Favorite 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…
…life and making images, and between the personal, and public or political worlds? This intermediate level course will address these questions through an intensive immersion in drawing and investigation into…
Favorite Advanced studies in theory relating to performance. Corequisites: Students must be enrolled in Bass with Bisio (MIN4417) simultaneously, no exceptions. This class is only for advanced students and by…
…work throughout stages of development, complete their projects, and perform them to the public by the end of the term. Corequisites: Dance Workshop (Th 6:30-7:50); Dance or Drama Lab Assignment…
Favorite Graduate students in Dance are integrated into the dance program as teaching assistants, production assistants or dance archival assistants. In consultation with their academic advisor and the dance faculty,…
Favorite This intermediate-advanced level movement practice is designed for students with prior experience in dance technique. In this class, we will hone in on the importance of balancing controlled and…
…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 (Th 7:00pm – 8:30pm)…
Favorite 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…
Favorite This beginning dance course requires no previous dance training. Students are introduced to some basic principles of dancing by learning various movement patterns. The class also introduces the use…
Favorite In this advanced level course, we will focus on tapping into the subtle connections in the body. We will be using improvisational scores and somatic exercises to hone these…
Favorite In this basic intermediate course, we will work with imagery to help explore potential in the body. We will practice kinesthetic exercises that will help expand movement range, strength,…
Favorite Visual elements are a significant component of performance, whether it be theater, performance art, music or dance. With many performance projects, there is little time to contemplate, rethink or…
Favorite This hands-on course co-taught by dance faculty Elena Demyanenko and guest video-artist Ray Sun will utilize moving camera exercises, selected film screenings and improvisational games to give students an…
Favorite How are groups identified, formed, reformed, sustained, absorbed, or disbanded? What is an individual’s responsibility towards the group? How is individuality acknowledged within the group? How do individuals handle…
…without notation. The course has no prerequisites. Those with previous experience performing as singer or instrumentalist are welcome, but previous experience is not required. Corequisites: attendance at 6 music workshops…
…will focus on the technical applications of microphones, mixers, speakers and software for live productions such as plays, concerts, Dance performances and installations. Students will use what they have learned…
Favorite How do we physically understand the spaces we are in? How is each of us affected by them? How do we develop a deeper sense of place? The Body…
Favorite This is a class for those curious about their bodies’ potential for spontaneous, nuanced movement. We will begin with a slow warmup, emphasizing our natural desire to move. We…
Favorite Students will learn the basics of sewing. Included will be various hand stitches used in garment construction and repair as well as learning how to use a sewing machine….
Favorite A semester-length exploration of time – first as a phenomenological experience; second as a scientific, social and fictional construct, e.g. clock time, atomic time, machine time, entropic time, queer…
…sensory 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…
…of such theater artists as Anne Bogart, Constantin Stanislavski, Sanford Meisner, Uta Hagen, Jerzy Grotowski among others will be researched and discussed in class. Corequisites: Dance or Drama lab assignment…
…preparation (6-8 hours per week) to ensure that work progresses. There will be a final presentation of scenes at the end of the term. Corequisites: Dance and Drama Lab Assignment…
Favorite Lighting design has the powerful ability to shape the experience of an audience. Its practice incorporates elements of artistry and craft, and should interest those working in all aspects…
Favorite This is a studio class for any discipline intended to deepen the understanding of your own moving body. We will be studying kinesthetic anatomy by approaching the material through…
Favorite 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…
…that can articulate one’s lived experience. Our sessions are intensive explorations into a variety of techniques and materials including resin mold making, wood joinery, digital fabrications, and metal. There will…
Favorite An intensive, performance oriented exploration of chamber music literature. Corequisites: Must participate in Music Workshop (T 6:30pm – 8:00pm)….
…the class as a design intensive to devise their own social intervention. DS4SI’s book, Ideas Arrangements Effects would be the primary text, supplemented with readings that were critical in shaping…
Favorite 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…
Favorite Students will learn the basics of sewing. Included will be various hand stitches used in garment construction and repair as well as learning how to use a sewing machine….
