| DAIC101 | Introduction to Critical Dance Studies | Introduction to Critical Dance Studies:
Corporeality, Race, Gender, Class introduces
students to the interdisciplinary field of
critical dance studies and its historical,
ethnographic, and theoretical approaches. Dance
studies attunes students to way... |
| DAIC102 | The Anthropology of Dance | The Anthropology of Dance: Diaspora, Identity,
Culture examines dance in a global context,
placing diverse examples of choreography in
dialogue with foundational theories and
contemporary debates in globalization,
nationalism, transnationalism, diasp... |
| DAIC175 | Modern Dance History II | Open to BFA1 students only.
This course will provide students with a unique
opportunity to analyze dances from the 20th
Century modern dance repertory. Within a broad
historical perspective, modern dance artists will
be examined. Through video viewin... |
| DAIC201 | Dance After 1960 | Dance After 1960: Virtuosity, Deskilling, and the
Postdramatic interrogates international and local
developments in concert, popular, screen, and
subcultural dance, within and across decades,
focusing on the 1960s to the present. It is a
critical dan... |
| DAIC202 | The Body in Performance | The Body in Performance: Liveness, Activism,
Feminisms is a course that inquires into the
practices of feminist artists who call upon the
live (often explicit) body in performance. We
will analyze the ways in which these performances
critique culture... |
| DAIC220 | Music for Dancers: Styles & Rhythms | Course open to BFA1 Dance School students only.
Engaged inquiry into the dynamic relationships
between music and dance performance/choreography.
Applying theoretical understanding to analysis
of examples of music genres, drawn from 20th and
21st cen... |
| DAIC275 | Dance and World Cultures II | This course examines the various roles that dance
plays in human culture. Through video viewing,
readings, writings and discussions, students will
gain a critical perspective on dance within
religious, social and theatrical contexts.
Examples are dra... |
| DAIC317W | Metamorphosis/Transformations | Metamorphosis / Transformations A performance
charrette
"I want to speak about bodies changed into new
forms." So begins Ovid's Metamorphosis, an epic
poem about the creation and destruction wrought
by love in its many forms played out by gods,
men,... |
| DAIC410B | Talent Show | "Talent Show" is co-taught by Sharon Lockhart
(Photo and Media) and Ariel Osterweis (Dance).
This is a course in practice and theory, and
explores topics such as amateurism, aspiration,
and adolescence. Working through questions of
format (stage, tel... |
| DAIC460 | Jerome Bel and Postdramatic Theatre | The course, Jerome Bel, will explore the work of choreographer Jerome Bel and will include a full REDCAT performance of his work. The course will also include a syllabus of theory, criticism, and history related to Bel's work and the dramaturgical an... |
| DAIC510 | Graduate Topics in Performance Studies | Graduate Topics in Performance Studies
Special Topics courses taught by Osterweis will
augment the curriculum with courses that meet the
immediate needs and interests of current CalArts
students across the institute. They will contain
3 different co... |
| DAIC510A | Grad Topics in Perf Studies: Clubbing | This Graduate Topics in Performance
Studies course is "Clubbing" and explores topics
such as queer nightlife, subcultural
community-building, dance music and movement,
collective effervescence, intoxication, and
traditions and cultures such as the ra... |
| DAIC510B | Grad Topics: Talent Show | "Talent Show" is co-taught by Sharon Lockhart
(Photo and Media) and Ariel Osterweis (Dance).
This is a course in practice and theory, and
explores topics such as amateurism, aspiration,
and adolescence. Working through questions of
format (stage, tel... |
| DAIC510C | The Culture Wars | The Culture Wars: The Political Body in
Performance
The Culture Wars: The Political Body in
Performance is a graduate level course that
focuses on the relationship between national US
politics, arts funding, censorship,
gender/sexuality, religion,... |
| DAIC520 | Critical Dance Studies | Critical Dance Studies: Corporealities and
Cultures is a graduate course that familiarizes
students with the interdisciplinary field of
critical dance studies and its historical,
ethnographic, and theoretical approaches. Dance
studies provides studen... |
| DAIC530 | Performance Studies | This graduate course introduces students to the
interdisciplinary field of performance studies.
