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Lower Division
DANCE 35. History and Appreciation of World Dance
(4)
STAFF
Introduction to dance as cultural and social expression in a variety of cultures. Forms covered include Flamenco, Ballet in Global Perspective, Afro-Caribbean, South Asian, and Latin/x forms of dance.
DANCE 36. History of Modern Dance
(4)
BENNAHUM
Repeat Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed DanceW 36.
Historical development of modern dance in the United Sates and Europe in the twentieth century. Emphasis on visionary, feminist, and radical aspects of the form.
DANCE 40. Summer Ballet
(3)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 18 units.
Fundamentals of ballet technique.
DANCE 41. Summer Modern Dance
(3)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 18 units.
Fundamentals of modern dance technique.
DANCE 42A. Beginning Ballet
(1)
MOSELEY
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 4 units.
Introduction to basic elements of ballet.
DANCE 42B. Beginning Ballet
(1)
MOSELEY
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 4 units.
Beginning ballet. Introduction to basic elements of ballet.
DANCE 42C. Beginning Ballet
(1)
MOSELEY
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 4 units.
Introduction to basic elements of ballet.
DANCE 42D. Continuing Ballet
(2)
MOSELEY
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 units.
Further study of basic elements of ballet.
DANCE 42E. Continuing Ballet
(2)
MOSELEY
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 units.
Further study of basic elements of ballet.
DANCE 42F. Continuing Ballet
(2)
MOSELEY
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 units.
Further study of basic elements of ballet.
DANCE 43A. Beginning Street Dance Forms
(2)
STAFF
Recommended Preparation: Good body awareness and fitness.
Introduction to the various forms of street dance including Hip Hop and Isolations.
DANCE 43B. Beginning Street Dance Forms
(2)
STAFF
Recommended Preparation: Good body awareness and fitness.
Introduction to the various forms of street dance including House Dance, Whacking, and Punking.
DANCE 43C. Beginning Street Dance Forms
(2)
STAFF
Recommended Preparation: Good body awareness and fitness.
Introduction to the various forms of street dance, including Voguing, Freestyle, Popping, and Locking.
DANCE 44A. Beginning Modern Dance
(1)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 4 units each.
Introduction to basic elements of modern dance.
DANCE 44B. Beginning Modern Dance
(1)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 4 units each.
Introduction to basic elements of modern dance.
DANCE 44C. Beginning Modern Dance
(1)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 4 units each.
Inroduction to basic elements of modern dance.
DANCE 44D. Continuing Modern Dance
(2)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 units.
Further study of basic elements of modern dance.
DANCE 44E. Continuing Modern Dance
(2)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 units.
Further study of basic elements of modern dance.
DANCE 44F. Continuing Modern Dance
(2)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 units.
Further study of basic elements of modern dance.
DANCE 45. History and Appreciation of Dance
(4)
PRESS
Introduction to history and appreciation of dance. Explores dance from a wide cross-cultural perspective of cultural mutuality and diversity, established traditions, and the power of dance to bring about social change, activism and justice.
DANCE 46. Introduction to Social Dance: History and Practice
(2)
WHITED
An introductory level survey of Social Dance. Studio- based physical practice will be complimented by a survey of the history, theory and/or literature of Social Dance. A beginning level elective dance course, Intro to Social Dance focuses on forms developing in Europe, North and South America, as well as their migration and development across borders. Course work is grounded in the physical study of multiple styles alongside outside classwork comprised of readings, viewings and collaborative group projects.
DANCE 47A. Ballet I
(2-4)
MEUNIER, MOSELEY
Prerequisite: Audition.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units. Open to non-majors by audition; first day of class serves as audition.
Analysis and exploration of technical and expressive elements of the ballet. For dance majors.
DANCE 47B. Ballet I
(2-4)
MEUNIER, MOSELEY
Prerequisite: Audition.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units. Open to non-majors by audition; first day of class serves as audition.
Analysis and exploration of technical and expressive elements of the ballet. For dance majors.
DANCE 47C. Ballet I
(2-4)
MEUNIER, MOSELEY
Prerequisite: Audition.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units. Open to non-majors by audition; first day of class serves as audition.
Analysis and exploration of technical and expressive elements of the ballet. For dance majors.
DANCE 47D. Ballet II
(2-4)
MEUNIER, MOSELEY
Prerequisite: Dance 47C.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units. Open to non-majors by audition; first day of class serves as audition.
Further analysis and exploration of technical and expressive elements of ballet. For dance majors.
DANCE 47E. Ballet II
(2-4)
MEUNIER, MOSELEY
Prerequisite: Dance 47C.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units. Open to non-majors by audition; first day of class serves as audition.
Further analysis and exploration of technical and expressive elements of ballet. For dance majors.
DANCE 47F. Ballet II
(2-4)
MEUNIER, MOSELEY
Prerequisite: Dance 47C.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units. Open to non-majors by audition; first day of class serves as audition.
Further analysis and exploration of technical and expressive elements of ballet. For dance majors.
DANCE 50. Fundamentals of Choreography
(3)
MCCARTHY, WHITED
Prerequisite: Dance 51
A study of the basic elements pertaining to the craft of choreography. Emphasis on exploration of movement variation, breath rhythm, the development of dance phrases, and the use of stage space. For dance majors.
DANCE 51. Improvisation
(3)
SMILEY, WHITED
Prerequisite: Dance 56C; dance majors only.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 units.
The fundamental exploration of movement potential with particular focus on the individual and group dynamics.
DANCE 53. Contact Improvisation
(2)
SMILEY, WHITED
Recommended Preparation: Beginner to Intermediate level Modern Technique.Repeat Comments: May be repeated twice for up to 6.0 units.
Lower division studio course in the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation (as developed by Steve Praxton, and his contemporaries.) Exploring the egalitarian effort of shared weight and mutual support. Contact Improvisation serves as a fundamental step in a dance student's partnering training, and informs a deeper sense of weight and sentimentality in individual dance technique.
DANCE 56A. Modern Dance I
(2-4)
COLAHAN, MCCARTHY, WHITED
Prerequisite: Audition.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to maximum of 8 units. Open to non-majors by audition; first class serves as audition.
Analysis and exploration of the technical aspects of movement as an expressive medium. For dance majors.
DANCE 56B. Modern Dance I
(2-4)
COLAHAN, MCCARTHY, WHITED
Prerequisite: Audition.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to maximum of 8 units. Open to non-majors by audition; first class serves as audition.
Analysis and exploration of the technical aspects of movement as an expressive medium. For dance majors.
DANCE 56C. Modern Dance I
(2-4)
COLAHAN, MCCARTHY, WHITED
Prerequisite: Audition.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to maximum of 8 units. Open to non-majors by audition; first class serves as audition.
Analysis and exploration of the technical aspects of movement as an expressive medium. For dance majors.
DANCE 56D. Modern Dance II
(2-4)
COLAHAN, MCCARTHY, WHITED
Prerequisite: Dance 56C.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to maximum of 8 units. Open to non-majors by audition; first class serves as audition.
Analysis and exploration of the technical aspects of movement as an expressive medium at the intermediate level. For dance majors.
DANCE 56E. Modern Dance II
(2-4)
COLAHAN, MCCARTHY, WHITED
Prerequisite: Dance 56C.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to maximum of 8 units. Open to non-majors by audition; first class serves as audition.
Analysis and exploration of the technical aspects of movement as an expressive medium at the intermediate level. For dance majors.
DANCE 56F. Modern Dance II
(2-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Dance 56C.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to maximum of 8 units. Open to non-majors by audition; first class serves as audition.
Analysis and exploration of the technical aspects of movement as an expressive medium at the intermediate level. For dance majors.
DANCE 60. Summer Jazz Dance
(3)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 18 units.
Fundamentals of jazz technique.
DANCE 82AAZZ. Special Topics: Physical Practice
(2)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors.
Repeat Comments: DANCE 82 may be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units.
A Super Course designed to house various forms of physical practice/technique not currently represented in the curriculum. Topics may include: somatic forms such as Alexander Technique, Yoga, Pilates: non-western dance forms such as West African, Flamenco, Kathak, Bhara Natyam, Korean Dance, Cambodian Dance, etc.; percussive forms such as Tap, Hoofing, or Clogging; or many other forms that may be the expertise of faculty, guest artists, visiting lecturers/professors, or graduate students.
DANCE 82AR. Special Topics: Physical Practice - Aerial Dance
DANCE 82BX. Open-level Ballet Physical Practice
DANCE 82C. Special Topics, Physical Practice: Conditioning/Pilates
DANCE 82FL. Special Topics: Physical Practice-Flamenco
DANCE 82JZ. Special Topics, Physical Practice: Jazz Technique
DANCE 82MX. Open-level Modern/Contemporary Physical Practice
DANCE 82TP. Special Topics: Physical Practice - Tap
DANCE 94. Group Studies for Lower-Division Dance Students
(1-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Lower-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units, but only 8 units may be applied toward the major.
Group studies in selected areas of emphasis.
DANCE 99. Independent Study in Dance
(1-5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and department; completion of lower-division dance history course.
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined.
Independent study in dance. Projects in pedagogy, choreography or dance research.
Upper Division
DANCE 120.
Aesthetics of Performance: New Visions in Contemporary Dance and Theater
(4)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: Quarters usually offered: Winter.
An exploration of diversity, meaning and influence in the art-making process. This course aims to develop an articulate, critical facility with a sharp aesthetic eye. Students will view, discuss, and write about the art work of contemporary and historically significant dance, theater, and visual artists with a focus on the experimental and avant-garde.
DANCE 142M.
