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—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Understanding and
appreciation of both the distinctive and collaborative
contributions of playwright, actor, director, and designer to the
total work of dramatic art. Study of plays from the major periods
of dramatic art in their cultural contexts.
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 20.
Open to students planning to major in Dramatic Art. Physical and
psychological resources of the actor. Experience in individual
and group contact and communication, theatre games, advanced
improvisation, sound and movement dynamics. Viewing of theatre
productions.
Laboratory/discussion—4 hours. Understanding and appreciation of
the visual aspects of dramatic art: theatre architecture,
scenery, lighting, costume, and makeup.
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: course 14 or consent
of instructor. Fundamentals of ballet, focusing on the
development of technique through proper alignment, quality, and
rhythm. Basic anatomy, ballet terminology, and dance history. May
be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.
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/discussion—4 hours. Exploration of aesthetic movements in
various disciplines of theatre and dance from 1850-1968.
Examination of melodrama, popular theatre, naturalism,
psychological realism, and the avant-garde using European, North
and South American, Asian, and African examples.
GE credit: ArtHum | AH, VL, WC.
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; film viewing—3 hours. Analysis of the
contribution of outstanding designers for cinema, television and
filmed entertainment. Study of diverse aesthetic theories of
production design and art direction, costume design, or
cinematography. Introductory principles and practice, history.
May be repeated two times for credit when topic differs. (Same
course as Cinema and Technocultural Studies 116.
Lecture/laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: course 120 and consent
of instructor. Limited enrollment. In-depth study, analysis and
performance of texts from different eras, genres and styles.
Implementation of tools to undertake independent preparation of
character creation. 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. Offered
in alternate years.
Lecture/laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: course 120 and consent
of instructor. Limited enrollment. Study and performance of
classical texts (monologues and dialogues), with a focus on
Shakespeare and the Elizabethan world view. 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 monologues and scenes must be undertaken
in the repetition. Offered in alternate years.
Lecture/laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: course 120 and/or
consent of instructor. Dramatic Arts majors. Restricted to
Dramatic Arts majors; limited enrollment. Intensive study and
practical exploration of a specialized area (for example, World
Theatre, Social Theatre, Physical Theatre, Musical Theatre, the
Ancient Greeks, etc). May be repeated up to eight units for
credit.
Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: for Dramatic Art
majors; course 24 or 124D or consent of instructor. Theory and
practice of the art and business of film costume design. Script
analysis, costume research, developing design concepts,
budgeting, and current production practices and methods.
Execution of designs for period and contemporary films. Viewing
of current films. (Same course as Cinema and Technocultural
Studies 124E)
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Stage management
principles for theatre, dance, musical theatre, music, and
concerts. The dynamical role of the stage manager in the
performing arts, upper-management team.
Lecture/discussion—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Fundamentals of
sound, sound equipment, and sound design as used in modern
theatre and other performance venues. Assembly, set-up, and
operation of basic theatre sound reinforcement system, recording
system, and theatrical playback system.
Seminar—2 hours; studio—4 hours. Prerequisite: upper division
standing in Dramatic Art, Art Studio or Design; any class from
course 124 series or consent of instructor. Advanced design study
in specific areas including but not limited to: research, design
styles and concepts, new materials and techniques, scenery,
lighting, costume, makeup, photography, projections, computer
technology, spectacle and special effects, and alternative
theatre forms and genres. May be repeated three times for credit
when topic differs; when instructor differs.
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 140A,
140B. Continuation of study of choreography focusing on
sequencing movements for groups. The relation between dance and
allied mediums of music, sets, costumes and lighting. Students
conceptualize a choreographic issue and explore it through
creation of short dance studies.
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/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 144A.
Traditional Chinese Wushu practices, explored through practical
work in dance laboratory conditions. Integration of practice with
conceptual analysis; contemporary social, educational and
artistic applications. May be repeated two times for credit when
content and instructor varies and if student progression is
required.
Laboratory/discussion—6 hours. Prerequisite: course 40B; consent
of instructor. Professionally oriented performance training.
Rigorous, consistent training regimen based on traditional modern
dance technique. Breath and voice, skeletal and muscular
placement, moving from the spine, contraction technique, movement
intention. May be repeated two times for credit.
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1,
course 20 or consent of instructor. Exploration of local,
national and global issues in theatre production, with special
attention to historical changes in social and political contexts
for performance. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt | AH, WC, WE.
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; extensive writing. Evaluation and
examination of the “New Theatre;” its experimental and innovative
nature since the 1960s. Dance, film, stage, performance art and
public acts of a performative nature. May be repeated three times
for credit when topic differs. GE credit: AH, DD, VL, WC, WE.
