Spring 2017  |  DNCE 3402W Section 001: Dance History 2 (49837)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017
Tue, Thu 10:10AM - 11:40AM
UMTC, West Bank
Barbara Barker Ctr for Dance 301
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
History/theory of dance in varied forms/aspects. From development of ballet through 20th century modern dance. Second half of year-long survey. prereq: 3401W
Class Description:
This is a writing intensive class where we survey the major developments in history of concert dance in the West, through the genres of ballet, modern dance, and postmodern dance. Beginning with an exploration of performances of power in the royal court of France's Louis XIV, and the development of the Romantic Ballet in France and the Ballet Russes in Russia, the course progresses through the ?modern dance? movement in the US, beginning with the legacies of Isadora Duncan and Ruth St. Denis and then looking at the development of the form through shifts brought in by choreographers such as Merce Cunningham; also touching briefly on the development of Ausdrukstanz in Germany. Finally, we return to the US to examine developments in post-modern dance, and end with a brief look at Butoh in Japan and Tanztheater in Germany. How do these genre descriptors allow us to track movements in aesthetics, politics, and cultural practices?
Grading:
70% Reports/Papers
10% Attendance
10% In-class Presentations
10% Class Participation
Exam Format:
There is no examination for this class. The final project is a term paper submitted during exam week.
Class Format:
40% Lecture
20% Film/Video
20% Discussion
10% Small Group Activities
10% Student Presentations
Workload:
100 Pages Reading Per Week
36 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Paper(s)
4 Presentation(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/49837/1173
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 May 2013

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