We will investigate performance and
performativity as theoretical concepts influenced
by-and influencing- trends in anthropology,
theatre, dance, and visu... |
| DAIC540 | Choreography & Textuality | Choreography and Textuality: Bodies on the Page,
Words on the Stage is a graduate course that will
explore relationships between choreography and
writing. Presumably, choreography is to dance
what writing is to language; what would it mean
to "choreo... |
| DAIC550 | Extreme Body in Performance | The Extreme Body in Performance: Sexuality, Race,
Labor is a graduate course that engages students
in the interdisciplinary field of performance
studies, paying particular attention to how the
"extreme" body generates and disrupts
socio-cultural cons... |
| DAIC560 | Jerome Bel and Postdramatic Theatre | The course, Jerome Bel, will explore the work of choreographer Jerome Bel and will include a full REDCAT performance of his work. The course will also include a syllabus of theory, criticism, and history related to Bel's work and the dramaturgical an... |
| DAIC617W | Metamorphosis/Transformations | Metamorphosis / Transformations A performance
charrette
"I want to speak about bodies changed into new
forms." So begins Ovid's Metamorphosis, an epic
poem about the creation and destruction wrought
by love in its many forms played out by gods,
men,... |
| DCHR001 | Institute Dance Composition | This course, taught by Graduate Teaching
Assistants, provides an experimental approach to
composition through the lens of movement and
dance. No prior experience in dance is required.
Through movement explorations and creative problem
solving, studen... |
| DCHR130 | Composition I BFA 1 | Course open to BFA1 Dance School students only.
A two semester course consisting of a series of
activities, exercises, and assignments. Designed
to stimulate the discovery and development of the
creative impulse in movement in the individual
student.... |
| DCHR131 | Composition I BFA 1 | Open to Dance School students only.
A two semester course consisting of a series of
activities, exercises, and assignments. Designed
to stimulate the discovery and development of the
creative impulse in movement in the individual
student. A significa... |
| DCHR140 | Movement Improvisation: Practicing Form | This class is a series of in-class activities, readings, and improvisational assignments worked on outside of classroom hours that will be performed and discussed in class. Movement Improvisation is designed to introduce first year students to the wo... |
| DCHR230 | Composition II BFA 2 | Course open to BFA2 Dance School students only.
Through assignments, observation, discussion and
constructive critical assessment this course will
continue the exploration of movement vocabulary
and finding one's own choreographic voice. The
ongoing... |
| DCHR231 | Composition II BFA 2 | Open to Dance School students only.
Through assignments, observation, discussion and
constructive critical assessment this course will
continue the exploration of movement vocabulary
and finding one's own choreographic voice. The
ongoing exploration... |
| DCHR301 | Advanced Improvisation | Designed for performing artists and anyone with a
background in physical practice, this course
provides opportunities to cultivate advanced
skills in movement improvisation in a
cross-disciplinary environment. Content includes
practice in solo, conta... |
| DCHR320 | Hip Hop/Street Composition | Open to Dance and Music School Students only. In this course students will examine their foundational understanding of Hip Hop/Street dance and how it translates into choreographic practice and development. By viewing and discussing a variety of read... |
| DCHR330 | Choreography | Course open to BFA 3 & 4 Dance School students only. This course is centered on the expressivity of movement, and challenges the student to make it visible. One focus is on skills: Building the abilities to manipulate movement, work fruitfully with o... |
| DCHR331 | Choreography I BFA 3 | Open to Dance School students only.
This course is centered on the expressivity of
movement, and challenges the student to make it
visible. One focus is on skills: Building the
abilities to manipulate movement, work fruitfully
with others, use sound... |
| DCHR350W | Contemporary Ballet Repertoire | Open to dance school students. By permission of
instructor for all others. In this course we will
learn, absorb, and dance excerpts of works of
legendary contemporary ballet choreographers, with
a focus on picking up movement quality,
musicality, bui... |
| DCHR360 | Creation + Critique | Creation + Critique provides a laboratory for
choreographic and body-based scenographic
projects, an opportunity for cross-genre
collaboration, and a forum for receiving and
giving in-depth critique. The goals of this course
are to mentor choreograph... |
| DCHR375 | Paris Camping | Preparation for students involved in CAMPING. This
course will cover the creative and practical
development of pedagogy and choreography leading
up to the experience, culminating in the group
travel.
