2024 Spring

This course analyzes race, racism, and justice in the United States, as set in a socio-historical context defined by power. In addition to traditional modes of teaching-learning, students use Intergroup Dialogue (IGD) and collaborative group work to examine how race is constructed, experienced, rep…

This course explores the history of the United States from a grassroots organizations' perspective. Simultaneously, the class delves into the global connections of social movements and the history of the human groups making such movements possible; the class includes a selection of grassroots organ…

Class description and objectives:  We will choose European social dances from the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries and learn their step vocabularies and choreographies.  This is primarily a practicum class in which students will learn technique, choreographies, and the conventions of par…

Course Overview: In this course, we aim to cultivate dancers as visionaries and researchers. Drawing inspiration from Liz Lerman's notion that “dancers are searchers and that is good”, this class encourages you to explore the multiple ways of seeing and embrace the art of searching.&n…

This course offers an in-depth exploration of Kalaripayattu, an ancient Indian martial art, and its diverse influences on movement arts worldwide. Through research and practical application, students will delve into the intricate techniques, philosophical foundations, and therapeutic potential of t…

Intermediate and Advanced study in modern technique focuses on body level issues of strength, support, alignment, articulation, and initiation; and performance issues of rhythmic clarity, spatial clarity, intention, embodiment, intricate coordinations, and expanding personal vocabularies. Students …