Theatre & Dance

DNCE 1000 (2) Beginning Contemporary Technique

Introduces the dynamic capacity of dancing as a portal into sensing, feeling, expression, transformation, meaning-making, and community. Offers basic skills from contemporary dance forms drawing on diverse dance lineages. Develops connectivity, experimentation, strength, flexibility, coordination, rhythm, and spatial awareness. Material is offered through an anti-oppressive approach. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another. No experience necessary.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Nonmajor Technique

DNCE 1012 (3) Dance & Production: Technical Skills

Introduces foundational technical skills for working with lighting, sound, video, projection in our dance spaces and performance venues. In addition to practical hands-on learning, we explore how technical performance design can empower dance makers and designers. This course will support the production of a performance within the dance program season. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Production

DNCE 1013 (3) Dance & Navigating the Apocalypse: Improvising

Tactics for dance improvisation as a survival practice toward collective thriving within a precarious and changing world. Through questions, games, scores, and technical skills we devise spontaneous and reliable access to making, imagination, activism, physical/aesthetic range, empathy, and collective world-building. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 12.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Creative Process

DNCE 1017 (3) Dance and Popular Culture

Explores and contextualizes dance in contemporary popular culture. Introduces methods of critical analysis that reveal diverse lineages within the dances students commonly encounter at the club, on the street, on the screen, and elsewhere in everyday life. Through watching, reading, and convivial research, students deepen perceptions and meaning making. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Literature and the Arts
Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Dance and Cultural Studies

DNCE 1020 (2) Beginning Contemporary Technique with Experience

Invites embodied awareness, efficient athleticism, and artistry through contemporary dance. Dancing is a portal into sensing, feeling, expression, transformation, meaning-making, and community. Offers concepts and skills from contemporary dance forms drawing on diverse dance lineages. Develops dynamic dancing developed from foundational skills. Material is offered through an anti-oppressive approach. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 4.00 total credit hours.
Recommended: Prerequisite DNCE 1000 or previous dance experience.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Nonmajor Technique

DNCE 1027 (3) Dance and Culture

Explores how dance can reflect, disrupt, subvert, support, and reinforce cultural expectations, norms, and practices. Introduces diverse dance traditions and provides context for an interdisciplinary examination from sociology, anthropology, gender studies, history, post-colonial studies, and more provide a foundation to understand how cultural identities are negotiated and represented through movement. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Additional Information: GT Pathways: GT-AH1 - Arts Hum: Arts Expression
Arts Sci Core Curr: Literature and the Arts
Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Arts Sci Gen Ed: Diversity-Global Perspective
Departmental Category: Dance and Cultural Studies
Departmental Category: Asia Content

DNCE 1100 (2) Beginning Ballet Technique

Introduces fundamental aspects of ballet technique. Basic movement and principles are offered through dynamic alignment, spiral, movement quality, and more as building blocks for embodied dancing. Students work toward empowerment through simple sequences and rhythmic patterns. Material is offered through an anti-oppressive approach. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another. No experience necessary.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 4.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Nonmajor Technique

DNCE 1120 (2) Beginning Ballet Technique with Experience

Builds on a basic understanding of ballet through alignment, spiral, and movement quality to introduce more intellectually and physically challenging material. Students work toward empowerment through more complex sequences and rhythmic patterns. Material is offered through an anti-oppressive approach. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another. Beginning experience necessary.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 4.00 total credit hours.
Recommended: Prerequisite DNCE 1100 or previous Ballet experience.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Nonmajor Technique

DNCE 1200 (2) Beginning Jazz Technique

Introduces fundamental aspects of jazz dance including improvisation, isolations, polyrhythms from the African diaspora, and more. Working within a range of dynamic material, students will learn fundamental jazz vocabulary with a readiness to expand. Material is offered through an anti-oppressive approach. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another. No experience necessary.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 4.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Nonmajor Technique

DNCE 1220 (2) Beginning Jazz Technique with Experience

Engages the embodied investigation of jazz through the Africanist lineages of the form. Supports a rigorous awareness of efficient alignment while engaging with more complex movement and rhythmic structures. Dynamic material supports a readiness to expand. Material is offered through an anti-oppressive approach. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another. Beginning experience necessary.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 4.00 total credit hours.
Recommended: Prerequisite DNCE 1200 or previous Jazz experience.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Nonmajor Technique

DNCE 1301 (2) Beginning Hip-Hop Technique

Introduces Hip-Hop dance as a culturally significant dance form. Students learn history, the social and political forces, and the fundamental techniques (Campbell Locking, Popping, Breaking etiquette/movements, Hip-Hop Party Dance, and House) through the lens of critical race theory. Training addresses flexibility, sequencing, coordination, and performance. Material is offered through an anti-oppressive approach. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another. No experience necessary.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 4.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Technique

DNCE 1411 (2) Beginning Aerial Dance Technique

Introduces skills in aerial dance on single point, low-flying trapeze, choreographic techniques, improvisation, and a historical overview. Students engage in biomechanics, aesthetics, values, and safety issues. Material is offered through an anti-oppressive approach. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another. No experience necessary.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 4.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities

DNCE 1501 (2) Beginning Tap Technique

Introduces skills in tap technique to develop rhythm, quality, artistry, and clear tap sounds. Exercises focus on building flexibility, strength, connectivity, coordination, and speed of movement. Material is offered through an anti-oppressive approach. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another. No experience necessary.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 4.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Technique

DNCE 1901 (1-3) Technique Practicum

Experience with movement research and/or technical embodied practice within a specific dance form or in the spaces in-between dance forms through play, labor, rest, imagination, collaboration, compromise, and (insert your idea here). See subtopic for specifics. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Technique

DNCE 1908 (3) Dance & Resistance: Love & Failure

Offers foundational dance skills to reduce resistance to loving and failing. We engage pivotal movers, makers, activists, and thinkers to employ the generative friction of dance as a technology for transformation. Through dance we expand capacity for coalition-building, problem-solving, and artistry. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 12.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Performance