Camping is an international festival and platform... |
| DCHR402 | Advanced Composition | Advanced Composition assists the development of students' choreographic work. We will additionally explore the process of choreography through group work, creation and critique. The structure and content of the curriculum will be responsive to the in... |
| DCHR404 | Advanced Composition and Repertory | In this course, we will finalize audition material to prepare graduates who are ready to audition for companies, agencies, or summer intensives. We will gather video submissions for a dance reel specific to the type of job they are applying for. Choo... |
| DCHR415 | Choreographer/Composer Seminar | Course open to BFA4 Dance and Music School students only, by
Permission of Instructor only.
This course brings together advanced composition students and advanced choreographers in projects combining the two disciplines.
This seminar focuses on inv... |
| DCHR431 | Choreography II BFA 4 | Open to Dance School students only.
Choreography II provides the opportunity for
students to delve deeply into the choreographic
process. The first semester emphasizes an
advanced tool based approach to generating
movement material for choreographic... |
| DCHR470W | The Rich + Tone Experience | Rich+Tone, for the first time in their 20+ year
career, will offer an intensive workshop in an
academic setting to Dance and F/V students in
choreographing and directing commercial projects
for film and video. The "Experience" will include
15 studen... |
| DCHR501 | Institute Dance Composition | This course, taught by Graduate Teaching
Assistants, provides an experimental approach to
composition through the lens of movement and
dance. No prior experience in dance is required.
Through movement explorations and creative problem
solving, studen... |
| DCHR520 | Hip Hop/Street Composition | Open to Dance and Music School Students only. In this course students will examine their foundational understanding of Hip Hop/Street dance and how it translates into choreographic practice and development. By viewing and discussing a variety of read... |
| DCHR530 | Choreography I MFA 1 | Course open to MFA1 Dance School students only.
This course is centered on the expressivity of
movement, and challenges the student to make it
visible. One focus is on skills: Building the
abilities to manipulate movement, work fruitfully
with others... |
| DCHR530W | Collaborative MFA performance project | The School of Dance MFA and School of Art MFA in Integrated Media will be having a residency at the Firehouse in Joshua Tree, CA during the first week of Winter Session 2024. Facilitated by faculty members Alexsa Durrans (IM) and sam wentz (Dance), t... |
| DCHR531 | Choreography I MFA 1 | Open to Dance School students only.
This course is centered on the expressivity of
movement, and challenges the student to make it
visible. One focus is on skills: Building the
abilities to manipulate movement, work fruitfully
with others, use sound... |
| DCHR540 | Choreography | Each semester a roster of dance artists lead eight
2-hour sessions exploring the choreographic
system, practice or methodology, allowing students
to deeply investigate their own voices through a
variety of points of view and contexts. Each
instructor... |
| DCHR550W | Contemporary Ballet Repertoire | Open to dance school students. By permission of
instructor for all others. In this course we will
learn, absorb, and dance excerpts of works of
legendary contemporary ballet choreographers, with
a focus on picking up movement quality,
musicality, bui... |
| DCHR560 | Creation + Critique | Required for MFA1 Dance students, both sections
and both semesters. While the first section is
exclusive to MFA1 Choreography students.
Creation + Critique provides a laboratory for
choreographic and body-based scenographic
projects, an opportunity f... |
| DCHR580 | Critical Analysis of Dance Pedagogy | This course is required for MFA instructors of
Institute Dance Course and is also open to other
MFA in Choreography students. This course
interrogates pedagogical approaches and
methodologies. MFA candidates will gain exposure
to establishing and man... |
| DCHR601 | Graduate Advanced Improvisation | Designed for performing artists and anyone with a
background in physical practice, this course
provides opportunities to cultivate advanced
skills in movement improvisation in a
cross-disciplinary environment. Content includes
practice in solo, conta... |
| DCHR615 | Choreographer/Composer Seminar | Course open to graduate students in the School of Dance and Music only, by permisson of Instructor.