Masculinities In/As Performance
(4)
WHITED
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors.
Repeat Comments: Course cannot be repeated for additional units of credit.
Upper division seminar exploring the intersection of multiple masculinities IN performance (dance, theater, performance art, film/TV, internet platforms, and more), and AS performance. Topics include maleness/masculinity as a social construct, considerations of masculinity in adolescent development and pedagogy, implications of race and class: marginalized masculinities, female masculinity, trans-masculinity, and more. These lenses are then employed to consider how masculinity forms identity and frames representation in various performative platforms.
DANCE 143A.
Street Dance Forms
(2)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Recommended Preparation: Good body awareness and fitness.
Focuses on the various forms of street dance: Hip Hop, House Dance, Popping, Locking, Whacking, Punking, Voguing, and Freestyle. Students learn the physical lexicon of the various styles, and are immersed in the cultural aspects of the forms, contextualizing the dances both historically and socially. With a strong focus on accurately embodying the essence of each style, the class breaks down the initiation of motion and pathways of energy that result in these unique and specialized modes.
DANCE 145B.
Critical Topics in Dance History: Ballet in Global Perspective
(4)
BENNAHUM
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Recommended Preparation: Dance 36 or 45.
Upper division seminar that studies the historical relationship of ballet dancing to the body politic from the global economies of Italian city-states through Louis XIV's use of ballet as weapon of state to revolutionary Russia whose exiled artists dispersed contemporary ballet worldwide.
DANCE 145C.
Dancing the Diaspora: Dances of the Afro-Caribbean and American Worlds
(4)
BENNAHUM
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Recommended Preparation: Dance 36 or 45.
Upper division seminar that traces a genealogy of dance and choreographic practice from West Africa throughout the Afro- Caribbean during the transatlantic slave trade and into the Southern, Midwestern and Northeastern states of the U.S. We will study the Africanist presence in the body from Brazil to Cuba to New Orleans to New York City.
DANCE 145D.
George Balanchine and the New York City Ballet, 1904- Present
(4)
BENNAHUM
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Recommended Preparation: Dance 36 or Dance 45.
Upper-division seminar that focuses on the exiled Russian architect of American ballet George Balanchine and his appropriation and incorporation of Afro-American jazz/tap into the corporeal language of classical ballet.
DANCE 145E.
Dance Modernism: Cubism, Surrealism and the Euro-American Avant-Garde, 1905 - 1939
(4)
BENNAHUM
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Recommended Preparation: Dance 36 or 45
Upper division seminar that considers the history of modernism in dance, theater, music and art from Russia on the eve of its Bolshevik Revolution to America. We study the revolutionary Moscow Art Theater, Isadora Duncan's influence on the Ballets Russes and the feminist protest theater of Martha Graham, Helen Tamiris, Charles Weidman and Anna Sokolow.
DANCE 145G.
Race, Immigration, and Contemporary American Dance
(4)
BENNAHUM
Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
Repeat Comments: Not able to repeat for additional units.
Race, Ballet, and Contemporary American Dance is a quarter-long, upper division Dance Studies course that examines how racism has shaped artistic practice and perception of the dancing body in both classical and contemporary dance.
DANCE 145H.
Flamenco and the Afro-Roma Presence in Spanish History
(4)
BENNAHUM
Prerequisite: Dance 45.
Dance history and performance traces the African and Roma-Gypsy origins of Flamenco in its artistic, ethno-religious and political formation. Together, we trace the cultural origins of Flamenco: ethnic, religious, cultural, and geographic. Flamenco is a transhistorical form of guitar (tocque), spoken word or rapped song (cante), and dance (baile) that dates to the Hispano-Arab, African, and Roma (Gypsy presence in 'Al Andalus, southern Spain. A transatlantic form of performance art performed by artists worldwide, Flamenco is the visual, musical, and corporeal embodiment of exile. An expression of resistance to homelessness and persecution, Flamenco's texture, look, and feel are reminders of the diasporic wandering of the Roma people.
DANCE 145W.
Dance as Social Protest: Art, Dance & Film, 1955 ? 1975
(4)
BENNAHUM
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Recommended Preparation: Dance 36 or 45.
Upper division seminar that traces a history of Postmodern, site-specific dance in California and New York and focuses specifically on 3 seminal American artists: Anna Halprin, Simone Forti and Yvonne Rainer.
DANCE 147A.
Ballet III
(3)
MEUNIER, MOSELEY
Prerequisite: Dance 47F.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units, but only 8 units may be applied toward the major. Open to non majors by audition; first class serves as audition.
Advanced analysis and exploration of the technical and expressive elements of ballet. For dance majors. Open to non majors by audition.
DANCE 147B.
Ballet III
(2-4)
MEUNIER, MOSELEY
Prerequisite: Dance 47F.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units, but only 8 units may be applied toward the major. Open to non majors by audition; first class serves as audition.
Advanced analysis and exploration of the technical and expressive elements of ballet. For dance majors.
DANCE 147C.
Ballet III
(2-4)
MEUNIER, MOSELEY
Prerequisite: Dance 47F.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units, but only 8 units may be applied toward the major. Open to non majors by audition; first class serves as audition.
Advanced analysis and exploration of the technical and expressive elements of ballet. For dance majors.
DANCE 147D.
Ballet IV
(2-4)
MEUNIER, MOSELEY
Prerequisite: Dance 147C.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units each, but only 8 units each may be applied toward the major. Open to non majors by audition; first day of class serves as audition.
Further analysis and exploration of the technical and expressive elements of ballet.
DANCE 147E.
Ballet IV
(2-4)
MEUNIER, MOSELEY
Prerequisite: Dance 147D.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units each. Open to non majors by audition; first day of class serves as audition.
Further analysis and exploration of the technical aspects of dance as an expressive medium.
DANCE 147F.
Ballet IV
(2-4)
MEUNIER, MOSELEY
Prerequisite: Dance 147E.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units each. Open to non majors by audition; first day of class serves as audition.
Further analysis and exploration of the technical aspects of dance as an expressive medium.
DANCE 147PA.
Ballet: Pointe
(1-2)
MEUNIER, HUSTON
Prerequisite: Dance 47C.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit in combination with Dance 147P to a maximum of 10 units each, but only 6 units each may be applied toward the major. Open to non majors by audition.
Basic pointe work, including barre and center practice. For dance majors.
DANCE 147PB.
Ballet: Pointe
(1-2)
MEUNIER, HUSTON
Prerequisite: Dance 47C.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit in combination with Dance 147P to a maximum of 10 units each, but only 6 units each may be applied toward the major. Open to non majors by audition.
Basic pointe work, including barre and center practice. For dance majors.
DANCE 147PC.
Ballet: Pointe
(1-2)
MEUNIER, HUSTON
Prerequisite: Dance 47C.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit in combination with Dance 147P to a maximum of 10 units each, but only 6 units each may be applied toward the major. Open to non majors by audition.
Basic pointe work, including barre and center practice. For dance majors.
DANCE 147S.
Ballet III
(3)
MEUNIER, HUSTON
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or instructor approval.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units, but only 8 units may be applied toward the major. Open to non majors by audition; first class serves as audition.
Advanced analysis and exploration of the technical and expressive elements of ballet. For dance majors. Open to non majors by audition.
DANCE 149.
Dance Workshop
(1-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Audition.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 units.
Projects in performance, production, choreography, and directing.
DANCE 151A.
Choreography
(3)
WHITED, MCCARTHY
Prerequisite: Dance 50 and Dance 51
Analysis of the elements of choreographic form; styles and trends; experience in development of dance studies; theory and technique of advanced choreography. Part A focuses on formal devices and developmental tools of dance composition, and introduces duet form.
DANCE 151B.
Choreography
(3)
WHITED, MCCARTHY
Prerequisite: Dance 151A
Analysis of the elements of choreographic form; styles and trends; experience in development of dance studies; theory and technique of advanced group choreography. Part B taps more broadly into the methods and theories behind dance composition and movement invention and interrogates multiple points of entry into the making process. Self-solo, duet and trio form is explored.
DANCE 151C.
Choreography
(3)
WHITED, MCCARTHY
Prerequisite: Thtr 23D
Analysis of the elements of choreographic form; styles and trends; experience in development of dance studies; theory and technique of advanced group choreography.
DANCE 151DA.
Digital Editing for Dance
(3)
MCCARTHY
Prerequisite: Dance 50 and upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors.
Repeat Comments: Legal repeat of Dance 151T
A video skill-building course that introduces students to non- linear editing software and video camera operation. Drawing upon choreographic principles, students will create short film projects expanding their compositional proficiency and their technical knowledge of video editing tools.
DANCE 151DB.
Digital Dance Portfolio
(3)
MCCARTHY
Prerequisite: Dance 151DA
Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors. Quarters usually offered: Winter.
Focus on the creation of a video portfolio of choreographic work. Building on technical editing skills with an introduction to formatting options for web-ready, DVD-ready and large screen-ready video, and compositional techniques in editing theatrical dance works.
DANCE 151DC.
Dance Videography
(3)
MCCARTHY
Prerequisite: Dance 50 and upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors. Quarters usually offered: Spring.
Focus on the creation of a video portfolio of choreographic work. Building on technical editing skills with an introduction to formatting options for web-ready, DVD-ready and large screen-ready video, and compositional techniques in editing theatrical dance works.
DANCE 151E.
Choreography for the Theatre
(2)
STAFF
Recommended Preparation: Dance 145M.
The study of important dance routines of the American musical theatre from 1789 to present, with opportunity for perfomance.
DANCE 156A.
