91837 |
DAN 125 Experiential
Studies in Dance History |
Peggy
Florin / Jean
Churchill |
. . . . F |
1:30 – 3:30 pm |
FISHER THORNE |
PART |
1
credit This course
is
designed for students with some dance experience who are curious about principles
and practices that underlie contemporary experimental dance. Through
investigations of movement improvisation and experiential anatomy, we explore
the body dancing, examine its structure, its movement
potential and its wide range of physical expression. Concurrently, through
readings and video screenings, we consider the history of modern dance, as well
as the current status of the art form, in the US, internationally and here at
Bard. By looking at the development of modern dance through the principles of
somatic practices we investigate how inherited movement styles are embedded in
the dancer’s body. The aim of the course is to explore our inheritance as
twenty-first century dancers and movers.
Class size: 15
91838 |
DAN 130 The Body on Stage:
Movement for the Performer |
Jean
Churchill |
. . . Th . |
10:30 – 12:30 pm |
CAMPUS MPR |
PART |
Cross-listed: Music, Theater 1 credit This course is
intended for the performing artist who has not studied dance. Students will learn
a basic warm-up, including exercises to stretch and strengthen muscles,
rudimentary anatomy, injury prevention techniques, postural
awareness, improvisational and creative techniques that performers can use to
deepen character. In an effort to develop a nuanced, expressive performing
body, the course addresses large muscle groups and actions, as well as small
muscles and more subtle physical techniques. Each student's performing skills
and interests will be explored so that individual talents are enriched, with
the goal of helping each performer become more physically inventive and
versatile. Class size: 20
91835 |
HUM 332 Performing
Arendt |
Robert
Woodruff |
M . . . . . . W . . |
3:00 -6:00 pm 11:50 -1:20 pm |
FISHER THORNE |
PART |
See Theater section for description.
Dance
Technique Courses:
Intensive
technique studies are essential to a serious dance student’s training.
Intending and current dance majors must register for two credits of dance
technique each semester of their four years at Bard. All technique classes that meet twice weekly carry 1 credit, classes
that meet four times carry 2 credits.
Introductory
Dance Courses:
Classes
in modern dance and ballet intended for the beginner;
no previous dance experience necessary. Open to all students. New
students with previous dance experience should speak with the dance professors
before registration.
91839 |
DAN 103 LC Introduction to Dance: The Expressive Body;
Foundations of Moving & Making |
Leah
Cox / Jennifer
Nugent |
M . W . . . T . Th . |
4:40 – 6:00 pm 4:40 – 6:00 pm |
FISHER THORNE CAMPUS MPR |
PART |
The
Expressive Body is for students who want to engage in an intense experience of
dance in the broadest and most contemporary sense. We will move vigorously in each
class in order to develop our skills as articulate movers, cultivating
athleticism, kinesthetic sophistication, and range. We will place equal
emphasis on developing our skills in improvisation and composition alongside
our "dancerly" capacities. Class will include watching and discussing
contemporary dance performance and choreographers working today.
Readings, written assignments, and attendance at performances outside of
regular class hours are essential aspects of the course. No
movement experience required, only a commitment to rigorous intellectual,
creative, and physical experiences. Taught as part of
the partnership with New York Live Arts, led by Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company and NY Live Arts teaching artists.
Led by Leah Cox and Vanessa Anspaugh. Contact Leah Cox at [email protected] with any questions. Class
size: 25
91347 |
DAN 103 JC Introduction to Modern Dance |
Jean
Churchill |
. . W . F |
8:30 -9:50 am |
FISHER THORNE |
PART |
Class size: 25
91346 |
DAN 103 MF Introduction to Ballet |
Marjorie
Folkman |
. T . Th . |
10:10 - 11:30 am |
FISHER THORNE |
PART |
Class size: 25
Advanced Beginner level is intended
for students who have had at least one semester, or the equivalent, of dance.
Students are urged to confer with instructors about their dance level
prior to registration.
91348 |
DAN 105 PF Advanced Beginner Ballet |
Peggy
Florin |
. T . Th . |
8:30 -9:50 am |
FISHER THORNE |
PART |
Class size: 25
91349 |
DAN 105 PK Advanced Beginner Modern Dance: Invention &
Exploration |
Peter
Kyle |
. T . Th . |
3:10 -4:30 pm |
FISHER THORNE |
PART |
This
class for the advanced-beginning level student emphasizes improvisation as a
tool for creative and technical development. Drawing on the teachings of Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis
the class provides students with skills for unleashing creative potential
through invention and exploration of movement concepts. Class size: 25
Intermediate and
Advanced Dance Technique:
Intensive
technique studies are essential to a serious dance student’s training.
Intending and current dance majors must register for two credits of dance
technique each semester. Also open to
non-majors with experience, inclination, and permission of the instructor. Technique
courses led by New York Live Arts meet four times each week and carry 2
credits.
91354 |
DAN 211 LC Intermediate Advanced Modern Dance |
Leah
Cox Jennifer
Nugent |
M . W . . . T . Th . |
3:10 -4:30 pm 3:10 -4:30 pm |
FISHER THORNE CAMPUS MPR |
PART |
This
course is designed for students wishing to experience an intense,
three-dimensional study of modern dance.
As one of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance
Company courses offered within the dance program, the course bases its
motivating structure and principles on Jones’ values as a choreographer and
performer. Coursework is designed to
prepare the dancer to deeply integrate technical ability and artistry,
expanding the dancer’s abilities to include fluid use of highly technical,
improvisational, and analytical skills. Students must have a strong
technical foundation, be self-motivated, and be capable of handling the demands
of a four-day-a-week class. Readings,
written assignments, and attendance at performances outside of regular class
hours are essential aspects of the course, augmenting our intellectual
understanding of technique and performance.
