First-Year Dance Intensive (DAN2107.01)
Primarily for first-years, but for any student who has a serious interest in dance, whether or not they have previous dance experience. We will consider many aspects of dance making,…
Primarily for first-years, but for any student who has a serious interest in dance, whether or not they have previous dance experience. We will consider many aspects of dance making,…
Graduate students in Dance are integrated into the dance program as teaching assistants, production assistants or dance archival assistants. In consultation with their academic advisors and the dance faculty, MFA…
Graduate Teaching Fellows in Dance are integrated into the dance program as teaching assistants. In consultation with their academic advisors and the dance faculty, MFA candidates develop an assistantship schedule…
…throughout stages of development, complete their projects and perform them formally or informally by the end of the term. Corequisites: Dance Workshop (Th 7:00pm-8:30pm); Dance & Drama Lab assignment. Favorite…
…develop their own independent creative projects that will be presented to the public, either formally or informally, by the end of the term. Corequisites: Dance Workshop (Thursday 7-8:30 PM). Favorite…
…practices). Projects will be performed/presented in studio showings or dance workshops. Students of intermediate/advanced level in the performing and/or visual arts are welcome. Corequisites: Dance or Drama lab assignment Favorite…
This basic movement class will develop and explore each student’s own curiosity and ability to create a constantly evolving way of becoming one’s own teacher. The class will serve as…
In this basic intermediate movement class, we will begin with a slow warm up focusing on our natural desire to move, basic anatomical information, imagery and embodiment practices. Using improvisation,…
This advanced movement practice will begin slowly through utilizing alignment exercises, scores, improvisation and set phrase material. We will investigate the interconnections of fascial tissue and energetic pathways, and explore…
In this Intermediate-Advanced movement class, we will work on establishing a day-to-day practice of evaluating and fine-tuning our dancing bodies through guided self-examination and peer-to-peer feedback. At the core of…
For those seeking a rigorous and adventurous movement practice. No prior movement training necessary. We will work with the essential aspects of moving, to develop basic skills of physical articulation,…
Advanced studies in theory relating to performance. This class is only for advanced students and by permission of instructor. Co-requisite: students must be enrolled in MIN4417 simultaneously, no exceptions. Favorite…
In a group salon, students present and critique compositions written for their bands. Students are encouraged to integrate broad music learning experience: music theory, history and composition, sound design and…
…as ʹBrushesʹ on tablets, or Photoshop. It is beneficial if students are comfortable drawing and familiar with programs such as Photoshop and Painter. Corequisites: Dance or Drama Lab Required. Favorite…
…of this research with a view to presenting and performing in studio showings, produced performances, and/or dance workshops. Attendance at Dance Workshop (Thursday 7:00pm – 8:30 pm) is highly recommended….
With new movement material crafted around the movement tendencies of each of the participants, we will delve into multiple variations of the phrases made. Throughout the term, we will be…
This seven-week intensive studio class will focus on enhancing skills that were taught in the introduction metal-shop class and further develop these techniques based on the manipulation of mild and…
Robert Frost was born in 1873, the year Thomas Hardy published Far From The Madding Crowd, and he died in 1963, the year Bob Dylan brought out Freewheelin’. In a…
Historians may one day refer to the year 2018, as the year Americans returned to activism. Whether it was the election of Trump, his policies, schools shootings, or a built…
…writing as well as their critical skills. Conducted in French. Intermediate Low. Prerequisites: At least one full year of college-level French. Corequisites: Attending two events of the Language Series. Favorite…
…a week for rehearsals and the crafting of exercises. In addition we will be reading Eleanora Duse’s biography, A Mystic in the Theater. Corequisites: Dance or Drama Lab Required. Favorite…
…and imagination exercises, character analysis, and beginning text work. We will read and discuss several plays throughout the term, as well as theory. Corequisites: Dance or Drama Lab required. Favorite…
…edit their choices. Various rehearsal techniques will be explored, so that students can begin creating their own rehearsal technique for future performance work. Corequisites: Dance or Drama Lab Required. Favorite…
…and imagination exercises, character analysis, and beginning text work. We will read and discuss several plays throughout the term, as well as theory. Corequisites: Dance or Drama Lab Required. Favorite…
This is a production class that will be centered on designing the costumes for both the Drama production directed by Kirk Jackson, and a new dance work by Dana Reitz….
For this class, we will be constructing elements to directly interact with the structures and the spaces of the campus, with the intention of creating or revealing new understandings of…
…somatic movement approaches to movement education. We will read and discuss writings from key developers of the field, many of whom have had a major influence on contemporary dance. Tools…
An intensive, performance oriented exploration of chamber music literature. Corequisites: Must participate in Music Workshop (T 6:30pm – 8:00pm). Favorite…
…In this intensive seminar, we work through primary sources across two centuries, examining the thinking, constraints, and goals of not only the formulators of foreign policy, but of those outside…
This seven week intensive class will involve basic safety instruction for all stationary power tools and hand tools. All demonstrations will be observed and understood before practicing on your own….
…course invites students to investigate the fundamental principles of sculpture while encouraging exploration of classical and contemporary approaches. Sessions are intensive explorations into a variety of techniques and materials including…
…film. This course will be drawing intensive, but also will include explorations of pixelation/stop-motion, digital formats, and some 3D strategies all designed to give a broad foundation to those interested…
In terms of public action, GANAS remains a community-driven, cross-cultural association that provides students with volunteer opportunities to engage with the predominantly undocumented Latino migrant worker population. These opportunities are…
…will be a one-semester project. For other students, this will be the first half of a year-long project that involves fieldwork, archival research, and/or the collection of data. For all…
…of the Bennington region over its 250-plus year history, explores human interactions with the biophysical environment to produce livelihoods as well as economic commodities from woolen underwear to carpenter squares…
…drought disasters on people can be empirically studied in terms of household survey datasets. This will be a seminar for students in their first and second year of college. Favorite…
This course offers students the opportunity to develop their creative vision and technical skills in photography through experimentation, revision, and refinement. Inspired by their own curiosity and concerns, students will…
The Bennington County Choral Society is a community chorus conducted by Cailin Marcel Manson. The Choral Society promotes choral singing by presenting several concerts per year, and eagerly invites student…
…“Planet or Plastic? 18 billion pounds of plastic ends up in the ocean each year. And that’s just “ the tip of the iceberg.” Take a look at that edition…
This course presents an opportunity to participate in re-imagining the “next life” of the Student Center, as it transitions from its temporary function as a dining facility back to a…
…emergent forms. For musicians, attention is given to creating rhythms and sonorities which can then be manipulated and developed while interacting with dancers in the moment. Dancers are expected to…
We will study and perform from the string band traditions of rural America. Nova Scotia, Quebecois, Irish, New England, Scandinavian, African American dance and ballad traditions will also be experienced…
…Cajun, Blues, Gospel, and Conjunto music. Instrumental, dance, and ballad traditions are explored. Students must bring a guitar, banjo, mandolin, or fiddle (or other social instrument) to class for purposes…
Zoetropes, phenakistascopes, pepper’s ghosts, puppets, VR, film, projection, games, music, dance, and animation are just a few examples of ways to explore the elements of movement in time-based media. In…
Explaining artwork often goes against the grain, yet artists are regularly called upon to articulate their processes, tools, and dynamics of collaboration. To help secure any of the myriad forms…
This course is for dancers and musicians to work on the performance of improvisation. This section is for dancers who will focus on developing an original movement vocabulary, understand pattern…
“Isn’t every artist essentially starting from nothing, no matter what they might have presented to theater directors or financiers? Isn’t the meaning of a work always discovered, to some extent,…