Modern Dance III
(2-4)
COLAHAN, MCCARTHY, WHITED
Prerequisite: Dance 56F.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to maximum 8 units. Open to non-majors by audition; first day of class will serve as audition.
Advanced analysis and exploration of the technical aspects of dance as an expressive medium. For dance majors. Open to non majors by audition.
DANCE 156B.
Modern Dance III
(2-4)
COLAHAN, MCCARTHY, WHITED
Prerequisite: Dance 56F.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to maximum of 8 units. Open to non-majors by audition; first day of class will serve as audition.
Advanced analysis and exploration of the technical aspects of dance as an expressive medium. For dance majors.
DANCE 156C.
Modern Dance III
(2-4)
COLAHAN, MCCARTHY, WHITED
Prerequisite: Dance 56F.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to maximum of 8 units. Open to non-majors by audition; first day of class will serve as audition.
Advanced analysis and exploration of the technical aspects of dance as an expressive medium. For dance majors.
DANCE 156D.
Modern Dance IV
(2-4)
COLAHAN, MCCARTHY, WHITED
Prerequisite: Dance 156C.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to maximum of 8 units. Open to non-majors by audition; first day of class will serve as audition.
Further analysis and exploration of the technical aspects of dance as an expressive medium.
DANCE 156E.
Modern Dance IV
(2-4)
COLAHAN, MCCARTHY, WHITED
Prerequisite: Dance 156C.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to maximum of 8 units. Open to non-majors by audition; first day of class will serve as audition.
Further analysis and exploration of the technical aspects of dance as an expressive medium.
DANCE 156F.
Modern Dance IV
(2-4)
COLAHAN, MCCARTHY, WHITED
Prerequisite: Dance 156C.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units each. Open to non majors by audition; first day of class will serve as audition.
Further analysis and exploration of the technical aspects of dance as an expressive medium.
DANCE 156S.
Advanced Modern Dance
(2-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 units.
Advanced analysis and exploration of the technical aspects of dance as an expressive medium.
DANCE 158.
Pedagogy II
(2-3)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Dance 56F and 58.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units but only 8 units may count toward major.
Further analysis of the theory and practice of teaching dance, including function and esthetics in the development of movement vocabulary, application of anatomy, kinetics and musicality. Includes practical experience teaching dance classes.
DANCE 158A.
Teaching Dance in Community: Fundamentals of Engaging the At-Risk Youth Artist
(4)
BENNAHUM
Prerequisite: Upper-division or permission of instructor.
Recommended Preparation: Dance 36 or Dance 45.Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units.
Upper-division, hands-on course that teaches undergraduate students how to teach dance, choreography, and digital media to at-risk youth in fragile economic communities. Students will be mentored by professor and master artists, develop syllabi and teach a dance curriculum.
DANCE 158B.
Fundamentals of Dance Pedagogy
(4)
PRESS
Prerequisite: Dance 56C and Dance 45.
Recommended Preparation: Dance 50 and Dance 51.Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors.
Upper division course examining philosophical and practical methodologies in teaching dance for children and adults, while focusing on multicultural awareness, academic study, Laban Movement Analysis, neuroscience, and classroom management. The integration of theory and practice, critical thinking skills, communication, collaboration and creativity are all emphasized.
DANCE 158C.
Classical Ballet Pedagogy: The Art of Teaching Ballet Technique, Pointe, Male Technique, and Pas de Deux
(4)
MEUNIER
Prerequisite: DANCE 47A, 47B, 47C, 47D, 47E, 47F
Recommended Preparation: Ballet l/ ll (must be at Ballet lll or lV level)
Upper Division studio course in classical ballet instruction. The fundamentals of teaching ballet technique from Vaganova, Balanchine, and the ABT Curriculum. Students learn how to structure a ballet class, understand alignment corrections, ballet vocabulary, step progression, and combination development for optimal dancer development. The course also covers pointe work, male technique, and partnering. The course stresses how to use positivity, encouragement, psychology, and emphasize using correct vocabulary when teaching to avoid physically handling students.
DANCE 163.
Advanced Improvisation
(2)
SMILEY, WHITED
Prerequisite: Dance 51 or permission of instructor.
Recommended Preparation: Dance 50, Dance 51, Dance 56A-F or equivalent experience.Enrollment Comments: May be repeated once for credit for a maximum of 4 units. Only two units may be applied for credit in the major.
An Advanced-level studio course focusing on various approaches and applications of dance improvisation. Topics covered include solo and group improvisation, score building and utilization, contact improvisation (CI), and improvisation for performance and site-specific work. Students are assigned readings and viewings to ground their work in the classroom within past and current theory and improvisational practices.
DANCE 164.
Integrated Dance Partnering
(2)
WHITED
Prerequisite: Dance 47F and Dance 56F or equivalent.
Recommended Preparation: Dance 50 and Dance 51.
An Upper Division, intermediate/advanced study of the skills, mechanics and intersection of multiple partnering dance forms. Integrated Partnering will draw from contact improvisation, ballet and contemporary partnering in order to develop a broad understanding, and adaptable command of partnering. Beyond foundational mechanics, conditioning and safe practices, the course delves into selected repertory phrase work-and partnered work in collaborative, compositional, and improvisational capacities; supporting the practical application of skills in a professional rehearsal context.
DANCE 165.
Embodied Anatomy
(2-4)
SMILEY
Prerequisite: Upper-division or permission of instructor.
For dancers and individuals interested in studying human anatomy from a dancer's perspective, including scientific information, experiential practice, and a focus on both the body's physical structure and its kinetic possibilities. Brings awareness to how we synthesize time and space in order to move rhythmically, create coherent shapes, locomote through space and organize complex coordination of multiple systems within the body. Anatomical awareness helps with injury prevention and offers one a more meaningful relationship to their human form.
DANCE 166.
DANCE DRAMATURGY: THEORY IN PRACTICE
(4)
WHITED
Prerequisite: DA 151A, DA 151B No pre-requisites for Graduate Students, instructor approval needed for non-Theater/Dance graduate students
Recommended Preparation: DA 151C, DA 186, and/or DA 167A/167B
A seminar/studio course centered on the theory and practice of new work dramaturgy, specifically in the areas of Dance, and Devised Dance/Physical Theater. Studying and practicing contemporary approaches to dramaturgy in American contexts, we consider its varied applications and locate its development from origins in the European Theater. Two-thirds of course activity is fulfilled in a seminar format--with discussions, readings and viewings--and one-third covers practical dramaturgical work on a chosen project during the quarter.
DANCE 167A.
Senior Solo Experimental Performance: Workshop in Creative Practice
(2)
MCCARTHY
Prerequisite: DANCE 50, DANCE 51, DANCE 151A.
Recommended Preparation: Senior standingEnrollment Comments: Quarters usually offered: Winter. Course cannot be repeated for additional units.
Project development techniques, exploring modes of creative expression through various art disciplines and live performance techniques. Students engage in weekly workshops and discussions to build a tool kit for innovative dance creation.
DANCE 167B.
Senior Solo Experimental Performance: Multimedia Project Development
(1)
MCCARTHY
Prerequisite: DANCE 50, DANCE 51, DANCE 151A, DANCE 167A
Recommended Preparation: Senior standing.Enrollment Comments: Quarters usually offered: Spring. Course cannot be repeated for additional units.
Individually researched performance projects. Engaging with dance, music, theater, object-based storytelling, video projection, visual art and world building techniques. Students create a unique one-person show/presentation to be shared in a live public performance ant the end of the quarter. Based primarily in one on one mentor-ship through the process of devising and refining the final project.
DANCE 171.
Music for Dance: Listening Based Survey of Contemporary Aesthetics
(3)
STAFF
Overview of form, structure, and tonality in western music, including global and historical influences. Examination of styles of music composition and performance, related to dance and choreography.
DANCE 182AAZZ.
Special Topics: Physical Practice
(2)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors.
Repeat Comments: DANCE 182 may be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units.
A Super Course designed to house various forms of physical practice/technique not currently represented in the curriculum. Topics could include: somatic forms such as Alexander Technique, Yoga, Pilates: non-western dance forms such as West African, Flamenco, Kathak, Bharathanatyam, Korean Dance, Cambodian Dance, etc.: percussive forms such as Tap, Hoofing, or Clogging; or many other forms that may be the expertise of faculty, guest artists, visiting lecturers/professors, or graduate students.
DANCE 182AR.
Intermediate Aerial Dance
DANCE 182BX.
Open-level Ballet Physical Practice
DANCE 182C.
Special Topics, Physical Practice: Conditioning/Pilates
DANCE 182FL.
Special Topics: Physical Practice-Flamenco
DANCE 182JZ.
Special Topics, Physical Practice: Jazz Technique
DANCE 182MX.
Open-level Modern/Contemporary Physical Practice
DANCE 182TP.
Special Topics: Physical Practice - Tap
DANCE 186.
Dance Production
(1-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Dance 151C.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units.
Exploration of the process of collaboration between dance choreographers and theatre designers in the development of designs for dance productions. Final project will be a public performance of the choreographers' and designers' work.
DANCE 189.
Elements of Performing
(1-3)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Dance 56F.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 units.
The study of stage technique for the development of alert, responsive, and dynamic performers. Individual coaching in the elements of performing such as projection, timing, and pre- performance preparation.
DANCE 190.
UCSB Dance Company
(2-4)
MOSELEY
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 16 units, but only 8 units may be applied toward the major.
Selected students work as dancers in the UCSB Dance Company, studying and analyzing choreography and performance. The company performs locally and/or on tour. Students experience the integral workings of a company.
DANCE 191.
Senior Project
(3)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Dance 151C.