DNCE 2021 (3) Dance and Dancing: More Dancing

We will dance and dance some more. We will sweat, feel, connect, and think. In-depth, rigorous, current, and justice-oriented dance training occurs within a specific form. Technical skills are supported by context, histories, and potential futures of the form. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: DNCE 3041 and DNCE 4061 and DNCE 5001
Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 15.00 total credit hours.
Recommended: Prerequisite previous dance training and experience.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Major Technique

DNCE 2098 (1-3) Dance and Performance

An opportunity to research the relationship between dance, performance, making, feedback, magic, professionalism and the unknown through making a dance or participating in a dance-making process for a dance program production. Requires a high-level of investment and motivation, alongside participation in all rehearsals, showings, technical rehearsals, performances, and strike. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Performance

DNCE 2141 (1) Low Intermediate Ballet

Builds on an existing understanding of alignment, rotation, and movement quality to introduce more mentally and physically difficult movements and enchainements of the classical ballet vocabulary. Students must be able to demonstrate an embodied familiarity with all traditional barre exercises on the first day of class.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 2.00 total credit hours.
Recommended: Prerequisite DNCE 1120 or previous ballet experience.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Technique

DNCE 2191 (1) Ballet 2

Intermediate ballet, covering the complete vocabulary of classical ballet technique. Enchainements are of complex structure.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 2.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Major Technique

DNCE 2290 (1) Jazz 2

Continuation of Jazz 1. Studies coordination, rhythm, style, and advanced body part isolation in depth.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 2.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Nonmajor Technique

DNCE 2501 (2) African Dance

Explores technique, styles, and rhythms of regional and national cultures of Africa. Areas of concentration may vary each semester (e.g. Ghana, Mali, Guinea, etc.). Introduces signature attributes common to different countries' dance traditions and features discussions of musical traditions, histories, cosmologies, philosophies and aesthetics to contextualize and increase familiarity. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 8.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Technique

DNCE 2601 (3) Classical Dance Forms of India: Text, Theory, and Performance

Immerses students in classical Indian dance through practical workshops, gesture training, and exposure to live or recorded performances. Alongside hands-on practice, students explore cultural contexts and critically analyze foundational texts like Bharat Muni¿s N¿¿ya¿¿stra and Nandike¿vara¿s Abhinaya Darpana, complemented by film screenings. The curriculum covers historical, cultural, and performative aspects of major dance traditions, including Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Odissi, Kuchipudi, Kathakali, Manipuri, Mohiniyattam, and Sattriya, bridging theory and practice for a holistic understanding.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: HIND 2601

DNCE 2701 (3) Beginning Contact Improvisation Technique

Offers foundational experiences, skills, questions, and scores in Contact Improvisation through embodied research of physics, touch, power, identity, and potential. We will engage with the past, present, and futures of CI as a queer anti-racist high-risk dance technique, political practice, and collective action. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another. No experience necessary.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Major Technique

DNCE 2849 (1-3) Independent Study

Involves creative or scholarly investigation of an area of interest to the student not addressed in the curriculum. Work must be arranged with and advised by a faculty member. Sophomore level course.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 7.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Independent Study

DNCE 2901 (1-3) Technique Practicum 2

Deepens capacity for movement research and/or technical embodied practice within a specific dance form or in the spaces in-between dance forms through play, labor, rest, imagination, collaboration, compromise, and (insert your idea here). See subtopic for specifics. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Major Technique

DNCE 2909 (1-4) Dance and Special Topics

Explores topics and research in and through dance such as technology, environment, performance, politics, martial arts, somatics, social and racial justice, criticism, and more that the normal sequence of course offerings may not allow. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: DNCE 3909 and DNCE 4909 and DNCE 5909
Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 12.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Independent Study

DNCE 3001 (2) Intermediate/Advanced Contemporary Dance Technique

Challenges experienced students to sweat while expanding capacity and artistry within contemporary dance. Insists on depth of embodied awareness, efficient athleticism, and experimentation. Dancing is a portal into sensing, feeling, expression, transformation, meaning-making, and community while drawing on diverse lineages. Material is offered through an anti-oppressive approach. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours.
Recommended: Prerequisite DNCE 1000 or DNCE 1020 or previous Contemporary dance experience.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Technique

DNCE 3005 (3) Dance and Injury Risk Reduction

Advances safe and effective dance and awareness practices supporting longevity and integrated wellness. Areas explored include experiential anatomy, conditioning, alignment, nutrition, injury risk reduction, care of common dance injuries, collaboration, and experience with various somatic practices. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another. Formerly DNCE 2005.

Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Somatic Awareness

DNCE 3014 (3) Dance and Rhythm

Enhances rhythmic acuity through intensive rhythmic skills training, analytical listening, drumming, notating, and creating rhythm-based performance work. Course material explores non-Western rhythmic paradigms, irregular meters, mixed meters, polyrhythms, etc., and how to communicate clearly with musicians from a dance perspective. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: DNCE 5014
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Music

DNCE 3024 (3) Dance and Sound Design

Examines how music and sound design profoundly affect makers, audiences, performers, and the creative process. Actively explores music creation, sound editing software, collaboration, ethics, and copyright issues. Surveys historic and contemporary music and sound and how to interact with it choreographically. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: DNCE 5024
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Music

DNCE 3033 (3) Choreographic Resources

Explores movement invention and strategies of choreographic manipulation of body, space and time. Students add to their toolbox of compositional resources through solo and duet studies. Class interrogates and supports the students' developing language for addressing, critiquing and comprehending compositional choices and structures through verbal and written feedback practice. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Creative Process

DNCE 3035 (1) Dance and Production: Run Crew

Offers practical hands-on production experience for live performance. Students will work in a designated area of lighting design, stage technology, stagehand, or stage management. Meeting times and hours will be concentrated within the production schedule and will be determined in conversation with the instructor. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Production

