2007-08 - Pitzer College

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THEATRE AND DANCE
THEATRE AND DANCE
Faculty: J. P. Taylor, Department Chair; B. Bernhard, L. Cameron, A. Horowitz, T.
Leabhart, S. Linnell, A. Martinez, L. Pronko.
Dance
Dance is an interdisciplinary art form that involves elements of theatre, music, design,
and the visual arts in a variety of cultural contexts. Instruction is available to students
who wish to study dance as one of the liberal arts, as well as to those who aspire to
professional careers in dance performance or related fields. The Dance Program
challenges students to develop concentration skills, observational and analytical abilities,
and capacities for working with broad aesthetic concepts and fine details while
developing their creative instincts. Solid foundations in modern, ballet, composition, and
repertory are designed to build strong technique and a sense of artistic expression, while
exposure to non-Western dance forms encourages students to better understand other
cultures through their performance traditions.
Requirements for the Major in Dance
Within the dance major, there are two areas of emphasis: Performance Studies and
Movement Studies. The performance emphasis, which requires technique study at the
advanced level, culminates in a senior choreography/performance project, while the
movement studies emphasis culminates in a senior project/written thesis which may or
may not involve performance. Although encouraged to take technique throughout their
four years, movement studies concentrators are not required to perform at the advanced
level of technique and are advised to combine their work in dance with other disciplines.
The department also offers a minor in Dance.
Requirements for the Major in Dance:
The following courses are required for all majors:
1. At least one full credit Modern Dance Technique (appropriate level)
2. At least one full credit Ballet Technique (appropriate level)
3. Danc 130: Language of the Body (or SC Danc 103)
4. Danc 160: Anatomy and Kinesiology (or SC Danc 163)
5. Danc 132: History of American Concert Dance or Danc 135: Traditions of World
Dance (or SC Danc 101)
6. Mus 57: Western Music, A Historical Introduction;
7. One full credit non-western theatre, music or dance (i.e., Thea 115D. Theatre and
Dance of Asia; Mus 42A. West African Drumming; Dance; Danc 150. Exploration of
Cultural Styles; Thea 19. Kabuki); and
8. Danc 192. Senior Project
Courses taken to fulfill requirements for the major in Dance must be taken for a lettergrade.
Performance Emphasis: Additional Required Courses
1. Dance 140. Composition (or SC Dance 159 or 160)
2. Dance 180 or 181. Repertory
3. Thea 2. Visual Arts of the Theatre; and
4. Thea 20A or 20B. Theatre Crafts
In addition, Performance majors are required to fulfill two production crew assignments
during their four years.
Movement Studies Emphasis: Additional Required Courses
1. Dance 140. Composition or Dance 180. Repertory
2. Thea 2. Visual Arts of the Theatre or Theatre 20A or 20B. Theatre Crafts
In addition, Movement Studies majors are required to fulfill one production crew
assignment and one teaching or service project during their four years.
Minor: The following courses are required for a minor in Dance:
1. One full credit, intermediate level or above, of Modern Dance Technique (Dance
50a,b; 119a,b; 120a,b; 12a,b; or 122a,b)
2. One full credit, intermediate level or above, of Ballet Technique (Dance 51a,b;
123a,b; or 124a,b)
3. Dance 130. Language of the Body or SC Dance 103;
4. Thea 2. Visual Arts of the Theatre, or Thea 20a or 20b, Theatre Crafts;
5. One full credit of Composition or Repertory (Dance 140, 180, 181, or SC Dance 159)
6. Dance History (Dance 135, 132, or SC Dance 101); and
7. One crew assignment
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Courses (Please refer to Pomona College catalogue for course descriptions.)
10a,b. Introduction to Modern Dance Technique and Theory. Fall/Spring, L. Cameron.
12a,b. Ballet I. Fall/Spring, Staff.
50a,b. Modern Dance Technique II. Fall/Spring, Pennington.
51a,b. Ballet II. Fall/Spring, V. Koenig, guest artists.
119a,b. Modern Dance II Technique and Theory. Fall/Spring, Pennington, guest artists.
120a,b. Modern Dance III Technique. Fall/Spring, Pennington, guest artists.
121a,b. Modern Dance IV Technique and Theory. Fall/Spring, Pennington, guest artists.
122a,b., Modern Dance IV Technique. Fall/Spring, Pennington, guest artists.
123a,b. Ballet III Technique and Theory. Fall/Spring, Staff.
124a,b. Ballet III Technique. Fall/Spring, Staff.
130.The Language of the Body. Fall, L.Cameron.
135. The Traditions of World Dance. Fall, A. Shay.
140a,b. Composition. Fall, L. Cameron
150a,b,c,d. Exploration of Cultural Styles. Spring, Staff.
151a,b. African Modern Dance. Fall/Spring, Staff.
152. Hip-Hop Dance. Fall, Aiken.
153. Intermediate Jazz. Spring, Robles.
160. Anatomy and Kinesiology. Fall, M. Jolley.
165. Somatics. Spring, M. Jolley.
166. Somatics. [Same as 165, but offered as a half-course].Spring, M. Jolley.
170. The Mind in Motion. Spring, M. Jolley.
180a,b. Dance Repertory. Fall/Spring, L. Cameron, guest artists.