Choreographic or performance project produced as the culminating presentation for the B.F.A. degree. Course includes detailed documentation of the procedure followed during the creation of the final project, and results in a written and visual document following a closely crafted prompt.
DANCE 193H.
Senior Honors Project
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Senior standing.
Enrollment Comments: This course is for students who will complete their projects in one quarter. A final grade will be assigned upon completion. Students must have a 3.0 university grade-point average; 3.4 departmental grade-point average, unless exempt by petition; faculty nomination.
Senior honors project. Advanced thesis project in either academic research or creative activity, supervised by a faculty advisor. Students successfully completing the project, as evaluated by a three-person committee, will graduate with distinction in the major.
DANCE 193HA.
Senior Honors Project
(2-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Senior standing.
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a 3.0 university grade-point average; 3.4 departmental grade-point average, unless exempt by petition; faculty nomination. A three quarter "in-progress" course with grades assigned upon completion of Dance 193HC.
Senior honors project. Advanced thesis project in either academic research or creative activity, supervised by a faculty advisor. Students successfully completing the project, as evaluated by a three-person committee, will graduate with distinction in the major. Students must ha 3.0 university grade-point average; 3.4 departmental grade-point average, unless exempt by petition; faculty nomination.
DANCE 193HB.
Senior Honors Project
(2-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Dance 193HA; senior standing.
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a 3.0 university grade-point average; 3.4 departmental grade-point average, unless exempt by petition; faculty nomination. A three quarter "in-progress" course with grades assigned upon completion of Dance 193HC.
Senior honors project. Advanced thesis project in either academic research or creative activity, supervised by a faculty advisor. Students successfully completing the project, as evaluated by a three-person committee, will graduate with distinction in the major.
DANCE 193HC.
Senior Honors Project
(2-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Dance 193HA or 193HB; senior standing.
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a 3.0 university grade-point average; 3.4 departmental grade-point average, unless exempt by petition; faculty nomination. A three quarter "in-progress" course with grades assigned upon completion of Dance 193HC.
Senior honors project. Advanced thesis project in either academic research or creative activity, supervised by a faculty advisor. Students successfully completing the project, as evaluated by a three-person committee, will graduate with distinction in the major.
DANCE 194.
Group Studies in Dance
(1-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units.
Group projects in selected areas of emphasis.
DANCE 195.
SBDT Apprentice/Mentor Program
(2)
PILAFIAN
Recommended Preparation: Dance 47F, 50, 51, 56F
Prepares students for professional work in the field of dance. Apprentices will join with professional dancers in UC Santa Barbara?s resident professional dance company, Santa Barbara Dance Theater, to rehearse choreographic works, with the possibility of performing in studio showings, repertory previews and the company?s concerts on and off campus. These experiences are expected to raise each apprentice?s awareness of collaborative methods and professional standards of performance artistry. The artistic director of Santa Barbara Dance Theater will be designated as the instructor of record, with mentoring and coordinating assistance from one or more company members.
DANCE 199.
Independent Study in Dance
(1-5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and department; upper-division standing; completion of 2 upper-division courses in Dance.
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA for the preceding 3 quaters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined.
Independent study in dance. Projects in choreography or dance research.
DANCE 199RA.
Independent Research Assistance in Dance
(1-5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; completion of 2 upper-division courses in Dance; consent of instructor and department.
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA for the preceding 3 quarters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined.
Independent research assistance in dance. Supervised assistance in faculty research project.
Lower Division
DANCEW 36. History of Modern Dance
(4)
BENNAHUM
Historical development of modern dance in the United Sates and Europe in the twentieth century. Emphasis on visionary, feminist, and radical aspects of the form.
Lower Division
THTR 1. Play Analysis
(4)
KING
Provides the theater artist with practical tools for text analysis. Studying five major works ranging from Shakespeare to a living playwright, the course examines such concepts as language, style, period, character, themes, and structure.
THTR 2A. Performance in Global Contexts: Africa and the Caribbean
(4)
MCMAHON
Introduction to local performance traditions in Africa and the Caribbean, such as storytelling, ritual, and Carnival. The course also examines how African and Caribbean playwrights put those traditions to social and political uses by incorporating them into post-colonial plays.
THTR 2B. Performance in Global Contexts: ASIA
(4)
STAFF
Introduction to pan-Asian performance traditions (theater, dance, performance art, popular culture) in various national genres such as Beijing opera, Chinese spoken drama, Taiwanese heavy metal, Indian and Korean dance, Japanese Noh, Bunraku, Anime, and Indonesian mask and puppet theater.
THTR 2C. Performance in Global Contexts: EUROPE
(4)
STAFF
Introduction to theater and performance practice and traditions in Europe. Topics will include ritual, the rise of a public theater, the political uses of theater, the development of festival theater, and the uses of performance in non-theatrical contexts.
THTR 2D. Performance in Global Contexts: LATIN AMERICA
(4)
CABRANES-GRANT
An introduction to theater and performance in Latin America.
THTR 5. Introduction To Acting
(3)
STAFF
An introduction for majors and nonmajors to the multiple problems of the actor's art and craft.
THTR 7. Performance of the Human Body
(4)
KIM
A study of how various kinds of performance genres represent the human body in modern and contemporary American culture. Material includes traditional stage performance, film, freak shows, beauty pageants, dance, sports, music videos, and fashion.
THTR 9. Introduction to Dramatic Writing
(4)
COWHIG, MORTON, STAFF
An intensive introduction to playwriting for beginning dramatists. Students will read and analyze the structure of plays, write and stage their own short plays, and gain experience acting in and directing each other's work. Homework for the course includes a series of written and performance-based assignments.
THTR 10A. Movement For The Stage
(2)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 5; audition.
Enrollment Comments: Students must be concurrently enrolled in Theater 15A. Restricted to BFA Acting students.
Intense physical training designed to produce a neutral, dynamic, and expressive bodily instrument.
THTR 10B. Movement For The Stage
(2)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 5; audition.
Enrollment Comments: Students must be concurrently enrolled in THTR 15B. Restricted to BFA Acting students.
Intense physical training designed to produce a neutral, dynamic, and expressive bodily instrument.
THTR 10C. Movement For The Stage
(2)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 5; consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: Can be repeated once for credit. Restricted to BFA Acting students.
Intense physical training designed to produce a neutral, dynamic, and expressive bodily instrument.
THTR 11A. Voice Laboratory
(2)
MORGAN
Prerequisite: Theater 5; consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: Can be repeated once for credit. Restricted to BFA Acting students.
A fundamental approach to voice for the actor with emphasis on vocal production, articulation, and quality; plus physical relaxation techniques.
THTR 11B. Voice Laboratory
(2)
MORGAN
Prerequisite: Theater 5; consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: Can be repeated once for credit. Restricted to BFA Acting students.
A fundamental approach to voice for the actor with emphasis on vocal production, articulation, and quality; plus physical relaxation techniques.
THTR 11C. Voice Laboratory
(2)
MORGAN
Prerequisite: Theater 5; consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: Can be repeated once for credit. Restricted to BFA Acting students.
A fundamental approach to voice for the actor with emphasis on vocal production, articulation, and quality; plus physical relaxation techniques.
THTR 15A. Fundamentals of Acting
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 5; consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: Restricted to BFA Acting students. Can be repeated once for credit.
Development of the intermediate actor's foundational work in improvisation, technique, scene study, textual analysis, and characterization while exploring creative capacity.
THTR 15B. Fundamentals of Acting
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 5; consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: Restricted to BFA Acting students. Can be repeated once for credit.
Development of the intermediate actor's foundational work in improvisation, technique, scene study, textual analysis, and characterization while exploring creative capacity.
THTR 15C. Fundamentals of Acting
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 5; consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: Restricted to BFA Acting students. Can be repeated once for credit.
Development of the intermediate actor's foundational work in improvisation, technique, scene study, textual analysis, and characterization while exploring creative capacity.
THTR 19. Design Fundamentals for Dance and Theater
(4)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: Misc: Not open for credit to students who have completed Theater W 19.
Repeat Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed Theater W 19.
Lectures, demonstrations and projects to provide an understanding of the stage design process for theater and dance. Study of the elements, principles, terminology, and basic techniques. Exploration of the communicative and collaborative process between designer and choreographer/director. Concentration in scenic, costume, and lighting design.
THTR 22. Scenic Design
(4)
STAFF
Recommended Preparation: Thtr 19Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units with instructor consent.
Projects in the interpretation of plays through scenic elements with concentration on the design process and the dramatic use of space. Drafting projects including floor plans, elevations and basic perspective drawing.
THTR 23. Stage Lighting Design
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 19.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units with instructor consent.
Lecture-demonstration in instrumentation, color in light, control equipment, and basic lighting design theories. Technical drawing including light plots, scheduling and organization for lighting design. Some practical application through laboratory and studio exercise.
THTR 23D. Dance Lighting Design
(3)
SCOTT
Prerequisite: Theater 19.
Lecture-demonstration in instrumentation, color in light, control equipment, and basic lighting theories. practical application through laboratory assignments and studio productions.
THTR 25. Costume Design
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 19.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units with instructor consent.
Exploration of basic elements and principles of theatre costume design. Projects in the interpretation of plays through costume elements with concentration on the design process. Emphasis on figure drawing.
THTR 27A. Theater Graphics and Figure Drawing
(2)
STAFF
Introduction to sketching and drawing styles for the theater designer. Includes light and shade, perspective, and line drawing. Focus on drawing the human form, rendering of fabric, texture and movement.