This course brings together advanced composition students and advanced choreographers in projects combining the two disciplines.
This seminar focuses... |
| DCHR631 | Choreography II MFA 2 | Open to Dance School students only.
Choreography II provides the opportunity for
students to delve deeply into the choreographic
process. The first semester emphasizes an
advanced tool based approach to generating
movement material for choreographic... |
| DCHR670W | The Rich + Tone Experience | Rich+Tone, for the first time in their 20+ year
career, will offer an intensive workshop in an
academic setting to Dance and F/V students in
choreographing and directing commercial projects
for film and video. The "Experience" will include
15 studen... |
| DCHR675 | Paris Camping | Preparation for students involved in CAMPING. This
course will cover the creative and practical
development of pedagogy and choreography leading
up to the experience, culminating in the group
travel.
Camping is an international festival and platform... |
| DCHR680 | Critical Analysis of Dance Pedagogy | This course is required for MFA2 instructors of
Institute Dance Course and is also open to other
MFA in Choreography students. This course
interrogates pedagogical approaches and
methodologies. MFA candidates will gain exposure
to establishing and ma... |
| DIND199 | Independent Study | Permission of Instructor only.
Independent Study is a semester-long agreement
developed between a student and a faculty member
to discuss ongoing work, a particular project, or
a course of study.
This agreement, including frequency of meetings... |
| DIND299 | Independent Study | Permission of Instructor only.
Independent Study is a semester-long agreement
developed between a student and a faculty member
to discuss ongoing work, a particular project, or
a course of study.
This agreement, including frequency of meetings... |
| DIND399 | Independent Study | Permission of Instructor only.
Independent Study is a semester-long agreement
developed between a student and a faculty member
to discuss ongoing work, a particular project, or
a course of study.
This agreement, including frequency of meetings... |
| DIND499 | Independent Study | Permission of Instructor only.
Independent Study is a semester-long agreement
developed between a student and a faculty member
to discuss ongoing work, a particular project, or
a course of study.
This agreement, including frequency of meetings... |
| DIND599 | Independent Study | Permission of Instructor only.
Independent Study is a semester-long agreement
developed between a student and a faculty member
to discuss ongoing work, a particular project, or
a course of study.
This agreement, including frequency of meetings... |
| DIND699 | Independent Study | Permission of Instructor only.
Independent Study is a semester-long agreement
developed between a student and a faculty member
to discuss ongoing work, a particular project, or
a course of study.
This agreement, including frequency of meetings... |
| DIND799 | Independent Study | Permission of Instructor only.
Independent Study is a semester-long agreement
developed between a student and a faculty member
to discuss ongoing work, a particular project, or
a course of study.
This agreement, including frequency of meetings... |
| DPER101 | Choreo/Performance Lab BFA 1 | Course open to BFA1 students only.
Weekly gathering of all students and faculty of the School of Dance. Showing, rehearsal, and critique of works being prepared for performance. |
| DPER102 | Choreo/Performance Lab BFA 1 | Open to BFA1 students only. Choreo/Performance Lab. (CoLab) is a monthly gathering for all students and faculty of the School of Dance. These gatherings include showings of works in progress, presentations by guest artists, and provide dedicated time... |
| DPER111W | Partnering in Relation | This contemporary dance workshop explores a mix of
skills from contact improvisation, group lifting,
group partnering, weight-sharing, flying and
catching. We will learn conditioning skills
associated with athletic dancing, as well as how
to safely l... |
| DPER120W | Awakening the Dream Body | Awakening the Dream Body is a 3-part
workshop-style course with guest artist Stephanie
Zaletel where participants are invited to
materialize and digest the changes and
transformations of their bodies' current and
post-"lockdown" experiences through... |
| DPER121 | Voice for Dancers 1 | Discover, develop and strengthen the role of the
voice in the dancer's body as it translates to
text and singing. |
| DPER201 | Choreo/Performance Lab BFA 2 | Course open to BFA2 students only.
