Theatre and Dance Combined Major
The theatre and dance combined major offers a unique opportunity for students with interest and skills in both art forms. The worlds of dance and theatre have undergone a metamorphosis, losing the sharp edges of their distinctiveness. Innovative performances are being presented in a variety of venues. The creative blending of movement, voice, text and music has emerged as a new art form in its own right.
The combined major allows students the means to study the essence of both theatre and dance, as well as explore the ways in which they merge.
This Combined Major requires students to take eight four-credit courses, eight one-credit courses in dance techniques, and four practica credits. Required courses include: THDA 115 , Cultures of Dance; THDA 121 , Beginning Dance Composition or THDA 341 , Intermediate Dance Composition; THDA 215 , Reading the Dancing Body or Topics (THDA 194 /THDA 294 /THDA 394 ) in Dance History or THDA 341 , Experiential Anatomy and the Mind Body Connection; THDA 110 , Introduction to Theatre Studies; one experiential course such as THDA 340 , Mask Improvisation for the Actor or Dancer, one course in design such as THDA 255 , Lighting Design; THDA 260 Performance Studies Praxis: Avant-Garde Arts and the Social; one theatre theory/history course such as THDA 210 , Community-Based Theatre; and THDA 489 Performance Theory Seminar.
Required 1-credit dance courses include: African Dance, Dance Improvisation, Ballet, three Modern Dance, and 2 courses in either Performance in a Faculty Dance or Choreography.
Required practica include: running crew on a production, level 2 practicum on sets, lights or costumes, and senior project.
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