Favorite We will collectively generate a new work; each person will play an integral role in the development of the project. We will amass a large kind of historical archive…
Favorite This is a class for students interested in Costume Design. We will work with inspiration from the natural world to design clothing, one example being Christian Dior’s ‘Tulip line’…
…traditions, 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…
…this 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…
…this 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…
…human suffering – the current $80 billion spent each year does not include either other incalculable associated costs or the far greater future resulting social and financial consequences. There are…
…will use their hands, mallets, and sticks to play traditional folkloric rhythms and melodies. Additional topics will cover history, culture, language, and dance. This class serves the greater Bennington community…
Favorite 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…
Favorite In this introduction to computer science, you will learn to design, implement, test, and analyze algorithms and programs using Python, currently one of the most widely used programming languages…
Favorite What is the relationship between samurai warriors and art? It is hard to imagine the two words – warriors and art – in one sentence. However, many of samurai…
Favorite Where do you want to go when you visit Japan: Mount Fuji in Shizuoka, Imperial Palace in Kyoto, or Ghibli Museum in Tokyo? What would you like to eat…
Favorite We will address the process of discerning a text’s dramatic potential and realizing that potential in performance by developing and implementing a directorial approach through analysis and rehearsal techniques….
Favorite Everybody by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is a modern interpretation of the 15thC Morality play, Everyman, in which the character of Everyman is summoned by God to make account of his…
Favorite This course introduces students to Italian language and culture. It focuses on the social changes that Italy has undergone during the past thirty years in many spheres of its…
Favorite “Have you eaten yet?” This common Chinese greeting is just one of many common phrases that shows the centrality of food to Chinese culture. In this course we will…
Favorite Rakugo is one of the traditional Japanese art and storytelling entertainment which became extremely popular during the Edo period (1603-1868). Rakugo is a rather unique storytelling performance because a…
…nation to a powerful economic nation, and then to a nation of “soft power.” In the last 10 years, the Japanese government came up with a PR strategy called “Cool…
…data set, and avoidance of deception. There are no prerequisites and will be accessible to all interested and willing students. This course is appropriate for any students wanting to understand,…
Favorite Mallet Percussion Ensemble explores a variety of musical techniques while creating compositions for the mallet keyboard instrument. Works for mallet percussion are learned or arranged from composers such as…
Favorite This introductory course should be of interest to students planning additional study in mathematics as well as those wanting looking for a mathematics course of more general interest. The…
Favorite In this introductory course, students will expand their understanding of electroacoustic music by creating their own sonic narratives. The topics will include soundscape composition, 3D sound recording, surround sound…
Favorite This course will offer an introduction to studio recording techniques through recording sessions, hands-on exercises, lectures, and critical listening sessions. We will cover basic sound acoustics, spot and stereo…
…first drafts of projects will be completed by the end of the term. Corequisite: Students are required to be in attendance at all Literature evenings and Poetry at Bennington events…
Favorite Although it was born in India, Buddhism has had a deep and profound influence on Chinese and East Asian culture, but this philosophy remains relevant to modern life in…
Favorite This course offers an overview of foundational tools and techniques in digital photographic practice. Students will learn to shoot with digital SLR cameras, process raw files in Lightroom, properly…
Favorite As recent exhibitions and publications such as What is a Photograph? (The International Center of Photography, 2014), A Matter of Memory: The Photograph as Object in the Digital Age…
Favorite This course covers the breadth of university calculus: differentiation, integration, infinite series, and ordinary differential equations. It focuses on concepts and interconnections. In order to cover this much material,…
Favorite Digital technology is changing our understanding of what it means to be human, and rewriting our definitions of life, the body, love, death, and other concepts and embodied experiences….
Favorite The theater is the place where we learn how to be. At its best, it is a rehearsal for the great moments of our life, including our happinesses. Love,…
Favorite Adaptation: A writer is a reader moved to imitation. Appropriation, repurpose, pastiche, hybrid, sampling, remix, in conversation, mash up. Everyone knows that when you steal, steal from the best….
Favorite The class will be concerned with manipulating two dimensional imagery, creating three dimensional forms and models by utilizing the laser cutter, and finally animating forms, drawings, objects combined with…
Favorite The class will be concerned with animating inanimate objects by stop motion, drawings, and cut out collages. A variety of filmmakers and techniques will be looked at during the…
Favorite A brief history of animated images from the 1500s to the present day. The class will be split into watching documentaries and animations along with discussions. A quiz and…
Favorite An introduction to music theory course. Music theory fundamentals will be taught utilizing voice (singing) and an instrument in hand. Knowledge of the piano keyboard will be learned and…
Favorite This course is an introduction to creative practices with digital technologies specifically focused on creating online fine art projects. A broad survey of web-based digital arts is examined in…
Favorite This course is an introductory level print class. Students will learn about relief printmaking through demonstrations of techniques, hands-on experience, and critiques. Techniques include but are not limited to…
Favorite This course introduces artists to Adobe Creative Suite via Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. Together we will explore the individual capabilities of each program and how to bridge between them….