DNCE 3041 (3) Dance and Dancing: More Dancing

We will dance and dance some more. We will sweat, feel, connect, and think. In-depth, rigorous, current, and justice-oriented dance training occurs within a specific form. Technical skills are supported by context, histories, and potential futures of the form. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: DNCE 2021 and DNCE 4061 and DNCE 5001
Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 15.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Major Technique

DNCE 3043 (3) Dance & Choreography

Builds foundational skills in making and unmaking experimental dances to become an artist. Research, showings, revising, feedback, context, and engaging in the unknown are central. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 12.00 total credit hours.
Recommended: Prerequisite DNCE 1013 or DNCE 1908.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Creative Process

DNCE 3161 (2) Intermediate Ballet Technique

Offers intermediate-level ballet material, focusing on a biomechanically sound and sensorially engaged orientation. Students must work sensorially and efficiently to execute techniques and artistry with rhythmic nuance, clarity of line, investment, and openness to the unknown. Material is offered through an anti-oppressive approach. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 8.00 total credit hours.
Recommended: Prerequisite DNCE 1100, DNCE 1120, or previous Ballet experience.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Technique

DNCE 3301 (2) Advanced Hip-Hop

Builds on fundamentals established in Beginning Hip-Hop Technique. Students deepen their understanding of Hip-Hop history through fundamental movement techniques, specifically, House, and study the social/political forces at work. The course focuses on increasing dancers' capacity for variation, sequencing, musicality, and free-styling in Hip-Hop dance. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: DNCE 5331
Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Technique

DNCE 3601 (3) Dance & Queering: Embodiment Strategies

Queers assumptions about what a body is, might be, and can do through embodied practice/research. We re-train our reflexes toward positive-indebtedness and being softly hard-core. Being, moving, researching, and making will prepare more readiness (alone and together) for the best and the worst that life has to offer. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: DNCE 5601
Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 12.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Technique

DNCE 3849 (1-3) Independent Study

Involves creative or scholarly investigation of an area of interest to the student not addressed in the curriculum. Work must be arranged with and advised by a faculty member. Junior level course. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Independent Study

DNCE 3901 (1-3) Technique Practicum

Topical course (intermediate level) in dance technique. See subtopic for specific form. May require an audition.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Technique

DNCE 3909 (1-4) Dance & Special Topics

Explores topics and research in and through dance such as technology, environment, performance, politics, somatics, social and racial justice, criticism, and more that the normal sequence of course offerings may not allow. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: DNCE 2909 and DNCE 4909 and DNCE 5909
Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 12.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.

DNCE 4012 (3) Dance & Production: Experiments in Design

Expands on foundational technical skills and works toward complex artistic experimentation with lighting, sound, and video design elements. Provides practical experience in designing, producing, and collaborating for formal and informal live dance performances. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: DNCE 5012
Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 12.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Major Technique

DNCE 4016 (3) Dance & Teaching Children

Tactics for teaching creative movement to children emphasizing creativity, problem solving, organization, imagination, and community building. Embodied practice, readings, feedback, and teaching experience foster experimental learning. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: DNCE 5016
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Pedagogy

DNCE 4017 (3) Dance & Dancing Histories

Traces American dance performance in the 20th and 21st century through lineages in diverse forms including the dances of the African diaspora, ballet, social dance, jazz, modern, contemporary, and folklorico. Studies specific dance artists against the backdrop of social, political, economic, and environmental issues through witnessing, reading, writing, convivial research, and more. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: DNCE 5017
Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Literature and the Arts
Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Dance and Cultural Studies

DNCE 4023 (3) Dance & Survival

Dance-based tactics to make, play with, and adapt to the physical realities of structures: biological, architectural, and social. Experimental recipes for making art, activating spaces, executing rituals, and (insert your idea here) are developed. Convivial research, aesthetic kink, collaboration, and improvisation increase capacity for the unknown. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: DNCE 5023
Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 12.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Creative Process

DNCE 4027 (3) Dance & Real Fake AI Embodied Knowledge

Sliding between embracing and resisting technology, we simultaneously shake our assets, make art, and invent new analog tactics for interfacing with AI. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours.

DNCE 4029 (3) Art & Sustainability

Engages students in the power of performance for effecting positive social change. Students research collaboratively to create performances and workshop experiences to intentionally author the future they want. Readings provide theoretical foundations that serve as the basis for creative work. Students engage in creative explorations. Open to all forms of performance. Formerly THTR 4029.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: DNCE 5029
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Special Courses in Theatre

DNCE 4036 (3) Dance & Teaching

Offers anti-oppressive tactics for teaching dance as a liberatory practice. Imagining, planning, collaborating, responsiveness, time-management, and more build capacity toward teaching in communities, studios, schools, and (insert your idea here). Embodied practice, readings, feedback, and teaching experience foster experimental learning. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: DNCE 5036
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Pedagogy

DNCE 4037 (3) Dance & Queering: Perspectives in Performance

Witness experimental dance and performance by diverse artists and learn how to unpack, expand, and articulate through and beyond aesthetics toward impact and potential. Imagine what dance can do and why it matters in the world. Students deepen capacity for queering, questioning, feeling, thinking, and responding through convivial research, making, and writing. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Literature and the Arts
Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Dance and Cultural Studies

DNCE 4038 (1-3) Dance & Performance

An opportunity to research the relationship between dance, performance, making, feedback, magic, professionalism and the unknown through making a dance or participating in a dance-making process for a dance program production. Requires a high-level of investment and motivation, alongside participation in all rehearsals, showings, technical rehearsals, performances, and strike. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: DNCE 5038
Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 9.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Performance

DNCE 4046 (1) Teaching Practicum

Designed to give students supervised practical teaching skills through practice teaching, discussion, observation (in-person and video), reflection and feedback. Students will develop age appropriate lesson plans, define and refine principles of classroom management and understand the needs of diverse groups of students in a community, academic (K-12) and/or studio setting. All genres of dance are topic relevant. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 3.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Pedagogy