THTR 29A. Scenic Practicum
(1)
STAFF
Empirical understanding of methods of assembly and materials for stage scenery. Shop organization and operation are experienced during the construction process.
THTR 29B. Lighting Practicum
(1)
SCOTT
Empirical understanding of optical properties of lightin units, available hanging positions and apparatus, lighting control, electrical safety and stage crew organization.
THTR 29C. Costume Practicum
(1)
STAFF
Empirical understanding of methods of assembly and materials for stage dress. Costume shop organization and operation are experienced during the construction process.
THTR 29D. Run Crew Practicum
(1)
SCOTT
Empirical understanding of backstage organization and operation during live performance.
THTR 31A. Costume Construction
(2-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 29C.
Introduction to materials and construction techniques used in the production of theatrical costumes.
THTR 40. Theater Games
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 5 or permission of instructor.
Using theater games, improvisation and storytelling, this course expands the imagination and frees the instincts of the actor. Exercises reflect the work of improvisation icons such as Viola Spolin, Augusto Boal, and Paul Sills. Students also explore techniques for sharing/teaching these games in community settings such as schools, senior citizen centers, etc. Prerequisite: Theater 5 or Instructor's Approval. Highly recommended for students focusing on Theater and Community.
THTR 42. I.V. Live
(2)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Lower-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: A maximum of 16 units of Theater 42 and 142 combined may be accepted for credit in the major.
This course produces a weekly performance series in Isla Vista. Students get first-hand experience in the rigors of theatrical production, as they learn to execute all logistical, technical, and promotional details. The course is affiliated with Isla Vista Arts (www.islavista-arts.org).
THTR 43. The People's Voice
(4)
MORGAN
Prerequisite: Lower-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Concurrently offered with THTR 143. A maximum of 8 units of Theater 43 and 143 combined may be accepted for credit in the major.
Students and teens from the community collaborate in writing, crafting, and performing an epic myth through the lens of their personal stories.
THTR 49. Theater Workshop
(1-6)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Lower-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: A maximum of 25 units of Theater 49 and 149 combined may be accepted for credit in the major.
Projects in costume, scenery, lighting, acting, directing.
THTR 94. Group Studies For Lower-Division Students
(1-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Freshmen or sophomore standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for up to 8 units of credit.
Special opportunities for study, research, and project preparation.
THTR 95. Introduction to Stage Management
(2)
STAFF
Foundational course exploring the full range of duties and responsibilities of a stage manager, a vital role for all theatrical and dance productions.
Upper Division
THTR 104A.
Playwriting Workshop
(4)
COWHIG, MORTON, STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units. Same course as ENGL 106A.
Repeat Comments: This course is a legal repeat of ENGL 106A.
An exploration of the essential components of playwriting. Exercises focus on writing dialogue, monologue, creating three-dimensional characters, building effective story structures, and developing action through language and stage images. A series of written assignments.
THTR 104B.
Advanced Playwriting Workshop
(4)
COWHIG, MORTON, STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units. Same course as English 106B.
A continued exploration of the essential components of playwriting. Writing exercises in dialogue, monologue, character, story structure, action and stage images. Students focus on developing their individual writing voice. A series of written assignments.
THTR 104C.
Collaboration & Ensemble Devising
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit up to 8 units.
Open to playwrights, dancers, directors, actors, and designers. A series of written and ensemble performance-based assignments in which small groups explore different ways of generating and staging new material.
THTR 104D.
New Works Lab
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units.
An exploration of story structures and technique through rigorous workshopping and on-its-feet development, and a series of written and performance-based assignments.
THTR 104E.
Generating New Material (Solo Performance)
(4)
COWHIG, STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units.
Focuses on the development of solo performance pieces through the theatrical exploration of objects and how they can be used to construct visual metaphors. Emphasis is on physical forms of storytelling and methods of building a dramatic work moment by moment through research and generative writing. A series of written and performance- based assignments. Open to playwrights, designers, dancers, actors, and directors.
THTR 110A.
Advanced Movement for the Stage
(2)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 10C; concurrent enrollment in Theater 151A. Consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 4 units. Restricted to BFA Acting students.
A continuation of the Theater 10 series with increased focus on physical characterization and technical skills.
THTR 110B.
Advanced Movement For The Stage
(2)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in Theater 151B. Consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 4 units. Restricted to BFA Acting students.
A continuation of the Theater 10 series with increased focus on physical characterization and technical skills.
THTR 110C.
Advanced Movement For The Stage
(2)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in Theater 151C. Consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 4 units. Restricted to BFA Acting students.
A continuation of the Theater 10 series with increased focus on physical characterization and technical skills.
THTR 110D.
Advanced Performance Projects
(3)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 110C.
Enrollment Comments: Restricted to BFA Acting students.
Advanced studio projects utilizing the actor's physical and vocal skills to develop original theater.
THTR 110E.
Stage Combat for Actors
(3)
STAFF
Recommended Preparation: Prior movement, dance or martial art training.Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors.
A practical exploration of the basic techniques and methods required to create the illusion of violence on stage. Hand to hand, quarterstaff, broadsword, rapier and dagger and other historical weapon systems will be integrated with foundational acting and storytelling principles. A materials fee will be required for use of theatrical weapons.
THTR 111A.
Advanced Voice Laboratory
(2)
MORGAN
Prerequisite: Theater 11C; and concurrent enrollment in 151A.
Enrollment Comments: Restricted to BFA Acting students.
Advanced problems in voice for the actor with continued emphasis on craft, plus the creative and expressive uses of the voice with the body.
THTR 111B.
Advanced Voice Laboratory
(2)
MORGAN
Prerequisite: Theater 11C; and concurrent enrollment in 151B.
Enrollment Comments: Restricted to BFA Acting students.
Advanced problems in voice for the actor with continued emphasis on craft, plus the creative and expressive uses of the voice with the body.
THTR 111C.
Advanced Voice Laboratory
(2)
MORGAN
Prerequisite: Theater 11C; and concurrent enrollment in 151C.
Enrollment Comments: Restricted to BFA Acting students.
Advanced problems in voice for the actor with continued emphasis on craft, plus the creative and expressive uses of the voice with the body.
THTR 112.
Senior Voice Laboratory
(2)
MORGAN
Prerequisite: Theater 111C.
Enrollment Comments: Restricted to BFA Acting students. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 4 units.
Seminar in advanced voice work for senior students in B.F.A.-Acting program. Concentration on projects to find a personal voice in the theatre.
THTR 122.
Advanced Scenic Design
(2-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 1, 19, and 22.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 7 units with instructor consent.
Concentration on various set design problems including period and style. Includes drawing, drafting of plans and elevations and rendering techniques.
THTR 123.
Advanced Stage Lighting Design
(2-4)
SCOTT
Prerequisite: Theater 1, 19, and 23.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 7 units with instructor consent.
Lecture-demonstration of controllable properties and functions of light. Includes technical drawing: light plots, scheduling and organization for lighting design, drawing using light and shadow, perspective drawing. Practical application through studio exercise.
THTR 124.
Design Portfolio
(2-4)
SCOTT
Prerequisite: Theater 122 or 123 or 125; upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 7 units with instructor consent.
Exploration of advanced design projects with concentration on individual portfolios.
THTR 125.
Advanced Costume Design
(2-4)
BRUICE
Prerequisite: Theater 1, 19 and 25.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 7 units.
Execution of theoretical costume design projects. Concentration on various costume design problems including period, style, rendering techniques, and figure drawing.
THTR 127.
Theatre Rendering Techniques
(2-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 units with instructor consent.
Advanced theatre rendering techniques for the theatre designer. Continued development in drawing and use of different mediums. Concentration on rendering light, shadow, and texture.
THTR 130.
History of Design and Production
(4)
SCOTT
Recommended Preparation: Dramatic Art 19; and, Dramatic Art 22 or 23 or 25.
A survey of the evolution of design styles and production trends in western theatre, emphasizing the history of design and designers.
THTR 132.
History of Decorative Styles
(4)
SCOTT, BRUICE
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A survey of the evolution of design styles and production trends in western theater, emphasizing the history of design and designers, including a study of both interior and exterior decoration with concentration on furnishing, accessories and the changing patterns of culture.
THTR 133A.
History of Costume I
(4)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed Dramatic Art 133.
A survey of the development of western clothing and costume from Biblical times to the Restoration as related to the changing patterns of culture. Short survey of non-Western clothing and costume.
THTR 133B.
History of Costume II
(4)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed Dramatic Art 133.
A survey of the development of western clothing and costume from early Georgian to the present as related to the changing patterns of culture. Short survey of non-Western clothing and costume.
THTR 134P.
Puppet Design and Construction
(4)
MCCARTHY
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Explores the history of various puppet styles and will focus on the design and creation of three iconic puppet forms: Thai shadow puppets (Nang yai), rod puppets (Bunraku), and marionettes. Students will learn both the mechanical aspects and the artistic design elements of puppet creation by creating one of each of these three styles.
THTR 140A.
Advanced Acting Workshop I
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 5; upper-division standing.
Advanced exploration, performances, and criticism of scenes from a broad range of dramatic scripts with focus on the actor's perspective.
THTR 140B.
Advanced Acting Workshop II
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 5; upper-division standing.
Further exploration of performances and criticism of scenes from a broad range of dramatic scripts with focus on the actor's perspective.
THTR 141.
Shakespeare Basics
(4)
MORGAN
Prerequisite: THTR 5 and THTR 140B
Recommended Preparation: THTR 9, THTR 19Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors.
