senses. Light and sound, distances, height, volume, surfaces, angles/curves and a/symmetries all affect one’s
Clay responds directly to touch, retains memory and is forced through the dynamic process of firing to fix a point in time. This class will introduce students to a variety of hand-building techniques to construct sculptural and/or utilitarian forms. Students will develop their skills by practicing techniques demonstrated in class. Through making, students’ skills will
Clay responds directly to touch, retains memory and is forced through the dynamic process of firing to fix a point in time. This class will introduce students to a variety of hand-building techniques to construct sculptural and/or utilitarian forms. Students will develop their skills by practicing techniques demonstrated in class. Through making, students’ skills will
This course is a hands-on color laboratory, where students will explore the tactile, material, and physical properties of pigments derived from natural sources. Our investigations will focus primarily on pigments that can be sourced locally in and around Bennington, particularly those accessible during the fall season. We will also work with some historically significant
This course will serve as an immersion in the work of several major American poets of the 1950s and 1960s, noted for their humor, irreverence, disjunctive experimentation, charm, and wildness, and collectively known as the New York School. We will begin by focusing on the original generation of New York School poets: John Ashbery, Frank OHara, Kenneth Koch, James Schuyler,
Coins, cash, credit, capital. A medium of exchange, a store of value, a unit of account, a measure of wealth. Money seems to come in many forms and to serve many functions. This course is a quest to discover what money really is from a diversity of perspectives in economic thought. We will address questions such as: Should money be
The Scriptorium, a “place for writing,” is a class for writers interested in improving their critical essay-writing skills. We will read to write and write to read. Much of our time will be occupied with writing and revising—essai<
The Semitic language family has the longest documented legacy of any in the world, spanning nearly 5,000 years. Its dozens of distinct but connected languages – among them Arabic, Ethiopic, Hebrew and Syriac – have animated metropolises from Babylon to Carthage to Dubai; over centuries, they have voiced revelation to billions of Jews
In this course, we examine five moments of intellectual encounter between "east" and "west" along the storied routes of the Silk Road. These encounters spanned a millennium, from the fifth century BCE to the fourteenth century. We will be reading travel narratives written by these adventurers – Herodotus, Xuan Zang, Al-Biruni, Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta,
Whose class is this anyway? Yours! Improv is for everyone. Just like life, it’s all about making it up as we go.
In this course, we’ll explore the fundamentals of improvisation through high-energy theater games, pattern and rhythm exercises, and ensemble-building activities. We’ll dive into character, object, and environment work while staying grounded, truthful, and
This course is the second half of a Page to Stage design Process - focusing on “standing the design up” and getting it realised onstage.
Having completed the designing process students will begin to work through the fabrication and production
Students propose, plan, discuss, and develop a (research) thesis project. They choose a thinking partner to work alongside to bring into focus the ambitions and concerns
This course references ten years of research led by Jasmine Hearn who traveled throughout the United States to interview a constellation of organizers, community leaders, nurses, care-givers, artists, land stewards, chefs, and educators. Students will be guided in a series embodiment practices that braid interdisciplinary methodologies of rooting, listening, responding,
We will study and perform from the string band traditions of rural America. Nova Scotia, Quebecois, Irish, New England, Scandinavian, African-American dance and ballad traditions. In addition, these will be experienced with listening, practice (weekly group rehearsals outside of class), and performing components. Emphasis on ensemble intuition, playing by ear, and lifetime
This course for translators of all levels—from absolute beginner to seasoned translators with an ongoing practice—offers space, time, guidance and community to work on self-directed translation projects. In other words, the class operates as an atelier. It is comprised of a major workshop component to get feedback on work and to direct revisions and progress; and
Pioneering artist Maryanne Amacher kept her innovative sonic compositions in just two suitcases. Wherever she went to set up her "Sound Joined Rooms" exhibitions, she brought with her these two suitcases to probe and test the architecture with sound.
In 1976, Bennington inaugurated the Visual and Performing Arts Building, a remarkable facility that embodies the ethos of Bennington’s educational philosophy. Over the past fifty years, VAPA has undergone significant transformation, adapting to new programs and emerging technologies. This studio, led by faculty emeritus Donald
Three remarkably flexible and enduring forms, whose contemporary avatars range from Bill Irwin and Jinkx Monsoon to Dita Von Teese and the Muppets, vaudeville, burlesque and revue represented the three dominant American variety theater traditions of the early through mid-twentieth century. While a vaudeville bill included eclectic acts, ranging from
This course is for students who have prior experience with the instrument. Students are expected to practice daily for a minimum of 30 minutes per day. End of semester performance required.
The course is for intermediate to advanced students.
Students are expected to practice daily (minimum of 45 minutes). End-of-semester performance is required.