DNCE 4047 (3) Dance & Hip-Hop History

Addresses the origin and evolution of American Hip-Hop dance rooted in theoretical structures springing from the elemental nature of the African Diaspora. Pioneers, innovators, terminology, and styles will be identified, emphasizing the social, political, and economic environment in which it was fashioned. Includes lectures, readings, audio/video analysis and discussion. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: DNCE 5047
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Diversity-U.S. Perspective
Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Dance and Cultural Studies

DNCE 4053 (3) Dance & Making Dances

Explores dance as a medium of art making. Challenging assumptions about what choreography is and does, we unpack and burn that which limits our imaginations and keeps us regurgitating other people¿s ideas and moves. Then, we attempt to make dances that interest us, that solve/make problems, that tell a truth, or start a revolution. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: DNCE 5053
Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 12.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Recommended: Prerequisites DNCE 3043 or DNCE 1013.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Creative Process

DNCE 4061 (3) Dance & Dancing: More Dancing

We will dance and dance some more. We will sweat, feel, connect, and think. In-depth, rigorous, current, and justice-oriented dance training occurs within a specific form. Technical skills are supported by context, histories, and potential futures of the form. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: DNCE 2021 and DNCE 3041 and DNCE 5001
Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 15.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Major Technique

DNCE 4081 (3) Dance & Next Moves

Explores dance¿s intersection with post-graduation realities and possibilities. Colliding dance with culture, health, professional practices, entrepreneurship, identity, politics, economics, technology, systemic racism, embodied cognition, and (insert your ideas here), we build portfolios, protocols, and sustainable networks for moving. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another. Formerly THTR 4081.

Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: History/Dramaturgy/Directing

DNCE 4181 (2) Advanced Ballet

Gives ¿classical ballet¿ trouble, upending often oppressive pedagogical histories to love ballet and let ballet love you. We sweat toward liberation through facile alignment, rhythmic accuracy, clarity of line, épaulement, and community, as we unpack context and histories. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Technique

DNCE 4261 (2) Advanced Jazz Technique

Advanced embodied research of jazz through diverse lineages of the form that will make you sweat. Demands a rigorous awareness of efficient alignment while engaging with complex movement and rhythmic structures. Dynamic material supports a readiness to expand. Material is offered through an anti-oppressive approach. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: DNCE 5261
Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Technique

DNCE 4701 (2) Advanced Contact Improvisation

Offers depth of practice in Contact Improvisation through nuanced, complex, and thought-provoking lenses. We breathe and sweat with the past, present, and futures of CI as a queer anti-racist high-risk dance technique, political practice, and collective action. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: DNCE 5701
Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Major Technique

DNCE 4849 (1-3) Independent Study

Involves creative or scholarly investigation of an area of interest to the student not addressed in the curriculum. Work must be arranged with and advised by a faculty member. Senior level course. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Independent Study

DNCE 4909 (1-4) Dance and Special Topics

Explores topics and research in and through dance such as technology, environment, performance, politics, martial arts, somatics, social and racial justice, criticism, and more that the normal sequence of course offerings may not allow. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: DNCE 2909 and DNCE 3909 and DNCE 5909
Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 12.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Independent Study

DNCE 4919 (1-3) Dance Practicum

Project in dance under supervision of senior faculty.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: DNCE 5919
Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Independent Study

DNCE 4939 (1-3) Dance & Community Practice

Offers an opportunity to go do something real in the community with dance. This student driven internship is supported by faculty mentorship in collaboration with an established arts or teaching organization. We refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Independent Study

THTR 1003 (3) Acting 1

Introductory course designed to explore creativity, collaboration and communication in the craft of acting. Focuses on basic terms and concepts of psychological realism fundamental to the actors' process through solo work and ensemble exercises. Open to majors and non-majors.

Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Performance

THTR 1009 (3) Theatre and Society

Explores the importance of telling (and listening) to stories from the stages of the world; in theatre we learn what people value in their time and place. Investigates the range of genres of theatre in today's society and how theatrical artwork is devised and presented. Ideal for non-majors.

Additional Information: GT Pathways: GT-AH1 - Arts Hum: Arts Expression
Arts Sci Core Curr: Literature and the Arts
Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Arts Sci Gen Ed: Diversity-U.S. Perspective
Departmental Category: Special Courses in Theatre

THTR 1011 (3) Global Theatre 1: Live Performance to Shakespeare

Travels across four continents exploring live performance from the beginning of recorded history to Shakespeare through various forms of theatrical storytelling including masked dramas, shadow puppets, kabuki, passion plays and commedia.

Additional Information: GT Pathways: GT-AH1 - Arts Hum: Arts Expression
Arts Sci Core Curr: Literature and the Arts
Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: History/Dramaturgy/Directing

THTR 1019 (3) Script Laboratory: Text Analysis and Practice for the Theatre

Introduces fundamental methods of text analysis for performance. Equips theatre makers with common vocabulary and concepts to more effectively communicate when collaborating with other artists. Provides tools for analyzing any narrative art form.

Requisites: Restricted to students with 0-56 credits (Freshmen or Sophomore) Theatre (THTR or TBFA) majors only (excluding minors).
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Special Courses in Theatre

THTR 1050 (3) Introduction to Stagecraft and Design

Hands on project-based learning introducing the craft, principles, and practices of stagecraft and design. Students execute varied projects in topics including scenic, lighting, sound, and costume design as well as stage management, scenic construction, painting, props, sewing, hair and wigs, dyeing, and makeup. This course is ideal for those interested in theatre, film, dance, fine art, architecture, cosplay, fashion, engineering, and game design.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities

THTR 1105 (3) Stage Technologies

Introduces technical production elements and procedures, including materials, organizations, methods and equipment to realize theatrical scenery, properties, lighting and sound.

Requisites: Restricted to students with 0-56 credits (Freshmen or Sophomore) only.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Theatre Design and Technology

THTR 1115 (3) Costume Technologies

Introduces technical production elements and procedures including materials, organizations, methods and equipment to realize theatrical costuming and make-up.