Course led by Leah Cox and Vanessa Anspaugh. Prerequisite: Previous enrollment in a BTJAZ
technique class. Contact Leah Cox at [email protected] with any questions.
Class size: 25
91352 |
DAN 211 MS Intermediate Ballet |
Maria
Simpson |
. T . Th . |
11:50 -1:10 pm |
FISHER THORNE |
PART |
Class size: 25
91351 |
DAN 211 PF Intermediate Modern Dance |
Peggy
Florin |
. . W . F |
11:50 -1:10 pm |
FISHER THORNE |
PART |
Class size: 25
91357 |
DAN 311 MS Advanced Ballet |
Maria
Simpson |
M . W . . |
10:10 - 11:30 am |
FISHER THORNE |
PART |
Class size: 25
91836 |
DAN
222 Contact Improvisation II |
Amii
LeGendre |
. T . Th . |
1:30 – 2:50 pm |
CAMPUS MPR |
PART |
Contact
Improvisation II will highlight the study of improvisation in CI, focusing more
on how we track, develop, and translate impulse into movement. This class is as
interested in the 'contact mind' as the 'contact body', observing how the body
composes a unique response to poetic touch and physical force. This class will
rely on the underlying principles of contact to learn more challenging skills
(particularly lifts), continue to cultivate and then interrupt habits,
generate riskier use of momentum, and explore contact in choreography and
performance. Prerequisites: Intro to
Contact Improvisation, an Intermediate or Advanced Modern Technique Class or
permission of the professor. Class size: 25
FLAMENCO (cross-listed: LAIS)
Technique classes in flamenco, a dance and music that
has been influenced by many different cultures, including Indian, Arabic,
Cuban, Argentinean, African, and Judaic.
Not open for on-line registration, students should see Prof. Passloff in Fisher PAC B-51.
(Flamenco shoes required for ALL Flamenco Classes: http://www.freedusa.com/home.html
or e-mail at [email protected].
For Women: 515 Suede by Hijos
de Iborra $125.00 /pair Flamenco pump. For Men:
Botas Suede by Gallardo $250.00 /pair Flamenco boot
with elastic instep.)
91356 |
DAN 243 Flamenco:
Beginner |
Aileen
Passloff |
. T . . . |
10:10 - 11:30 am |
FISHER SOUTH |
PART |
2 credits Class size: 15
91360 |
DAN 343 AP Intermediate Advanced Flamenco |
Aileen
Passloff |
. T . . . |
11:50 -1:10 pm |
FISHER SOUTH |
PART |
2 credits Class size: 15
DANCE COMPOSITION
Three credits. Dance Composition aims to introduce principles and
theories about choreography in a studio setting. Three levels of Dance
Composition are required of all dance majors, and all students enrolled in
Dance Composition must attend Dance Workshop but should not register for it.
Dance
Composition is open to non-majors with permission of the instructor.
91355 |
DAN 217 JC Dance Composition II |
Jean
Churchill |
. T . Th . |
1:30 -2:50 pm |
FISHER THORNE |
PART |
Dance
Composition II is intended for students of choreography who have had some
experience creating original work, we examine in depth the use of sound (be it
traditional music or contemporary compositions) as well as multiple methods of
revision. Aspects of Rudolph von Laban’s movement
analysis, as well as several other sources and sites, are used as prompts and
tools to initiate, investigate, revise, and develop the “first drafts” of dance
compositions. Required text: Bert O. States’ Great Reckonings in Little Rooms Class size: 15
91359 |
DAN 317 BTJ Dance Composition III |
Leah
Cox |
M . W . . |
1:30 -2:50 pm |
FISHER THORNE |
PART |
We
will use the focused study of Bill T. Jones' works as the springboard for
developing micro- and macro-choreographic skills. These will include: movement as a form of
research; movement invention and phrase creation; the development of physical
and intellectual thematic material; and the construction of structures capable
of holding a dance together and supporting the expressive elements within a
work of dance. As a class, we will also
engage in collaborative methods by creating an inquiry- based,
multi-disciplinary work of live performance art together. Finally, we
will delve into the importance of seeing clearly and speaking accurately
in order to make with freedom and range.
The semester's work will culminate in a performance at Dance Workshop.
All students must be able to meet each week at the assigned lab time. Led by Leah Cox. Concurrent enrollment in BTJAZ/Live Arts
technique class strongly recommended.
Prerequisites: Completion of at least one 200-level comp class.
Contact Leah Cox at [email protected] with any
questions. Class size: 15
91608 |
DAN LAB A Dance Compostion II Lab |
. TBA |
. T . . . |
4:40 -6:00 pm |
FISHER THORNE |
|
Class size: 15
91609 |
DAN LAB B Dance Compostion III Lab |
. TBA |
. . . . F |
4:40 -6:00 pm |
FISHER THORNE |
|
Class size: 15
91362 |
DAN WKSHP Dance
Workshop |
Jean
Churchill |
. T . . . |
6:15 -8:00 pm |
FISHER THORNE |
PART |
Non-dance majors and students not
registered for composition courses can register for Dance Workshop for 1
credit. Class size: Open
DANCE REPERTORY
91840 |
DAN
315 REPERTORY Dance Repertory |
Maria
Simpson |
M . . . . + TBA |
11:50 – 1:10 pm |
FISHER THORNE |
PART |