Weekly gathering of all students and faculty of the School of Dance. Showing, rehearsal, and critique of works being prepared for performance. |
| DPER202 | Choreo/Performance Lab BFA 2 | Open to BFA2 students only.
Choreo/Performance Lab. (CoLab) is a monthly gathering for all students and faculty of the School of Dance. These gatherings include showings of works in progress, presentations by guest artists, and provide dedicated time... |
| DPER212 | MFA 2 Thesis Rehearsal/Performance | Course open to Dance School students only and by
permission of instructor. The development,
rehearsal and performance of an MFA 2 Thesis. |
| DPER225W | Shaping Cho Rong Yangs Thesis | This interdisciplinary course is specifically tailored to prepare Cho Rong Yang for the collaborative production of her thesis show in the upcoming spring semester of 2024. Cho Rong Yang will be at the center of this creative journey. Throughout the... |
| DPER235W | Rehearsals for MFA2 Thesis Project: Wu | This course is a 2-week intensive rehearsal process in winter session, focusing on the development, rehearsal and performance of an MFA 2 thesis. In this course, students and participants will meet and rehearse as needed for the final stage of the pr... |
| DPER242W | Immersive Media in Movement & Music | Immersive Media in Movement & Music: Using 360
Cinematic and Mobile Devices for Storytelling
A course/workshop/laboratory based on
connectivity immersion. To explore the
possibilities of 360 POV as well as Performers
using IPads and immersive speake... |
| DPER245W | Dance Thesis Production Performance Prep | This course is designed for dancers and designers for preparing the upcoming Spring Thesis Show. |
| DPER255W | Haptics of Surrender w/Kim Dallarmi | This course is a research on sonic materials connected to the production of the show "Materiality of surrender". Will will be experimenting with different audio-devices to create sound, using our bodies as well as different instruments. We will also... |
| DPER260W | Thesis: A Space for Alve | The class is a space where dancers will focus on movement materials exploring and gathering for a thesis project, which includes improvisation, floor technique, weight dropping etc. Dancers will be divided into small groups based on their own charact... |
| DPER265W | An approach to border culture. | During this study period, cross-border culture specifically in the city of Tijuana will be known and analyzed. An approach to drug culture, femicides and how these social problems coexist in nightlife. Through this study topic, we will carry out prac... |
| DPER301 | Choreo/Performance Lab BFA 3 | Course open to BFA3 students only.
Weekly gathering of all students and faculty of the School of Dance. Showing, rehearsal, and critique of works being prepared for performance. |
| DPER302 | Choreo/Performance Lab BFA 3 | Open to BFA3 students only. Choreo/Performance Lab. (CoLab) is a monthly gathering for all students and faculty of the School of Dance. These gatherings include showings of works in progress, presentations by guest artists, and provide dedicated time... |
| DPER310 | Partnering All Together | Partnering all together / contemporary partnering.
This partnering class considers partnering in a
broad sense, exploring some of the many different
ways dancers can come together. We will
interrogate what constitutes a "body" or "bodies"
and what b... |
| DPER311 | Faculty/Guest Repertory | Course open to Dance Program students only, by
Permissoin of Instructor only.
The development, rehearsal and performance of a
new or repertory piece of Choreography. Students
audition for casting in works by faculty, guest
artists and MFAII students.... |
| DPER312 | Faculty/Guest Repertory | Course open to Dance Program students only, by Permissoin of Instructor only. The development, rehearsal and performance of a new or repertory piece of Choreography. Students audition for casting in works by faculty, guest artists and MFAII students.... |
| DPER312W | Faculty/Guest Repertory | Course open to Dance Program students only, by Permission of Instructor only. The development, rehearsal, and performance of a new or repertory piece of Choreography. Students audition for casting in works by faculty, guest artists and MFAII students... |
| DPER313W | Artists at Work w/Laura GorensteinMiller | With an eye for technique and mentorship opportunities, choreographer Laura Gorenstein Miller will introduce students to a fiercely physical, hyper-romantic form of partnering. By workshopping Miller'sAll Shook Up, students will explore how to proces... |
| DPER340 | Contemporary Repertory | Open to Dance School Students only. This course
focuses on teaching phrasework from various
choreographic samplings. The intention is to
expose dancers to ballet, contemporary and modern
work with some dance history/context, and to
become familiar le... |
| DPER350 | Animating Dance & Performing W/ Animatio | Animating Dance and Performing with Animation is a
class designed for dancers and animators. While
expanding their curiousity and appreciation of
each other's practice, students will learn new
skills, and further their creative approach.