Theater 141, Shakespeare Basics, provides the tools for analyzing and acting Shakespearean text. This is an actor?s approach. Through the study of sense, scansion/rhythm, phrasing, speech units, word structure, figures of speech, key words, imagery, reception/impact, physical action, inner and outer focal points the student lays the groundwork for interpreting and embodying Shakespeare characters. While this course serves as a basic entry to Shakespeare, the student is expected to have some experience or training as an actor and familiar with the terms objective, given circumstances, intention, personalization, and subtext.
THTR 142.
I.V. Live
(2)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper Division Standing.
Enrollment Comments: A maximum of 16 units of Theater 42 and 142 combined may be accepted for credit in the major.
This course produces a weekly performance series in Isla Vista. Students get first-hand experience in the rigors of theatrical production, as they learn to execute all logistical, technical and promotional details. The course is affiliated with Isla Vista Arts (www.islavista-arts.org).
THTR 143.
The People's Voice
(4)
MORGAN
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Concurrently offered with Thtr 43. A maximum of 8 units of Theater 43 and 143 combined may be accepted for credit in the major.
Students and teens from the community collaborate in writing, crafting, and performing an epic myth through the lens of their personal stories.
THTR 144A.
Shakespeare Production
(4)
APPEL
Enrollment Comments: Concurrently offered. Quarters usually offered: Summer. A 2-quarter, in-progress sequence with both grades given upon completion of Theater 144B.
Students study, rehearse and produce one of Shakespeare's plays. The class culminates with performances that are open to the public during the final week. Students can participate as actors, assistant directors, designers or stage managers.
THTR 144B.
Shakespeare Production
(4)
APPEL
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: Concurrently offered. Quarters usually offered: Summer. A 2-quarter, in-progress sequence with both grades given upon completion of Theater 144B.
Students study, rehearse and produce one of Shakespeare's plays. The class culminates with performances that are open to the public during the final week. Students can participate as actors, assistant directors, designers or stage managers.
THTR 145.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Tour
(1-4)
APPEL
Enrollment Comments: There is a separate materials fee for this course that includes admission to all events and lodging in Oregon. Travel and meals are not included and are the responsibility of each student.
Students study one or more plays being performed at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. While in Ashland, students attend 7-8 performances, take a backstage tour and participate in workshops and lectures led by members of the company.
THTR 146.
Launch Pad: New Plays in Process
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Recommended Preparation: Upper division + THTR 1, 5, 9, or 19.
Working with the artistic director of LAUNCH PAD and 3 professional playwrights, this 3-week intensive course workshops a new play every week. Student actors, directors, designers, dramaturgs, playwrights, and stage managers learn the vital skills of working on new plays in the earliest stages of their development. The workshop culminates in an invited public reading at the end of each week. Over the 3 weeks, participants have the opportunity to take on different functions in the process.
THTR 149.
Theatre Workshop
(1-6)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: A maximum of 25 units of Theater 49 and 149 combined may be accepted for credit in the major.
Projects in costume, scenery, lighting, acting, directing.
THTR 151A.
Advanced Acting
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 15C and 188S; concurrent enrollment in Theater 110A and 111A. Consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: Can be repeated once for credit. Restricted to BFA Acting students.
Scene work and exercises exploring various acting styles which may include Shakespeare, Boal, Artaud, Greek, period comedy and farce, and Absurd.
THTR 151B.
Advanced Acting
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 15C and 188S; concurrent enrollment in Theater 110B and 111B. Consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated once for credit by recommendation of instructor. Restricted to BFA Acting students.
Scene work and exercises exploring various acting styles which may include Shakespeare, Boal, Artaud, Greek, period comedy and farce, and Absurd.
THTR 151C.
Advanced Acting
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 15C and 188S; concurrent enrollment in Theater 110C and 111C. Consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated once for credit by recommendation of instructor. Restricted to BFA Acting students.
Scene work and exercises exploring various acting styles which may include Shakespeare, Boal, Artaud, Greek, period comedy and farce, and Absurd
THTR 151D.
Advanced Acting: Modern Trends
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 151C; consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: Restricted to BFA Acting students.
Study and performance of contemporary acting developments.
THTR 151F.
Senior Auditions
(3)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 151C.
Enrollment Comments: Restricted to BFA Acting students.
Preparation and study of material and techniques for professional and graduate school audition.
THTR 151G.
Alternate Acting Styles
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 151C.
Continued work in performance styles and other skills.
THTR 151S.
Senior One-Person Shows
(3)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 151C.
Individually researched performance projects.
THTR 152A.
Introduction to Stage Directing
(4)
APPLE, BRAININ
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; consent of instructor.
Recommended Preparation: Thtr 1, 5, 14, 19, and 29A-B-C-D.Enrollment Comments: Quarters usually offered: Fall. This course is not open to students who have taken Theater 152.
Repeat Comments: This course is not open to students who have taken THTR 152.
Basic principles and practice of directing. Lectures, demonstrations, and projects to give the nonspecialist and potential directing emphasis student a general idea of the directorial process.
THTR 152B.
Techniques of Directing
(4)
BRAININ
Prerequisite: Theater 1, 14, 19, and 152.
Repeat Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed DA 153B. (Legal repeat of DA 153B)
Laboratory in directorial scene work.
THTR 152C.
Advanced Directing
(4)
BRAININ, APPEL, STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 152B.
Repeat Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed 152C
Advanced directing techniques and scene work, including departures from realism. Students also learn about collaboration with designers.
THTR 152D.
Directorial Production
(4)
BRAININ, APPEL, TORSIGLIERI
Prerequisite: Theater 152C.
Repeat Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed THTR 152C
Full directorial responsibility for the mounting of a one-act play.
THTR 152E.
Projects in Directing
(4)
BRAININ, APPEL, TORSIGLIERI
Prerequisite: Theater 152D.
Repeat Comments: Not open for credit for students who have completed THTR 152D.
Full directorial responsibility for the mounting of a second one-act play or other special project.
THTR 153P.
Projects in Design and Production
(1-6)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Repeat Comments: This course is a legal repeat of 153E.
Special projects in each area of concentration.
THTR 160C.
Applied Theater/The Artist as Activist - Basics
(4)
MORGAN
Prerequisite: Theater 5 and instructor approval.
Recommended Preparation: Theater 9, 19, 180G; one course from 180C, 180D, 180E, or 180F and 12 units from three of the following courses: Theater 142, 143, 144A-B, 152A, 187MU, 187TB, 195.Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors.
The Artist as Activist Basics introduces the student to the fundamentals of Applied Theater through examination of theory, history and imagining as a preparation for application and fieldwork. The course prepares the student to implement a project in the community. The project can be teaching or performance based. In addition to developing as researchers and theater activists, students will learn about the producing, promotional and ethical dimensions of self-starting a Theater & Community initiative.
THTR 160D.
Applied Theater/The Artist as Activist - Application
(4)
MORGAN
Prerequisite: Theater 160C and instructor approval.
Recommended Preparation: Theater 5, 9, 19, 180G; one course from 180C, 180D, 180E or 180F and 12 units from three of the following courses: 142, 143, 144A-B, 152A, 187MU, 187TB, 195Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors.
The Artist as Activist Application is the follow-up course to The Artist as Activist Basics. The application course is individualized instruction with a fieldwork component. The student will work closely under the supervision of faculty on a community project. This project can be teaching or performance based. The Artist as Activist Application will only be offered to those students who show potential to work constructively in the community.
THTR 180A.
American Drama to 1940
(4)
KING
History of the American drama and theater from early years to 1940. Important plays, performers, institutions, and styles of production are given selective attention.
THTR 180B.
American Drama 1940 to Present
(4)
KING
History of the American drama and theater from 1940 to the present. Important plays, performers, institutions, and styles of production are given selective attention.
THTR 180C.
Contemporary American Drama and Theater
(4)
KING
Repeat Comments: Legal repeat of DA 155C.
Close study of major playwrights, directors, solo performance artists, and other artists working in the contemporary American theater, mainstream and avant-garde. Writing assignments focus on developing critical arguments about new work.
THTR 180D.
Latin American Theater and Performance
(4)
CABRANES-GRANT
Survey of Hispanic-American drama and theory including authors like Carballido, Gambaro, Marques, Triana, Valdez, and others.
THTR 180E.
Culture Clash: Studies in U.S. Latino Theater
(4)
MORTON
A survey, in English, of the dramatic literature of U.S. Latinos from 1965 to the present. Includes history and criticism of the theater of Chicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and other Americans of Hispanic origin in the U.S.
THTR 180F.
Asian American Theater
(4)
NAKAMURA
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as AS AM 125.
Repeat Comments: This course is a legal repeat of AS AM 125.
Overview of Asian American theater and its political and artistic achievements, from foundational Asian American theater companies and playwrights to contemporary performance artists. Issues addressed include race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, and intergenerational conflict.
THTR 180G.
Race, Gender, and Performance
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Repeat Comments: Legal repeat of DA 163.
Comparative analysis of contemporary American plays and performances by artists of diverse gender, sexual, ethnic, and racial backgrounds. Students learn to perceive and critically respond to race and gender issues in plays and the theatrical production.
THTR 181AAZZ.
National Studies in European Theater and Drama
(4)
CABRANES-GRANT
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit provided letter designations are different.
Special topics in European theater and drama.
THTR 181B.
British Theater and Drama
THTR 181BR.
National Studies in European Theater and Drama
THTR 181F.
French Theater and Drama
THTR 181G.
German Theater and Drama
THTR 181R.
National Studies in European Theater and Drama
THTR 181RU.
Russian Theater and Drama
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit provided letter designations are different.
Special topics in Russian theater and drama.
THTR 181SR.
