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Studio Practice is designed to offer each student a rigorous and immersive dance study experience. A deep-dive into practices of critical physicality, students will be supported in making direct connections across an abundance of dance forms that rearrange and blur the boundaries between traditional and emerging techniques. Studio Practice
Studio Practice is designed to offer each student a rigorous and immersive dance study experience. A deep-dive into practices of critical physicality, students will be supported in making direct connections across an abundance of dance forms that rearrange and blur the boundaries between traditional and emerging techniques. Studio Practice
Studio Practice is designed to offer each student a rigorous and immersive dance study experience. A deep-dive into practices of critical physicality, students will be supported in making direct connections across an abundance of dance forms that rearrange and blur the boundaries between traditional and emerging techniques. Studio Practice
Studio Practice is designed to offer each student a rigorous and immersive dance study experience. A deep-dive into practices of critical physicality, students will be supported in making direct connections across an abundance of dance forms that rearrange and blur the boundaries between traditional and emerging techniques. Studio Practice
Studio Practice is designed to offer each student a rigorous and immersive dance study experience. A deep-dive into practices of critical physicality, students will be supported in making direct connections across an abundance of dance forms that rearrange and blur the boundaries between traditional and emerging techniques. Studio Practice
Studio Practice is designed to offer each student a rigorous and immersive dance study experience. A deep-dive into practices of critical physicality, students will be supported in making direct connections across an abundance of dance forms that rearrange and blur the boundaries between traditional and emerging techniques. Studio Practice
What does studying together offer us critically that studying alone might not? Ariella Azoulay refers to studying with companions as a method of unlearning. What are the shifts experienced when you are studying with and alongside others? What conditions might group study provide that allow different questions and understandings to emerge?
Tai-Chi (Taiji) is a Chinese martial art and meditation system. The symbol of Tai-Chi is the famous Chinese Yin and Yang symbol also called Taiji. In this course, students will get some practical experience with Tai-Chi martial art and learn a little bit about Daoist philosophy in the process.
Building on the hands-on, experiential approach of the previous semester, this course invites students to continue exploring Taiwan through Taiwanese cooking, practical Mandarin Chinese, and contemporary Taiwanese culture. Students will prepare four to six Taiwanese dishes while developing practical language skills and discovering how food, music, and everyday
This a course in encounters and exhibitions that takes its cue from Annie Dillard’s essay collection Teaching a Stone to Talk. While studying the essays of Dillard, students will also be asked to walk, wander, wonder, and, of course, write. In addition to keeping a journal of silence, students will be asked to discover a place on
The tragic protagonist is a person pushed to the breaking point- dealing with disaster, fate, suffering, unspeakable loss, and often the consequences of their own bad decisions. Greek tragedy shows human beings struggling in a world that often seems brutal, senseless, and beyond their control, where contingency is a hard fact of life. As such, tragedy raises significant
This course will look into the use of the kiln as an integral tool and part of the creative process in ceramic art. We will explore various different kilns and firing techniques, learning the roles of fire and atmosphere in transforming glaze components into desired surfaces. We will also discuss the history of kiln technology and how it has influenced the development
For anyone who wishes to perform work involving movement – dancers, actors, performance artists, etc. – this course is dedicated to developing a deep internal understanding of any action. We will explore nuance – subtle shades of timing, gesture, impulse, and manner of moving.
For anyone who wishes to perform work involving movement – dancers, actors, performance artists, etc. – this course is dedicated to developing a deep internal understanding of any action. We will explore nuance – subtle shades of timing, gesture, impulse, and manner of moving. No matter what the circumstance, performing requires a responsive, full mind-body presence in
This course has two objectives: to provide structure for ongoing or new translation projects and to teach you how to apply to artist grants using the PEN/Heim translation grant as a case study. Supporting your translation projects you will set goals and work to meet deadlines, give and take feedback from peers
This course incorporates speaking, language, sounding and scoring as activities that can be integrated with movement in complex and novel ways, through both structured and improvisatory practices. We will access the expressive and artistic possibilities of sound and language as an extension of the body. Students will gain skills,
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
an Exhibit Design & Historic Dress Class, centering Researching, Mounting, Conserving and Basic Garment Restoration. The Lived Silhouette explores evolving definitions of femininity, domesticity, and social status through the material culture of
Spoiler alert: Grief. Grief turns us into the perfect spy, and in this course we will be interrogating contemporary novels to explore the ways in which characters and authors use lies, elaborate constructions, false realities, document and narrative manipulation as means of side-stepping, escaping, or fending off grief. We will be reading W.G. Sebald's Rings of
Social psychology is the scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another. This course will explore social thinking, influence, and social relations that shape our lived experiences through a U.S. contextual lens. Social psychologists are increasingly concerned with the effects of the various systems of domination on outcomes such as
Students will explore Taiwan’s place in the world through contemporary issues, popular culture, and Taiwanese society. Although small in size, Taiwan has a significant global presence in technology, international politics, democracy, and cultural exchange. This course examines how Taiwan connects with the world and how global developments shape Taiwan’s identity,
Part 1 of a Page to Stage design Process Students will work collaboratively to develop design ideas in response to the script for next fall's faculty production. Generating ideas, research and designs all heavily steeped in collaboration and dramaturgy.
In the wake of the Industrial Revolution, physicists developed thermal physics as a way of improving the efficiency of steam engines. At nearly the same time, the development of statistical physics gave birth to an understanding of how large ensembles of particles interacted. We will study both the macroscopic (“Thermal”) and microscopic (“Statistical”) view of systems and
Students propose, plan, discuss, and develop a (research) thesis project. They choose a thinking partner to work alongside and begin the processes.
The record and archive of the processes and research practices take shape in the writing and designing of the artist’s book. The Research (as) Actions are discussed and planned. These actions are shared informally at the conclusion of the term.
