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DAN 467 - Dance Criticisms and Aesthetics

(3 units)
Provides aesthetic framework for evaluation of performing arts, including different styles, historic periods and cultures. (General Capstone course.)

Prerequisite(s): CH 201  or CH 202  or CH 203  ; ENG 102  ; junior or senior standing.

Units of Lecture: 3
General Capstone Course, Core Fine Arts Requirement
Offered Every Fall and Spring
Student Learning Outcomes (if available):
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of basic theatrical terminology and choreographic elements through application in written assignments.
2. Students will be able to demonstrate, through both informal and formal written assignments, the ability to describe choreographed movement in detail.
3. Students will  be able to demonstrate the ability to contextualize choreographic work through a research based writing assignment.
4. Students will be able to design an aesthetic framework for the analysis of choreographic work and articulate how this framework is augmented by our social identities such as race, class, and gender.
5. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the contexts of dance criticism and the impact of growing diversity (in terms of race, class, gender, cultural representations) on the concert dance stage had on dance criticism.
6. Students will be able to demonstrate the basic skills of response and critique (including meeting a deadline and word limit) through written response to live concert events.


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