Favorite What is the difference between belief and knowledge? What makes me the same person now and in the future? Is there a purpose in life? These are some of…
Favorite This is an advanced plastic pollution course, housed in the Center for the Advancement of Public Action and built on the foundation of public action. Plastic pollution is a…
Favorite This course is the first of a four-course chemistry sequence covering general, organic and biochemistry. Students do not need to take the entire sequence. We will focus on introductory…
Favorite In this intermediate level course, we will focus on learning letterpress printing within a framework of making visual art. This can be a precision process and it affords a…
Favorite “Economics is what economists do” says Jacob Viner. But what do economists do? And, how do they do it? This seminar will be concerned with these two questions. Our…
Favorite In this course, college student mentors will work with high school student mentees to develop college aspirations and contribute to mentees’ knowledge about the college application process. Each week…
Favorite The basics of cello. In a small group, students will learn how to play the cello, with an emphasis on a group performance at the term’s conclusion. Corequisites: Must…
Favorite In this course, French films are used as linguistic and cultural textbooks. While honing their language skills (listening, reading, speaking and writing), students will focus their critical skills on…
Favorite Plastic pollution is gaining international attention for the damage it is doing to human health, fish and wildlife, the climate, the ocean and communities. This class will explore the…
Favorite This course will present an interdisciplinary approach to the theory of conflict resolution. Theories of conflict resolution, not mediation skills, will be introduced and then explored through a number…
Favorite In this course, students will examine the building blocks which make up the interlocking systems of language and observe how those systems are enacted and granted layers of meaning…
Favorite How do actors bridge the gap between themselves and the role they are playing? How do actors rehearse with other actors in order to explore the world of the…
Favorite A nuts-and-bolts overview of tonal harmony, from scales and chords to voice leading. At first we’ll focus on the harmonic practices of Classical and Baroque music, later broadening our…
Favorite This course investigates the material nature of clay as a medium to create three-dimensional forms. Students will explore the material aspects of clay using a variety of mechanical/digital processes…
Favorite This course is for experienced student artists with a firm commitment to serious work in the studio. Students will work primarily on self-directed projects in an effort to refine…
Favorite New England is one of the most heavily forested regions in the United States. 14,000 years ago it was covered by ice. When humans arrived about 11,000 years ago,…
Favorite This course offers an immersive experience into the world of DNA, genes, and genomes in eukaryotic organisms. In addition to getting a grasp of the foundational biology, we will…
Favorite Cells are the fundamental units that organize life. In this class we will investigate cell structure and function, learn about DNA replication and transcription, find out how proteins are…
Favorite Viewed from the outside, the French-speaking world offers enticing images of beauty, pleasure, and freedom. From the inside, however, it is a complicated, often contradictory world where implicit codes…
Favorite Social Kitchen: Ceramics, Food and Community will provide an opportunity to learn about creative community engaged practices in contemporary art. We will explore the issues of local food insecurity…
Favorite This course introduces a variety of materials, techniques and approaches to painting with oils. Emphasis is placed on developing and understanding of color, form and space as well as…
Favorite Physics is the study of what Newton called “the System of the World.” To know the System of the World is to know what forces are out there and…
Favorite Chemistry 3 focuses on why chemical reactions happen, what the steps are, how we discover them, and how we use this to look at practical problems such as the…
Favorite Introduction to the discipline of architectural exploration. Architecture I focuses on the formation of architectural concepts through the development of spatial investigations using scale models and drawings. We begin…
Favorite An introduction to a broad range of drawing techniques, including observational drawing, diagrammatic sketching, and geometric constructions. We will also master the conventions of architectural drawing, from plans and…
Favorite A “rigorous study of art” became the goal of Philosopher and Cultural Critic Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) when his growing distaste for the outlook and methods of his art history…
Favorite This course, intended for students who will continue to the Advanced Projects in Film/Video II course in spring 2020, will support advanced students in planning, pre-production, and early production…
Favorite The dramaturg serves as a powerful medium in the theatre. She bridges the past and the present, the creative team and the audience, while providing critical generosity and historical…
Favorite The Bennington County Choral Society, a community chorus conducted by Cailin Marcel Manson, promotes choral singing by presenting several concerts per year, and eagerly invites student participation. Auditions are…