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Jurg Peter Koch Faber
DANCE 530
Seattle Campus

Graduate Dance Composition

Addresses creative process, directing, and critical analysis in dance composition. Alternate years: focus on interdisciplinary collaborative projects. Offered: A.

Class description

Offered as part of the MFA curriculum in the dance program the focus of dance 530 is on collaboration between different art forms and practitioners. The course is open to graduate students from other art programs including but not limited to: Drama, music, DXArts, 3D4M and creative writing. In this interdisciplinary course the focus is on process and exploration rather than production. A variety of collaborative projects promote exploration and development of ideas from the conceptual stage to working models. Through changing artistic partnerships, topics and processes the aim is to develop experience, generate material and find a common language to communicate ideas and reflect on outcomes.

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Recommended preparation

Open to all graduate level students in the performing and fine arts

Class assignments and grading


The information above is intended to be helpful in choosing courses. Because the instructor may further develop his/her plans for this course, its characteristics are subject to change without notice. In most cases, the official course syllabus will be distributed on the first day of class.
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Last Update by Jurg Peter Koch Faber
Date: 09/16/2011