Reading as a Collective Act: Thinking Through Dance and Performance

DAN4819B.01
Course System Home Terms Spring 2026 Reading as a Collective Act: Thinking Through Dance and Performance

Course Description

Summary

This course aims to experiment with generative and alternative forms of reading that can be thought of as not only a methodology, but as a practice that supports us as we engage in research with, alongside and through study in dance and performance. We will ask ourselves what it means to read and “make sense” of texts and events today…together. 
*For BFA students this course satisfies Critical Studies credit.
 

Learning Outcomes

  • Students will participate in and facilitate a variety of approaches to broadening research practices in dance and performance.
  • Students will use and recognize collaborative and reflective practices within reading practices.
  • Students will develop and employ personalized and collective reading strategies.

Prerequisites

Permission of instructor required.

Please contact the faculty member : donnafayeburchfield@bennington.edu

Instructor

  • Donna Faye Burchfield

Day and Time

M 1:40PM-3:30PM, W 10:00AM-11:50AM

Delivery Method

Fully in-person

Length of Course

Full Term

Academic Term

Spring 2026

Area of Study

Credits

4

Course Level

4000

Maximum Enrollment

15

Course Frequency

Once a year