Russian Theater and Drama
THTR 181ST.
Special Topics European Theater and Drama
THTR 182AAZZ.
Transnational Studies in European Theater and Drama
(4)
CABRANES-GRANT, KIM, WILLIAMS
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit provided letter designations are different.
Special topics in transnational studies in European theater and drama.
THTR 182A.
Ancient Theater and Drama
THTR 182BR.
Transnational Studies in European Theater and Drama
THTR 182M.
Modern Theater and Drama
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit provided letter designations are different.
Repeat Comments: Legal repeat of DA 160E.
Special topics in Modern European theater and drama.
THTR 182MC.
Modern Contemporary
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit provided letter designations are different.
Repeat Comments: Legal repeat of DA 160F.
Special topics in Modern Contemporary European theater and drama.
THTR 182MD.
Medieval Theater and Drama
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit provided letter designations are different.
Repeat Comments: Legal repeat of DA 160B.
Special topics in Medieval European theater and drama.
THTR 182MR.
Transnational Studies in European Theater and Drama
THTR 182N.
Neoclassical Theater and Drama
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit provided letter designations are different.
Repeat Comments: Legal repeat of DA 160C.
Special topics in Neoclassical European theater and drama.
THTR 182RN.
Renaissance Theater and Drama
THTR 183AAZZ.
Asian Theater and Performance
(4)
NAKAMURA
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit provided letter designations are different.
Special topics in Asian theater and performance.
THTR 183A.
Asian Theater and Performance
THTR 183EA.
East Asian Theater Performance
THTR 183SA.
South Asian Theater and Performance
THTR 183ST.
Special Topics
THTR 184AAZZ.
African and Caribbean Performance
(4)
CABRANEST-GRANT, MCMAHON
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit provided letter designations are different.
Special topics in African and Caribbean performance.
THTR 184AA.
African American Performance
THTR 184AD.
African and Caribbean Performance
THTR 184CA.
Comparative African Theater and Performance
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit provided letter designations are different.
Repeat Comments: Legal repeat of DA 166.
Special topics in Comparative African theater and performance.
THTR 184CD.
Caribbean and Diaspora
THTR 184SA.
South African Performance
THTR 184WA.
West African Performance
THTR 185AAZZ.
Cross-Cultural Studies in Theater and Drama
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit provided letter designations are different.
Special topics in cross-cultural studies in theater and drama.
THTR 185C.
Comedy
THTR 185I.
Intercultural Theater: East and West
THTR 185MU.
Cross-Cultural Studies in Theater and Drama
THTR 185MX.
Theater and Performance in Mexico focusing on Women, Power, and Politics
THTR 185ST.
Special Topics in Cross Cultural Studies Theater and Drama
THTR 185T.
Tragedy
THTR 187AAZZ.
Performance Studies
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit provided letter designations are different.
Special topics in performance studies.
THTR 187CP.
Collecting as Performance
THTR 187D.
Darkness in Theater
THTR 187FG.
Feminist and Gender Studies in Performance
THTR 187MU.
Creative Arts, Memories and Experimental Performance
THTR 187PA.
Performance Art
THTR 187PH.
Physicality
THTR 187PR.
Performance and Protest
THTR 187PS.
Introduction to Performance Studies
THTR 187RF.
Ritual and Folklore Performance Studies
THTR 187SP.
Sport as Performance: The Climbing Body in Theater and Film
THTR 187ST.
Special Topics in Performance Studies
THTR 187TA.
Teatro as a Tool for Teaching I
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit provided letter designations are different.
Repeat Comments: Legal repeat of DA 177A.
Teatro as a tool for teaching using techniques of El Teatro Campesino.
THTR 187TB.
Teatro as a Tool for Teaching II
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit provided letter designations are different.
Repeat Comments: Legal repeat of DA 177B.
Teatro as a tool for teaching using techniques from El Teatro Campesino.
THTR 188AAZZ.
History of Performance
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit provided letter designations are different.
Special topics in the history of performance.
THTR 188A.
History of Acting
THTR 188D.
History of Directing
THTR 188DA.
History of Dance
THTR 188DV.
History of Design and Visual Elements
THTR 188S.
Shakespeare on Film and Stage
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit provided letter designations are different.
Repeat Comments: Legal repeat of DA 162.
An investigation of Shakespeare's plays through the media of performance; viewing of Shakespearean productions on film and videotape, in calssroom rehearsal, and in stage performances as available; reading and critical analysis of selected Shakespearean plays.
THTR 188ST.
Special Topics in Performance
THTR 188TP.
Modern Theater: Theory and Practice
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit provided letter designations are different.
Repeat Comments: Legal repeat of DA 161B.
Special topics in the history of theory and practice.
THTR 190.
Production Administration
(3)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for up to six units of credit.
Workshop for advanced students functioning as assistants to directors, designers, and technical directors. portfolio, promptbook, or paper required.
THTR 192.
Upper-Division Seminar
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors.
A seminar course for upper-division students in the Theater Studies emphases. Topics are selected according to the interests of the students.
THTR 193H.
Senior Honors Project
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Senior standing.
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a 3.0 university grade-point average; 3.4 departmental grade-point average, unless exempt by petition; faculty nomination. This course is for students who will complete their projects in one quarter. A final grade will be assigned upon completion.
Senior honors project. Advanced thesis project in either academic researchor creative activity, supervised by a faculty adviser. Students successfully completing the project, as evalutated by a three-person committee, will graduate with distinction in the major.
THTR 193HA.
Senior Honors Project
(2-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Senior standing.
Enrollment Comments: Students must have 3.0 university GPA; 3.4 depart. GPA; faculty nomination.4 to 8 units required in honors sequence; minimum of 2 units per quarter. Course is the 1st in sequence for students who will complete their projectsin either 2 or 3 quarters. An "in-progress" grade will be assigned; students may then enroll in either DA 193HB or 193HC.
Senior honors project. Advanced thesis project in either academic research or creative activity, supervised by a faculty advisor. Students successfully completing the project, as evaluated by a three-person committee, will graduate with distinction in the major.
THTR 193HB.
Senior Honors Project
(2-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 193HA.
Enrollment Comments: Four to eight units required in the honors sequence; minimum two units per quarter. This course is the second in the sequence for students who will complete their projects in three quarters. An "in-progress" grade will be assigned; students will then enroll in Dramatic Art 193HC.
Senior honors project. Advanced thesis project in either academic research or creative activity, supervised by a faculty advisor. Students successfully completing the project, as evaluated by a three-person committee, will graduate with distinction in the major.
THTR 193HC.
Senior Honors Project
(2-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 193HA or 193HB.
Enrollment Comments: Four to eight units required in the honors sequence; minimum two units per quarter. This course is the final in the two or three quarter sequence. A final grade will be assigned upon completion.
Senior honors project. Advanced thesis project in either academic research or creative activity, supervised by a faculty advisor. Students successfully completing the project, as evaluated by a three-person committee, will graduate with distinction in the major.
THTR 194A.
Group Studies in Acting and Directing
(1-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units.
Intensive study, research, and project preparation in acting and directing.
THTR 194D.
Group Studies in Design
(1-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units.
Intensive study, research, and project preparation in theatrical design.
THTR 194L.
Group Studies in Literature
(1-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units.
Intensive study, research, and project preparation in dramatic literature.
THTR 194T.
Group Studies in Theatre
(1-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units.
Intensive study, research, and project preparation in theatre.
THTR 195.
Principles of Stage Management
(2)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or instructor approval.
Upper division course that builds upon the foundational information of THTR 95, providing a greater depth and breadth of exploration into the duties of the stage manager from pre-production through strike. Topics include communication, organizational skills, rehearsal procedures, and performance responsibilities. Greater stage management practical experience gained through in-class exercises and outside assignments.
THTR 195P.
Stage Management Practicum
(2-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 195. Consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units.
Production oriented course allowing student practical experience in stage management training. Student will serve as assistant stage manager or stagemanager for a main stage or student directed departmental production.
THTR 196.
Dance Production
(1-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 19; 22 or 123 or 125; upper-division standing; consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units, only 8 units may be applied toward the major.
Repeat Comments: (Legal repeat of DA 186.)
Exploration of the process of collaboration between dance choreographers and theater designers in the development of designs for dance productions. Final project is a public performance of the choreographers' and designer' work.
THTR 199.
Independent Studies in Theater
(1-5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor; completion of 2 upper-division courses in Theater.
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA for the preceding 3 quarters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined.
Independent studies in theater.
THTR 199RA.
Independent Research Assistance in Theater
(1-5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; completion of 2 upper-division courses in Theater; consent of instructor and department.
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA for the preceding 3 quarters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses.
Independent research assistance in theater. Supervised assistance in faculty research project.
Graduate
THTR 210AAZZ.
Research Methods in Theater, Dance and Performance Studies
(4)
STAFF
Repeat Comments: May be repeated for credit.
Introduction to select methods for conducting advanced research in theatre, drama, and performance. Students will read exemplary monographs and statements of method from leading scholars in the field. They will then practically apply those methods to an original, ongoing research project that will culminate in a substantive seminar paper.
THTR 210A.
Research Methods: Ethnography and Performance
(4)
STAFF
Introduction to select methods for conducting advanced research in theatre, drama, and performance. The methodological focus, which varies according to instructor, may include ethnography, historiography, dramatic criticism, phenomenology, or audience reception, among others. Students will read exemplary monographs and statements of method from leading scholars in the field. They will then practically apply those methods to an original, ongoing research project that will culminate in a substantive seminar paper.
THTR 210AE.
From Archive to Edit
THTR 210E.
