Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Introductory investigation of
the nature of performance, moving from performance theory to
consideration of various manifestations of performance including
theatre, film and media, performance art, dance, sports, rituals,
political and religious events, and other “occasions.” Not open
to students who have completed course 1S.
Laboratory/discussion—4 hours; term paper. Fundamentals of
movement, speech, theatre games, and improvisation. Selected
reading and viewing of theatre productions. Intended for students
not specializing in Dramatic Art.
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Introduction to basic issues
and methods in contemporary dance. Focus on preparing the student
for dancing and dance-making through basic techniques of
improvisation and composition. Consideration of dance as a
cultural practice.
Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Introduction to technical production
and management in theatre and dance. Topics include stage
management, theatrical mechanics, backstage protocols, scenic
construction, properties, lighting, basic shop tools, costume
shop use and construction, basic make-up, sound equipment,
graphics and robotics for theatre.
Prerequisite: course 25 or consent of instructor. Projects in
acting, production, scene design, costuming, lighting, directing,
and playwriting. Participation in departmental productions. May
be repeated for credit up to 11 units.
Laboratory/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 14 or consent
of instructor. Fundamentals of modern dance focusing primarily on
the development of techniques and creative problem solving. Basic
anatomy, dance terminology, and a general overview of modern
dance history. May be repeated two times for credit. Non-dance
majors can only repeat the course once. Dance majors may apply to
the dance faculty adviser for permission to repeat more times.
Dance is a repetitive practice that involves constant reiteration
and demands this for improvement and better understanding of the
somatic and proprioceptive skills.
Laboratory/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 40A. Open to
students who have completed 14 and 40A, unless there is consent
of instructor. Modern dance techniques. Basic anatomy, dance
terminology and a general overview of modern dance history. May
be repeated once for credit. For Dance majors, further repeats
may be negotiated with faculty adviser in dance.
Laboratory/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: courses 14 and 42A
or consent of instructor. Barre and center work at the
intermediate level. Development and refinement of technique
through proper alignment, rhythmic, and qualitative
understanding. Anatomy, ballet terminology, and dance history.
May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.
Lecture/laboratory—4 hours. Fundamentals of contact improvisation
and its applications to all forms of dance, performance, sports,
physical safety and health. Solo improvisation, safety,
communication, alignment, basic lifting and weight-sharing,
intuition, developing relaxed readiness and personal expression.
Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Introduction a range of contemporary
theatre, dance and performance in local, national and
international settings. Training in critical approaches to and
aesthetic appreciation of these forms. Emphasis varies based on
instructor.
Lecture/laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: course 21A or consent
of instructor. Limited enrollment. Implementation of acting tools
drawn predominantly from Stanislavsky’s ‘system’. Gateway into
the Advanced Acting courses.
Lecture/laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: course 120; consent of
instructor. Study and practice of various devising techniques, to
collaborate on and produce a series of short etudes and dramatic
scenes/short plays. May be repeated up to eight units for credit.
Since acting requires repetition to habituate the body and
imagination to new practices, this course may be taken twice. New
scripts and scenes must be undertaken in the repetition. Limited
enrollment. GE credit: OL, VL.
Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 24 or consent of
instructor. Theories of lighting the stage, equipment and control
systems, execution of lighting plots.
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 40A,
41A, and 42A, or consent of instructor. Introduction to the craft
of choreography. Compose phrases and present movement studies
based on the elements of choreography: motivation, space, time,
force/energy.
Laboratory/discussion—2-8 hours. Prerequisite: course 14 or
consent of instructor. Special studies in dance and movement such
as African, Balinese, Baroque, Chinese, European, and stage
combat. Offered as needed for stage productions. May be repeated
up to eight units for credit.
Lecture/laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: courses 140A, 140B,
140C or consent of instructor. Conceptualization, creation,
casting, rehearsing, and concert presentation of complete dances,
with students integrating elements of stagecraft and directing
the on-stage rehearsals.
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1, 20,
or consent of instructor. Performance on the stage, in the
street, in everyday life, ritual, and in politics. Satire, irony,
creative protest and performance. Social movements, the state,
and performance as tactical intervention.
Seminar—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 156A, B, or C, or consent
of instructor. Focused inquiry into a particular genre, period,
movement, artist, or theme in performance. Philosophical and
aesthetic issues as well as historical and cultural performance
contexts. In-depth research projects in relationship to the
subject of inquiry. May be repeated for credit.
Project; lecture/discussion—1 hour. Open to Dramatic Art Majors
who have completed 135 or more units. Capstone experience for
majors. Examination, reflection and synthesis on development.
Discussion of professional development and translatable skills.
Individual project and development of portfolio. (P/NP grading
only.)