Artists from... |
| DPER360 | Performance, Presentation, and Identity | This course will examine identity in performance
and presentation through the lens of
code-switching, colonialism, systemic erasure,
forced migration, resistence and liberation.
Students will create characters based off of their
cultural background a... |
| DPER380 | Ballet Teacher and Ballet Accompanist | This course is designed for BFA students of the Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance and Herb Alpert School of Music, and will be credited as part of the Pedagogy Minor for students enrolled in the minor.
The foundations and history of ballet include... |
| DPER401 | Choreo/Performance Lab BFA 4 | Course open to BFA4 students only.
Weekly gathering of all students and faculty of the School of Dance. Showing, rehearsal, and critique of works being prepared for performance. |
| DPER402 | Choreo/Performance Lab BFA 4 | Open to BFA4 students only. Choreo/Performance Lab (CoLab) is a monthly gathering for all students and faculty of the School of Dance. These gatherings include showings of works in progress, presentations by guest artists, and provide dedicated time... |
| DPER432 | Company Repertory | Open to BFA4 students only.
Company Repertory provides BFA 4 students the
opportunity to participate in a rehearsal process
of contemporary repertory that culminates in a
concert performance. |
| DPER440W | Bodies and Water Built Humain Foutains | For winter session week one I propose to work on gargling as a form of musical and physical exploration in order to build a human fountain performance. It is an intimate use of the body which aims to generate a musical composition with aquatic sounds... |
| DPER452 | Between Dance and Theatre | This advanced class, led by Julie Bour, uses improvisational and compositional skills to guide performers in exploring movement, focusing on key dramaturgical choices such as storytelling, character development, abstraction versus realism and physica... |
| DPER501 | Choreo/Performance Lab MFA 1 | Course open to MFA1 students only.
Weekly gathering of all students and faculty of the School of Dance. Showing, rehearsal, and critique of works being prepared for performance. |
| DPER502 | Choreo/Performance Lab MFA 1 | Open to MFA1 students only.
Choreo/Performance Lab. (CoLab) is a monthly gathering for all students and faculty of the School of Dance. These gatherings include showings of works in progress, presentations by guest artists, and provide dedicated tim... |
| DPER510 | Partnering All Together | Partnering all together / contemporary partnering.
This partnering class considers partnering in a
broad sense, exploring some of the many different
ways dancers can come together. We will
interrogate what constitutes a "body" or "bodies"
and what b... |
| DPER511W | Partnering in Relation | This contemporary dance workshop explores a mix of
skills from contact improvisation, group lifting,
group partnering, weight-sharing, flying and
catching. We will learn conditioning skills
associated with athletic dancing, as well as how
to safely l... |
| DPER513W | Artists at Work w/Laura GorensteinMiller | With an eye for technique and mentorship
opportunities, choreographer Laura Gorenstein
Miller will introduce students to a fiercely
physical, hyper-romantic form of partnering. By
workshopping Miller's All Shook Up, students will
explore how to proce... |
| DPER520W | Awakening the Dream Body | Awakening the Dream Body is a 3-part
workshop-style course with guest artist Stephanie
Zaletel where participants are invited to
materialize and digest the changes and
transformations of their bodies' current and
post-"lockdown" experiences through... |
| DPER525W | Shaping Cho Rong Yangs Thesis | This interdisciplinary course is specifically tailored to prepare Cho Rong Yang for the collaborative production of her thesis show in the upcoming spring semester of 2024. Cho Rong Yang will be at the center of this creative journey. Throughout the... |
| DPER535W | Rehearsals for MFA2 Thesis Project: Wu | This course is a 2-week intensive rehearsal process in winter session, focusing on the development, rehearsal and performance of an MFA 2 thesis. In this course, students and participants will meet and rehearse as needed for the final stage of the pr... |
| DPER540 | Contemporary Repertory | Open to Dance School Students only. This course
focuses on teaching phrasework from various
choreographic samplings. The intention is to
expose dancers to ballet, contemporary and modern
work with some dance history/context, and to
become familiar le... |
