DANC 246 - Dance for Video

CR: 3
Prerequisite: DANC 223 or permisiion of instructor. This is a project-based course that explores the creation and capture of dance specifically for video. Students will examine a large body of video dance work from artists like Meredith Monk, Twyla Tharp, Yvonne Rainer, DV8 Physical Theatre, and Merce Cunningham. Students will build technical skill in video composition and capture for site-specific choereography using unconvential performance spaces as well as for conventional performance video documentation. Students must have access to a mobile device with video capability or an alternative digital video recording device in order to particpiate in this course.