2010-2011 - Sweet Briar College

2010-2011 Catalog theatre and danceTheatre andDanceTheatreThe Theatre Program is committed to deepeninga student’s knowledge and appreciationof the theatre by studying the theatre of thepast, learning the theoretical background ofthe various parts of the theatre acting, directing,design, play writing, technical theatre; andregular participation in theatre productions.Students have the opportunity to participatein all phases of production work as well as tospecialize in either acting/directing or design/technical theatre. The department producesa broad range of material from the classicsto musicals to modern experimental theatre.Students work with the faculty as well as withguest artists each year.DanceDance is a universal language of art, at onceboth basic and complex. Through movementand choreography, dance transmits boththe essence of a culture and the expression ofthe individual. As with other art forms, thestudy of dance involves mastery of theory, history,and applied dance (technique). The curriculumis arranged so as to give the student thebest possible study in the tradition of a liberalarts environment. Students also have amplechance both to perform and to work with visitingguest artists. With a comprehensive backgroundin dance, a major may decide to pursuea career in such diverse fields as performanceor teaching or with a double major in a relatedfield arts management, expressive arts therapyor dance medicine.The Theatre Major(46 semester hours)Required:ARMG 105 (4) -Introduction to ArtsManagementENGL 325 (3) -Shakespeare: Ten PlaysTHTR 105 (3) -Introduction to TechnicalTheatreTHTR 189 (3) -Acting ITHTR 310 (3) -Scenography: Fundamentalsof Theatre DesignTHTR 329 (2) -Advanced Theatre ProductionTHTR 392 (3) -DirectingSenior Exercise:THTR 463 (3) -Senior ProjectChoose the following course twice in twodifferent semesters:THTR 229 (2) -Production and PerformanceChoose 4 courses from the following:THTR 170 (3) -Theatre on FilmTHTR 245 (3) -Contemporary DramaTHTR 333 (3) -History and Literature ofthe Theatre of the AncientWorldTHTR 334 (3) -History and Literature of theTheatre of the Middle Agesand RenaissanceTHTR 335 (3) -History and Literature of theTheatre in the 17th to 19thCenturiesTHTR 336 (3) -History and Literature of theTheatre in the 20th and 21stCenturiesChoose 6 additional credit hours from thefollowing:ENGL 322 (3) -Romance and Renewal:Shakespeare and ElizabethanDramaENGL 324 (3) -Revenge and Ravishment:Shakespeare and JacobeanDramaENGL 380 (3) -Classics of Modern DramaDANC 223 (3) -Introduction to DanceComposition ITHTR 104 (3) -Introduction to the TheatreTHTR 170 (3) -Theatre on Film (if not chosenfor requirement above)THTR 220 (3) -Computer Applications forTheatre193­