| DPER542W | Immersive Media in Movement & Music | Immersive Media in Movement & Music: Using 360
Cinematic and Mobile Devices for Storytelling
A course/workshop/laboratory based on
connectivity immersion. To explore the
possibilities of 360 POV as well as Performers
using IPads and immersive speake... |
| DPER545W | Dance Thesis Production Performance Prep | This course is designed for dancers and designers
for preparing the upcoming Spring Thesis Show. |
| DPER555W | Haptics of Surrender w/Kim Dallarmi | This course is a research on sonic materials connected to the production of the show "Materiality of surrender". Will will be experimenting with different audio-devices to create sound, using our bodies as well as different instruments. We will also... |
| DPER560 | Performance, Presentation, and Identity | This course will examine identity in performance
and presentation through the lens of
code-switching, colonialism, systemic erasure,
forced migration, resistence and liberation.
Students will create characters based off of their
cultural background a... |
| DPER560W | Thesis: A Space for Alve | The class is a space where dancers will focus on movement materials exploring and gathering for a thesis project, which includes improvisation, floor technique, weight dropping etc. Dancers will be divided into small groups based on their own charact... |
| DPER565W | An approach to border culture. | During this study period, cross-border culture specifically in the city of Tijuana will be known and analyzed. An approach to drug culture, femicides and how these social problems coexist in nightlife. Through this study topic, we will carry out prac... |
| DPER580 | Ballet Teacher and Ballet Accompanist | This course is designed for BFA students of the Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance and Herb Alpert School of Music, and will be credited as part of the Pedagogy Minor for students enrolled in the minor.
The foundations and history of ballet include... |
| DPER601 | Choreo/Performance Lab MFA 2 | Course open to MFA2 students only.
Weekly gathering of all students and faculty of the School of Dance. Showing, rehearsal, and critique of works being prepared for performance. |
| DPER602 | Choreo/Performance Lab MFA 2 | Open to MFA2 students only.
Choreo/Performance Lab. (CoLab) is a monthly gathering for all students and faculty of the School of Dance. These gatherings include showings of works in progress, presentations by guest artists, and provide dedicated time... |
| DPER612W | Contemporary Repertory | The course is a repertoire project and requires
and ensemble of female dancers (male dancers
welcome) to learn to the level of performance the
first seven minutes of choreographer Jiri
Kylian's "Falling Angels" (Dance School) and in
collaboration wit... |
| DPER640W | Bodies and Water Built Humain Foutains | For winter session week one I propose to work on gargling as a form of musical and physical exploration in order to build a human fountain performance. It is an intimate use of the body which aims to generate a musical composition with aquatic sounds... |
| DPER650 | Animating Dance & Performing W/ Animatio | Animating Dance and Performing with Animation is a
class designed for dancers and animators. While
expanding their curiousity and appreciation of
each other's practice, students will learn new
skills, and further their creative approach.
Artists from... |
| DPER652 | between dance and theatre | This advanced class, led by Julie Bour, uses improvisational and compositional skills to guide performers in exploring movement, focusing on key dramaturgical choices such as storytelling, character development, abstraction versus realism and physica... |
| DPRD101 | Production Crewing BFA 1 | Course open to BFA1 Dance School students only.
Analysis and application of technical production
skills needed for individual projects. |
| DPRD102 | Production Crewing BFA 1 | Open to Dance School students only.
Analysis and application of technical production
skills needed for individual projects. |
| DPRD111 | Production Tech: Dance | This course is a semester long introduction into
the respective technologies and methods used to
support dance production. The students will learn a basic understanding for design elements like lighting, sound and operating as a crew. Focusing on job... |
| DPRD112W | New Media in Performance | New Media in Performance introduces students to
inter-disciplinary practices that combine digital
media with live performance. The course will
focus on the use video, projection and
interactive media within performance.