Ethnography
THTR 210H.
Historiography
THTR 211AAZZ.
Theories for Performance, Theater, and Dance Research
(4)
STAFF
Introduction to key theories and conceptual frameworks for conduction advanced research in theater, dance, and performance studies. Students will read exemplary theoretical texts from established and newer scholarly voices. Topics vary and may include Marxism, Brecht, Artaud, theories fo the avant-garde, psychoanalysis, critical race theory, feminism, structuralism, post-structuralism, postmodernism, postcolonialism, and transnationalism.
THTR 211ED.
Theories of the Everyday and Performance
THTR 211GP.
Theories for Performance, Theater, and Dance Research
THTR 212.
Drama of Mixed Genres
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Masterpieces of intermingled forms from Greeks to the present. Dramatists include Euripides, Shakespeare, Moliere, Pinter, and others.
THTR 213AAZZ.
Histories of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
(4)
STAFF
Introduction to pre-1900 historical time periods in theater, dance, and performance studies. Students read exemplary historical texts and learn key historiographical methods from established and newer scholarly voices. Periods and topics vary and may include material conditions of performance, gender and sexuality studies, global theater and dance, and embodied and dramaturgical approaches to dance and theater history.
THTR 221.
The History and Theory of Directing
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Readings in the major theorists of directing and in the history of directing in the modern and contemporary theatre.
THTR 230.
Dramatic Theory: Aristotle to Nietzsche
(4)
KING
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Detailed study of theories from The Poetics to The Birth of Tragedy.
THTR 232.
Modern and Contemporary Theory
(4)
CABRANES-GRANT
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
A graduate level introduction to twentieth and twenty-first century critical theory. Topics vary and may include Marxism, Brecht, Artaud, theories of the avant-garde, psychoanalysis, feminism, structuralism, post-structuralism, postmodernism, and postcolonialism.
THTR 250AAZZ.
Topics in Dramatic Literature and Theatre History
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit.
A survey course that introduces students to a range of historical periods, dramatic work, playwrights, artistic movements, and theatrical trends. Topics vary and may include classics in performance, translating drama, global theatre, violence in drama, dramatic genre, and literature and theatre.
THTR 250AD.
Adaptation
THTR 250AF.
African Theatre and Drama
THTR 250AS.
Asian Theatre and Drama
THTR 250C.
Shakespeare Beyond the Global
THTR 250DJ.
Don Juan through the Ages
THTR 250RP.
Race, Pedagogy, and Theatre
THTR 250SK.
Topics in Dramatic Literature, Theatre History, and Performance Practices
THTR 250SR.
Sexuality and Race in Early/Modernity
THTR 251AAZZ.
Special Topics in Performance Studies
(4)
KIM
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Repeat Comments: Mary be repeated for credit.
Varies in content from year to year, but offerings may include studies of the avant-garde and performance art, sport as ritual and performance, theatre on trial, politics and war as performance, embodiment, and global performance traditions.
THTR 251AF.
African Performance Studies
THTR 251M.
Masculinities in/as Performance
THTR 251S.
Special Topics in Performance Studies
THTR 252AAZZ.
Critical Dance Studies: Special Topics in Dance History and Theory
(4)
BENNAHUM
Repeat Comments: Course cannot be repeated for additional units of credit.
This graduate seminar provides an introduction to the history and critical theory of dance in global contexts. The methodological focus may include critical dance studies, historiography, ethnography, feminist theory, critical race theory, body theory - corporealities - art and architectural (site-specific performance) theory, and performance studies. Students read and analyze a wide array of critics, scholars, and artists and demonstrate fluency in critical dance studies through written papers and weekly seminar discussion. Live Performance serves as archival source material.
THTR 252DP.
Diaspora and Performance: Transnational Studies in Exile, Embodiment, and Visual Art
THTR 254.
Performance of Physicality
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing.
Explores various case studies of the theatrical representation and perception of the human body in Europe, the Americas, and Asia in the twentieth century especially related to the construction of gender, race, class, nation, and sexuality.
THTR 255.
Race, Immigration, and the Cold War Politics of Contemporary American Dance
(4)
BENNAHUM
Repeat Comments: This course is not repeatable for credit.
An interdisciplinary graduate seminar that examines how racism, immigration, imagination, and geopolitics have shaped perceptions of the dancing body in both classical and contemporary dance. Dance Studies course that examines how racism in the United States has shaped and been shaped by the American stage. In an era of overt patriotism and nation-building, we study how the dancers and choreographers themselves contributed to the racialization bodies in motion.
THTR 256.
Dancing the Diaspora: Tracing the Africanist Presence in Afro-Caribbean and American Worlds
(4)
BENNAHUM
Traces a genealogy of dance and choreographic practice in the Afro-Caribbean and American worlds. Examination of a range of interdisciplinary texts, from theoretical discourses surrounding issues of race, blackness and collective, diasporic identity to dance histories of religious and concert stage traditions, to art historical texts that deepen our aesthetic understanding of dancing bodies in West African and Africanist religious ritual and secular performance.
THTR 261.
Directing for Graduate Students
(4)
TORSIGLIERI, WHITAKER
Prerequisite: Graduate standing; consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units.
An investigation of the fundamentals and techniques of directing, including principles of staging, text analysis, and actor coaching.
THTR 262.
Practice in Design
(2-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units.
Projects and study in design; practical application to projects.
THTR 263.
Practice in Dramaturgy
(2)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate standing; consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units.
Projects in dramaturgy; practical applications and projects.
THTR 264.
Practice in Directing
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Theater 221 or 261; graduate standing; consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units.
Advanced problems in directing, practical applications, and projects. Culminates in directing one-act plays.
THTR 265A.
Practice in Playwriting
(1-4)
MORTON
Prerequisite: Graduate standing; consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units.
An independent study in playwrighting. Students may work on a full-length play, a one act play, a solo performance text.
THTR 265B.
Practice in Adaptation
(4)
MORTON, WILSON
Prerequisite: Graduate standing; consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units.
An independent study in adapting work to the stage. Students may adapt work from other genres, plays written in a previous era, and/or works written in other languages.
THTR 266.
Practice in Theatre and Dance
(1-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate standing; consent of instructor.
Projects in various areas of theatre and dance, including acting, stage management, production and directing.
THTR 271A.
Asian Theatre and Drama
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit.
Dramatic literature and staged theater of Asia. Coverage varies from traditonal to contemporary dramatists and theatre styles from East Asia to India and/or Southeast Asia. Reception of Asian theatre in non-Asian contexts is often considered.
THTR 271B.
Asian Performance Studies
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit.
Performance modes examined in this course may include shaman ritual, puppetry, masked performance, religious ceremonies, mass movements, and political events from various regions of Asia and the Pacific. Performances are considered in their tourist and cross-cultural contexts as well as in terms of more conventional settings and aesthetics.
THTR 272.
European Theatre and Drama
(4)
ARVAS, CABRANES-GRANT
Repeat Comments: May repeat for credit
An examination of theatrical and dramatic traditions of Europe. Offerings vary, but may include ancient and medieval drama and theatre, the Renaissance, Shakespeare, as well as Enlightenment, Sturm and Drang and Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, and Symbolism.
THTR 273A.
Theater and Drama of the Americas
(4)
CABRANES-GRANT, MORTON, KING
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit.
An examination of pan-American trends and traditions in drama. Readings may range widely beyond national and continental borders to focus on specific countries and/or movements in Latin America, the United States, and Canada.
THTR 273C.
Theatre and Drama of the United States
(4)
CABRANES-GRANT, KING
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit.
An examination of trends and traditions in theatre of the United States. Roots of Broadway, U.S. Latino theatre, Asian American theatre, melodrama, the Group Theatre and its legacy, multicultural theatre and contemporary theater.
THTR 500.
Teaching: Methods and Practice
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and current appointment as a departmental teaching assistant.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit. Required of all teaching assistants. S/U grade.No unit credit allowed toward advanced degrees.
Introduction to the problems and techniques of teaching dramatic art, through teaching responsibilities in departmental courses and through consultation with supervising faculty members.
THTR 596.
Directed Reading and Research
(2-8)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Individual tutorial. A written proposal for each tutorial must be approved by the department chair.
THTR 598.
Master's Thesis Project, Research and Creative
(1-8)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of eight units. No unit credit allowed toward advanced degrees.
Master's thesis project, research and creative.
THTR 599.
Dissertation Research and Preparation
(1-12)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of chair of student's doctoral committee. (Repeatable to 108 units - not 99).
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 108 units. S/U grading. No unit credit allowed toward advanced degree.
Dissertation research and preparation.
Lower Division
THTR W 2B. Performance in Global Contexts, Asia
(4)
NAKAMURA
This course surveys a range of Asian performances across a diversity of locations, from the traditional theater forms of Japanese Kabuki, Indonesian Wayang Kulit, and Indian Kathakali to modern forms in India and Japan to contemporary Chinese performance art. Theater forms like Chinese Jingju and Japanese Noh will prompt us to reevaluate what the performer does in rehearsal and in situations on and off the stage. By exploring recent modern and contemporary performance forms, we will reassess how an actor, dancer, or puppeteer can challenge the status quo and effect change. As we ask these questions, we will situate Asian performance within social, political, and historical contexts to understand its rich functions and significances.
THTR W 19. Design Fundamentals for Dance and Theater
(4)
SCOTT
Lectures, demonstrations and projects to provide an understanding of the stage design process for theater and dance. Study of the elements, principles, terminology, and basic techniques. Exploration of the communicative and collaborative process between designer and choreographer/director. Concentration in scenic, costume, and lighting design.