Senior Thesis Workshop (DAN4803B.01)

Jesse Zaritt & Shayla-Vie Jenkins

This course is designed to be the culmination of the BFA program for all dance majors. Each student will propose a thesis project, develop goals and objectives for the semester, and present their work. Modes of practicing, situating and expressing thesis project research will be mobilized and extended through ongoing critical dialogue. We will attend to, in practice, the urgent questions facing our lives and the field of dance and performance.

This course culminates in the public sharing of a thesis project and supports work emerging from research in and through the study of dance; projects can take many forms – coming to fruition as a dance/performance event, a film/video, a podcast, a series of texts, a workshop, etc. Thesis projects will move through critical processes of experimental making and collective feedback in preparation for public presentation. Writing will be positioned as a vital practice embedded within processes of research, creation and sharing of works. Throughout the semester, each student will develop virtual platforms/websites that will function as spaces to organize and share out research practices, writing and documentation of thesis projects.


Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Develop and activate research questions and methodologies to be used in processes of making, writing about and documenting creative work.
- Lead and participate in critical feedback sessions during the development, revising, and actualizing of their work and the work of others.
- Design and construct a project for public presentation, directing the process through all stages of production.
- Refine how their work as a dance artist fits into larger conversations in dance and culture through active engagement in assignments and dialogue.


Delivery Method: Hybrid
Prerequisites:
This course is open to BFA students only.
Course Level: 4000-level
Credits: 4
W 4:10PM-6:00PM, F 8:30AM-10:20AM (Full-term)
Maximum Enrollment: 9
Course Frequency: Every Term

Categories: 4000 , All courses , Dance (BFA) , Four Credit , Hybrid
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