Date |
Planned activities and assignments |
9/6 |
Course introduction; discuss historical influences |
9/8 |
Library intro—guest Greg Fitzgerald ; Chapter 1: The Pioneers: Loïe Fuller and Maud Allen |
9/13 |
Chapter 1: The Pioneers: Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn; Isadora Duncan |
9/15 |
Chapter 5: Martha Graham |
9/20 |
Chapter 5: Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, Hanya Holm |
9/22 |
Mini-presentations for artists from this era; video catch-up, review for Exam 1 |
9/27 |
Exam 1: Chapters 1 and 5 |
9/29 |
Chapter 9: Anna Sokolow, Pearl Lang, Eleanor King, Sybil Shearer, José Limón |
10/4 |
Chapter 9: Lester Horton, Katherine Dunham |
10/6 |
Chapter 9: Pearl Primus, Alvin Ailey |
10/11 |
Chapter 10: Merce Cunningham, Erick Hawkins |
10/13 |
Research day—Jane in Washington, DC |
10/18 |
Chapter 10: Alwin Nikolais, Murray Louis, Paul Taylor |
10/20 |
Mini-presentations for artists from this era; video catch-up, review for Exam 2 |
10/25 |
Exam 2: Chapters 9 and 10 |
10/27 |
Chapter 11: Postmodernism—Douglas Dunn, Judson Church, Anna Halprin, Yvonne Rainer |
11/1 |
Guest Lecturer: Megan Slayter. Chapter 11: Postmodernism—Steve Paxton, Trisha Brown, Meredith Monk, Lucinda Childs, Twyla Tharp-- PAPER ONE DUE |
11/3 |
Chapter 15: Robert Wilson, Pilobolus, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane |
11/8 |
Chapter 15: Garth Fagan, Mark Morris, Elizabeth Streb, David Parsons |
11/10 |
Current trends: site specific, dance and technology |
11/15 |
Mini-presentations for artists from this era; video catch-up, review for Exam 3 |
11/17 |
Exam 3: Chapters 11 and 15 |
11/22 |
Chapters 16 & 17: dance in the movies and musical theatre |
11/24 |
No class—Thanksgiving recess |
11/29 |
Concert jazz dance: Giordano, River North, Joel Hall, Luigi, other emerging jazz artists and companies |
12/1 |
YouTube day; hip hop; who’s hot; dance in public media |
12/6 |
Mini-presentations for artists from this era--PAPER TWO DUE |
12/8 |
Video catch-up and review for comprehensive final |
12/13 |
Comprehensive Final Exam, including Chapters 16 and 17—2:45-4:45 |