Requisites: Restricted to students with 0-56 credits (Freshmen or Sophomore) only.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Theatre Design and Technology

THTR 1117 (3) Musical Theatre Studio I

Explores creativity, collaboration, and communication in the craft of acting both in musical theatre and stage acting, specifically directed to the Musical Theatre degree student. Focuses on terms and concepts of psychological realism fundamental to the actors' process through solo work and ensemble exercises. Emphasis on developing a character through analysis and scene study. Various acting modalities will be introduced.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: PMUS 1117
Grading Basis: Letter Grade

THTR 1217 (2) Musical Theatre Lab 2

Focus on building terms and concepts introduced in THTR 1117. A more thorough emphasis is placed on developing character, utilizing analysis tools, and scene study of musical theatre works. Both lecture and performance-based class. Includes advanced repertoire and further song/monologue study in terms of crafting a character and building an arc for the character in a song and/or an identified specific moment.

Requisites: Restricted to BFA Musical Theatre and BM Musical Theatre students only.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade

THTR 2021 (3) Global Theatre 1: Contemp Relevance and Resonance Forms of Pre-Colonial Modern Theatre and Performan

This course explores world performance and theatre before and after European imperialism and settler colonialism, until 1850. By studying examples from Africa, Greece, Asia, India, Europe, and the Americas we will better understand the roots of theatre and performance today, and gain insight into epistemologies that might spur how to imagine into being a more equitable and sustainable world.

Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: History/Dramaturgy/Directing

THTR 2035 (3) Design Fundamentals

Introduces principles and techniques relevant to the expression of dramatic mood and idea through visual elements of the theatre, giving practice in conceptdevelopment, style selection, and rendering techniques in scenery and costume design.

Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Theatre Design and Technology

THTR 2043 (3) Voice and Movement for the Stage

Natural resources of the human voice and body are studied as artistic resources for the performing artist. Designed to examine both the process and products of vocal and physical craft work. Please consult professor if you are interested in taking this class but do not fill the prerequisites.

Requisites: Restricted to Theatre (THTR, TBFA) or Dance (DNCE or DBFA) majors only (excluding minors).
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Performance

THTR 2050 (2) Technical Theatre for Performance

Hands on learning in an immersive environment, students are embedded into the Theatre and Dance department workshops and crews. Students gain direct experience in scenic construction, painting, props, costumes, stage lighting, media and projections, sound, and performance design as determined by the production season. This course is ideal for students interested in theatre, film, dance, performance art, design, and technical theater.

THTR 2059 (3) Open Topics in Theatre and Drama

Covers topics not otherwise listed in the curriculum. Topics for each semester are specified in the online schedule planner.

Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Special Courses in Theatre

THTR 2105 (3) Introduction to Performance Design

Introduces the creative/collaborative process of design for theatre and dance, including scenery, costume, lighting, and sound. Students create design projects and evaluate them with regard to artistic and practical concerns. Much of the course work is hands-on, experiential, and team-oriented.

Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Theatre Design and Technology

THTR 2117 (3) Musical Theatre Studio Class III

Explores the creation of extended musical theatre performance using acting, movement and vocal techniques, with an emphasis on the ensemble. Topics: finding the arc of a role, staging techniques for small and large ensembles, rehearsal and performance skills for a range of contexts from summer stock to Broadway.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: PMUS 2117
Requisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduates (MUSCU) and BFA Musical Theatre (TBFA-BFA) students only.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade

THTR 2849 (1-3) Independent Study

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 3.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Special Courses in Theatre

THTR 3005 (3) Costume Design 1

Hands on studio course for students interested in theatre, dance, film, media studies, clothing, design, watercolor painting, psychology, sociology, history, art, art history, period styles, literature and cosplay. Students will learn, explore and practice literary analysis, character profiling, figure drawing, painting, fashion and clothing history and fabric selection to research, conceive, design and paint costume plates for several performance pieces over the course of the semester.

Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Theatre Design and Technology

THTR 3011 (3) American Musical Theatre History

This course investigates diversity in American musical theatre through the disciplinary frameworks of critical race theory, intersectional feminism, the American Myth, Jewish and LGBTQIA+ theories, and music and performance theory. In addition to increasing students¿ knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of this uniquely American art form, this course encourages students to examine larger historical and/or political events and movements through the lens of the reception and development of musicals in a given time period.

Recommended: Prerequisite 3 credits in THTR, DNCE or MUSC.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Literature and the Arts
Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Arts Sci Gen Ed: Diversity-U.S. Perspective
Departmental Category: History/Dramaturgy/Directing

THTR 3013 (3) Studio 1: Building a Character

Students learn to deepen and develop their proficiency with specific acting techniques. Explores the craft elements of acting, as well as text analysis.

Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of THTR 1003 (minimum grad C-). Restricted to Theatre (TBFA) majors only.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Performance

THTR 3015 (3) Scene Design 1

Engages students in the creative process of creating spatial worlds for dramatic texts. Students learn to read and analyze scripts and scores, conceptualize and envision environments, express design ideas, draw, draft and build scale 3D models of stage sets.

Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Theatre Design and Technology

THTR 3020 (3) Filmmaking Abroad: Acting & Directing Internationally

Offers an intensive three-week production seminar to realize a short narrative film. Students immerse themselves in a city abroad, in collaboration with fellow CU students and the host population, as they scout locations and film their projects. Requires production responsibilities on both sides of the camera. A Global Seminar offered during Maymester through CU International Education.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: CINE 3020
Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CINE 3400 or THTR 1003 (minimum grade C-).

THTR 3023 (3) Studio 2: Creating a Role

Continued development of acting technique and tools for play analysis, with particular emphasis on scene study. Special attention will be given to the Master Teachers of Acting and their pedagogies.

Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of (THTR 1003 or PMUS 1117 or PMUS 1217) and THTR 3053 (all minimum grade C-) or Theatre (TBFA) majors.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Performance

THTR 3031 (3) Development of Theatre 3: 20th Century International Drama

Introduces 20th century international drama. Discusses selected plays by major African, Asian, and European authors and explores different dramatic traditions and their increasing interactions throughout the 20th century.

Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: History/Dramaturgy/Directing

THTR 3033 (1-3) Production Research and Practicum: Acting

Allows students to undertake an acting project, either within the major season or approved departmental production. Requires detailed preparational research, rehearsal commitments, and public presentation of theories and concepts in practice. Following the performance, students present written reports and evaluations.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 3.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Performance

THTR 3035 (1-2) Production Practicum

Practical production projects within a designated area of technical theatre, design, stage management, normally related to the department's season.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 8.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Theatre Design and Technology

THTR 3037 (2-3) Shakespeare Practicum

Students are assigned to work with production artisans of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. While there are many possible areas, production designs for each season determine the number of available positions. May substitute for two credits of THTR 3035.

Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of THTR 1105 and THTR 1115 (all minimum grade C-).
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Shakespearean Production

THTR 3043 (3) Advanced Voice for the Stage

Continues the work begun in THTR 2043. Studies advanced vocal techniques with the goal of integrating these skills into the working process of the performing artist.

Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of THTR 1003 or PMUS 1117 or PMUS 1217 and THTR 2043 (all minimum grade C-). Restricted to Theatre (THTR or TBFA) majors only.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Performance

THTR 3045 (3) Stage Management

Covers stage management from the inception of a production concept through the process of mounting aproduction, focusing on the interrelationships of the various artists involved, management and scheduling of time, and the psychology of handling a wide range of personalities.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Theatre Design and Technology

THTR 3053 (3) Acting 2

Continuation of the techniques introduced in Acting 1 (THTR 1003). Emphasis is placed on monologues and scene study of contemporary plays. Basic technique in developing a character are explored.

Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of THTR 1003 or PMUS 1117 or PMUS 1217 (minimum grade C-).
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Performance

THTR 3055 (3) Stage Lighting Design 1

Hands on learning in a creative lab-based environment exploring introductory practices of performance lighting design. Ideal for students excited by storytelling, technology, creating moods, the science of the human eye, human perception, and for students studying theatre, film, dance, art, design, architecture, architectural lighting, and game design.

Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Theatre Design and Technology

THTR 3075 (3) Sound Design

Hands on practical and creative exploration of the theatrical sound design process. Students will expand their understanding of sound design in the theatre through explorations in audio tools and technologies, sound system design and application, live mixing and troubleshooting skills, and enhancing theatrical performances using sound as an artistic medium.

Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Theatre Design and Technology

THTR 3085 (3) Fashion, Society and Decor

Hands on survey course for students interested in history, art history, decorative arts, sociology, psychology, politics, fashion, costume design, theatre, film, dance, media studies and cosplay. Students will create research projects based in numerous historical eras stanning from Ancient Egypt, Roman and Greek civilizations to the palaces and opulence of the Baroque and Rococo eras. Students will explore the social and technological advances in fashion creation and manufacture during the Industrial Revolution and Victorian era to the technological advances of modern Haute Couture fashion and important fashion designers.

Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Theatre Design and Technology

THTR 3090 (3) Period Style and Anthropology of Architecture

Architecture, design and the decorative arts tell stories about human life. This course offers students the opportunity to explore those subjects, and their human connection, through a range of historical periods. This course may be of particular interest to students who wish to learn new ways of considering art, history, sociology, psychology, politics, design, theatre, film, dance, media studies and spatial creation.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

THTR 3117 (3) Musical Theatre Studio Class IV

Explores the development of solo performance sets of songs in cabaret and small theatre venues incorporating a range of musical styles. Topics include: How to create an audition video, Commercial auditions, Conceive, construct and perform a cabaret and/or small theatrical event, and how to collaborate with a musical production team.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: PMUS 3117
Requisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduates (MUSCU) and BFA Musical Theatre (TBFA-BFA) students only.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade

THTR 3149 (1) Professional Orientation: Exploring Professional Potentials for THTR and DNCE Majors

Explores and identifies a wide range of professional opportunities connected to personal strengths and interests in theatre and dance by studying current professional practices, trends and cross-disciplinary connections. Instructor will: provide information/learning needed from representative professionals; open avenues to find/create employment opportunities towards internship consideration/post-graduation; and mentor structured self-assessment/professional development.

Requisites: Restricted to Theatre (THTR or TBFA) or Dance (DNCE or DBFA) majors (excluding minors).
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Special Courses in Theatre

THTR 3213 (3) Improvisation I: Thinking On Your Feet

Provides students with an introduction to several forms of improvisation, including short form, long-form, playback theatre and clown. A useful course for anyone interested in improving confidence with public speaking, communication and/or performance. Attendance and participation are mandatory.

Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Performance

THTR 3849 (1-3) Independent Study

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Special Courses in Theatre

THTR 4003 (3) Acting 3

Continuation of the techniques explored in Acting 1 (THTR 1003) and Acting 2 (THTR 3053). Emphasis is placed on monologues and scene study of Shakespeare and other classical plays.

Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of THTR 1003 or PMUS 1117 or PMUS 1217 (minimum grade C-).

THTR 4005 (3) Costume Design 2

Advanced studio course building on experiences and techniques studied in THTR 3005, with additional emphases on portfolio quality painting/ rendering techniques, fabrics/ fabric manipulation and costume production technology as it affects and is affected by the designer and the creative impulse.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours.
Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of THTR 3005 (minimum grade C-).
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Theatre Design and Technology

THTR 4013 (3) Studio 3: Acting Shakespeare

In-depth study of Shakespearean texts from the perspective of their demands on the actor, including the conventions and performance styles of Elizabethan theatre.

Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of (THTR 1003 or PMUS 1117 or PMUS 1217) or Theater BFA (TBFA) majors.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Performance

THTR 4015 (3) Scene Design 2

Advanced projects in theatrical scene design. Provides intensive practice in sketching, rendering, drafting and model-building. Emphasizes portfolio development and preparing the student designer for graduate training or professional work.

Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of THTR 3015 (minimum grade C-).
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Theatre Design and Technology

THTR 4021 (3) Global Theatre and Performance 2: Contesting the Status Quo

This course views theater and performance as social, political, or artistic critique, with emphasis on examples from the Americas after 1850. Students will learn how theater and performance has either challenged or reinscribed social, political, or artistic conventions by studying works of dramatists, the historical avant-garde, theorist-practitioners, and contemporary performance artists with marginalized identities from around the world.

Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: History/Dramaturgy/Directing

THTR 4023 (3) Studio 4: Playing with Styles

Studies selected styles of theatre performance such as Greek Drama, Comedy of Manners, Commedia dell'arte, Modern Realism, Theatre of the Absurd, and Non-Western Theatre, including vocal and physical style elements.

Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of THTR 3013, THTR 3023 and THTR 4013 (all minimum grade C-).
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Performance

THTR 4025 (3) Costume Patterning and Construction

Learn to pattern and make your own clothing and costumes. The course focuses on basic hand and machine sewing skills, flat patterning and draping techniques, all culminating in the production of a final project. This course is ideal for those interested in theatre, film, dance, fine art, architecture, cosplay, fashion, engineering, and game design.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: THTR 5025
Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Recommended: Prerequisite THTR 1050.

THTR 4033 (3) Advanced Movement for the Stage

Continues the work begun in THTR 2043 and explores a wide range of physical actor training methods and practices that support the fundamentals of mask training and mask performance for the actor. Students will experience each mask by gaining an understanding of its historical and performative relevance and directly bring into play the authentic life required of the specific mask. Department consent required.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: THTR 5033
Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of THTR 2043 (minimum grade C-).
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Performance

THTR 4035 (3) Scene Painting

Exposes students to the crafts involved in painting large and colorful backgrounds for stage productions through hands-on projects. Introduces students to scenic art techniques such as layout, representational painting, trompe l¿oeil, faux finishing and related skills. Students are taught about proper tool use and care, paint products, and the profession.

Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Theatre Design and Technology

THTR 4039 (3) Musical Theatre Repertory

Developed around the learning of complete scenes, songs and dances that are representative of the major periods and styles within musical comedy from the 1920s to the present. Emphasizes in-class performance. Admission by audition.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: THTR 5039
Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours.
Requisites: Restricted to Theatre (THTR, TBFA) or Dance (DNCE or DBFA) or Music (MUSA-BAMUS, MUSC-BMUS or MUSE-BMUE) majors only (excluding minors).
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Special Courses in Theatre

THTR 4040 (3) Theatrical Tailoring -- Menswear

Learn to pattern and make your own clothing and costumes. The course focuses on tailoring of menswear (trousers, vest/waistcoats and coats) using hand and machine sewing skills, flat patterning and draping techniques, all culminating in the production of a final project. Period of exploration will vary by semester. This course is ideal for those interested in theatre, film, dance, fine art, architecture, cosplay, fashion, engineering, and game design.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Recommended: Prerequisite THTR 1050.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade

THTR 4046 (3) Costume Crafts

Covers basic and advanced techniques in casting/molding, mask making, dyeing, painting, jewelry making, ventilating and wig style and millinery via a series of projects. Culminates in a final project encompassing all techniques. Instruction consent required. This course is ideal for those interested in theatre, film, dance, fine art, architecture, cosplay, fashion, engineering, and game design.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: THTR 5046
Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Recommended: Prerequisite THTR 1050.

THTR 4049 (1-4) Special Topics in Theatre

Opportunity for students to explore, upon consultation with the instructor, areas in theatre that the normal sequence of offerings may not allow.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 9.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Special Courses in Theatre

THTR 4051 (3) Playwriting

Introductory course in craft of playwriting; primary focus on technique of developing short plays.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours.
Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: History/Dramaturgy/Directing

THTR 4055 (3) Stage Lighting Design 2

Hands on learning in a creative lab-based environment exploring advanced practices of performance lighting design. Ideal for students excited by technology, working with computers, and complex systems. This course is excellent for students interested in design, lighting design, concert, festival, dance, and nightclub lighting design, all styles of kinetic art, music, storytelling, themed environments, and architecture.

Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of THTR 3055 (minimum grade C-).
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Theatre Design and Technology

THTR 4059 (3) Open Topics in Theatre and Drama

Covers topics not otherwise listed in the curriculum. Topics for each semester are specified in the online Schedule Planner.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 9.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Special Courses in Theatre

THTR 4061 (3) Directing

Theory and practice of directing for the stage.

Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of THTR 1003 or PMUS 1117 or PMUS 1217 or THTR 3053 (all minimum grade C-).
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: History/Dramaturgy/Directing

THTR 4063 (3) Audition Techniques

Prepares students for the demands of the acting profession. Trains students in various audition techniques including general auditions, prepared auditions, cold readings, on-camera auditions, andcommercial auditions. Shows how to prepare and perfect audition material in a professional and exemplary way. Discusses agents, casting directors, and the process of becoming a professional actor.

Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of THTR 1003 or PMUS 1117 or PMUS 1217 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) Theatre (THTR or TBFA) majors only.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Performance

THTR 4065 (1-3) Advanced Design Projects

Practical course in the application of design theory.Students design major costume, lighting, or scenic elements in a season production. Design concept and process must be explained and defended.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.

THTR 4073 (3) Performing Voices of Women

Explores theories underlying the "feminine voice," varied perspectives in prose and poetry, ways of embodying these voices and perspectives in performance forms and ultimately the students' own voices through creation of autobiographical performance pieces (some to be presented for student audiences). Open to both men and women.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: WGST 4073
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Performance

THTR 4075 (1-3) Advanced Technical Projects

Students assume responsibility, under faculty supervision, for planning and executing specific technical responses to a design concept in the department's season productions.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade

THTR 4085 (3) Theatre Management

Students will learn how arts companies are run and managed, how non profit boards function and more. We will discuss budgeting, season planning, grant writing, unions, marketing and development. The class will include a wide range of guest speaker experts in the industry.

Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Theatre Design and Technology

THTR 4095 (1-3) Special Topics in Theatre Design and Technology

Intensive study of specialized topics in theatre technology and design. Topics and credits specified in the online Schedule Planner.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 12.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Theatre Design and Technology

THTR 4103 (3) Directing/Acting for the Camera

Offers an intensive production seminar to prepare actors and directors to work collaboratively and effectively for the medium of the camera. Directing vocabulary, script interpretation, film terminology and acting techniques are applied. Explores situations in which actors and directors interact, from auditions to rehearsals to filming. Requires attendance, textbook readings, research and production responsibilities on both sides of the camera. Formerly FILM 4021.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: ARTF 5021 CINE 4021
Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of THTR 1003 or PMUS 1117 or PMUS 1217 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) Theatre (THTR or TBFA) majors only.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Performance

THTR 4105 (3) Theatre Make-Up Design

Hands on studio course for students interested in theatre, film, television, entertainment, cosplay and fashion make-up styles and applications. Students will research and create various make-up designs and learn various make-up application techniques and products to conceive and create characters ranging from clowns to 17th, 18th and 19th period and historical styles and stages of old age and special effect make-up. Techniques include ombre blending, removing eyebrows, changes facial features, 3D prosthetics and latex, silicone and foam appliances in the creation of wounds, stages of healing and zombies.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Special Courses in Theatre

THTR 4113 (3) Comedy Matters

Examines the role of comedy in performance within various cultures through readings, viewings and a participatory exploration. We will analyze comedy within various societies to understand the underlying ideals and values. Throughout this investigation we will seek to understand what makes something comedic, why, for whom, for what purpose, when and under what circumstances.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: THTR 5113
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Performance

THTR 4117 (1-3) Musical Theatre Lab 5: Senior Showcase Experience

Research and identify material from a variety of mediums (theatre, film, television, web-based work, commercial) that best fit preferred performance type and style. Emphasis placed on topically/timely relevant material so that the student becomes most knowledgeable of current trends and practices. Prepared work will be presented at an organized showcase featuring agents, casting professionals and directors providing feedback for continued growth, learning and a new network of industry colleagues.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 4.00 total credit hours.
Recommended: Prerequisites TBFA Acting students ¿ completion of Studios 1-4, for PMUS, BMMT and TBFA Musical Theatre students, completion of Labs 1-4, PMUS 1117, 1217, 2117, 3117.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities

THTR 4125 (3) Watercolor Illustration and Rendering Techniques

Hands on studio course for the student interested in theatre, film, art and art history, scenic art, illustration, drawing, and painting. This course explores watercolor, gouache, pen and ink, chalk pastels, color pencils and multi-media painting techniques and approaches. Students will gain fluency in exploring, analyzing, and copying various paintings and illustration styles and approaches by famous Illustrators and artists to expand their skillset and painting techniques. Painting supplies must be supplied by the student.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: THTR 5125
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Theatre Design and Technology

THTR 4135 (3) Technical Production

Examines the process of and technology for producing theatrical scenery on a limited production timeline.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 12.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Theatre Design and Technology

THTR 4143 (3) Shakespeare in Community

Surveys a growing field of arts practitioners who are intersecting Applied Theatre, Shakespeare and community in meaningful ways, including Shakespeare in Prisons, Shakespeare with Veterans and Shakespeare for Inclusive Audiences. Students will explore a variety of methodologies for teaching and practicing Shakespeare and create original work using Shakespeare as a lens for examining a particular theme, topic or social issue.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: THTR 5143

THTR 4149 (1-3) Theatre Internship

Provides opportunities for theatre majors to explore career opportunities in theatre fields other than, or in addition to, those with performance emphasis. Students apply knowledge and skills developed in their major studies to a practical work experience.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours.
Recommended: Requisite 30 credit hours in THTR.
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Special Courses in Theatre

THTR 4173 (3) Creative Climate Communication

We generate multimodal compositions on the subject of climate change and engage with various dimensions of issues associated with sustainability. We work to deepen our understanding of how issues associated with climate change are or can be communicated, by analyzing previously created expressions from a variety of media (interactive theatre, film, fine art, television programming, blogs, performance art, for example) and then be creating our own work.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: ENVS 3173 and ATLS 3173
Recommended: Prerequisite ENVS 1000.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Social Sciences
Departmental Category: Performance

THTR 4175 (3) Conceptualization

Fosters creativity and collaboration through a variety of diverse projects where students conceive of live, performative productions, events and experiences. Offers both individual and team exercises that stimulate visualization, expression, documentation and communication of creative ideas, including their overall scope, aesthetic, style, audience relationship and mode of presentation.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: THTR 5175
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Special Courses in Theatre

THTR 4193 (1-3) Studio 5: Senior Project

Students engage in a project or projects of their own undertaking that takes a broader experience to apply the craft utilizing self-initiative, collaborative approaches and public exhibition. Instructor consent required for non-BFA THTR performance majors.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: PMUS 4117
Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 3.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of THTR 3013 and THTR 3023 and THTR 4013 and THTR 4023 (all minimum grade C-).
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Performance

THTR 4213 (3) Improvisation II: Advanced Improvisation

Continues the student's study of improvisation as a collaborative art form. Whereas Improvisation I introduces students to a variety of techniques, forms and applications of improvisation, this course focuses specifically on long-form improvisation in performance. Previous experience with long-form improvisation is necessary to enroll in this course.

Recommended: Prerequisite course of THTR 3213 (minimum grade C-).
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Performance

THTR 4555 (1-2) Production Studio

Requires participation in a Theatre Department production assignment in the areas of design, technology, or management, as well as participation in a semester portfolio review. May be repeated upto 6 total credit hours.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Requisites: Restricted to Theatre (TBFA) majors only.
Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: Theatre Design and Technology

THTR 4849 (1-3) Independent Study

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours.
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Special Courses in Theatre