New Media in Performance conte... |
| DPRD113 | Dance Production Technology: Video | This course is the Video Production section for
Dance Production Technology. BFA1 students can
choose either this class or Theatrical Production
for the Fall semester.
This class is a semester-long introduction and
overview of video production tech... |
| DPRD120 | Music for Dancers: Audio Lab | Open to Dance School students only.
This course offers an introduction to the
fundamentals of music and their relationship to
the dancer/choreographer. Music for Dancers I
focuses on audio editing, processing, and
recording techniques for use in danc... |
| DPRD201 | Production Crewing BFA 2 | Course open to BFA2 Dance School students only.
Analysis and application of technical production
skills needed for individual projects. |
| DPRD202 | Production Crewing BFA 2 | Open to Dance School students only.
Analysis and application of technical production
skills needed for individual projects. |
| DPRD222W | Dance Reel and Promo Workshop | A practical short course on Creating a Dance
Video Reel and Introduction to Multiclip editing.
It is designed for BFA3 and BFA4 students that
have basic FCPX editing skills. The aim is to
prepare students leaving CalArts with skills and
materials to... |
| DPRD250 | Concepts in Lighting Design Dance | This course examines development of concepts for
lighting dance performances, including
interpretation of choreography, mood and music.
Students will gain experience in collaborating
with choreographers in the rehearsal process. |
| DPRD301 | Production Crewing BFA 3 | Course open to BFA3 Dance School students only.
Analysis and application of technical production
skills needed for individual projects. |
| DPRD302 | Production Crewing BFA 3 | Open to Dance School students only.
Analysis and application of technical production
skills needed for individual projects. |
| DPRD350 | Dance on Film Screenings and Readings | This is a screening class. In Dance Film Images
we'll watch and discuss a wide range of dance on
screen, including the works of early experimental
filmmakers, dance in musicals and narrative films,
what's showing on dance film festivals now, the
boom... |
| DPRD360 | Dance Film Foundations | Dance Film Foundations provides a theoretical and
practical overview of the dance and motion-picture
hybrid. Through viewings, lectures, and
discussion, dance students consider historical and
contemporary ways of translating and capturing
movement ci... |
| DPRD361 | Advanced Dance/Image Projects | This course provides advancing work in exploring
the relation of dance and image, utilizing
practical and technical skills culminating in
collaborative projects. |
| DPRD362W | Video-Dance/Projection | Video-Dance, An Impossible Dance and Projection
of Dance
Video-Dance, An Impossible Dance and Projection
of Dance Video-Dance, An Impossible Dance
Intensive Hands-on Workshop on Screendance at
CalArts by Silvina Szperling This workshop
attempts to... |
| DPRD401 | Production Crewing BFA 4 | Course open to BFA4 Dance School students only.
Analysis and application of technical production
skills needed for individual projects. |
| DPRD402 | Production Crewing BFA 4 | Open to Dance School students only.
Analysis and application of technical production
skills needed for individual projects. |
| DPRD432 | Next! Preparing for My Future in Dance | Open to Dance School students only.
A seminar course to help students prepare for
their future after graduation addressing such
subjects as: progressing as young artists,
defining directions and objectives, researching
possibilities and options, surv... |
| DPRD440 | CineDance | Only students from the School of Dance and the
School of Film/Video are eligible to enroll.
CineDance is a production-oriented course that
motivates the creative collaboration between
choreographers and filmmakers. Dance and
Film/Video students will... |
| DPRD461 | Digital Portfolio II | This class provides the opportunity for students
to develop a personal website and gain the
necessary skills to sustain this website beyond
graduation. A portion of this class will be
devoted to integrating media such as videos and
images, learning P... |
| DPRD470 | Making Collaborative Dance Films | In Dance Film Projects students will propose,
workshop and shoot their own dance film projects
using the rest of the students in class as their
filmmaking team. Choreographers will learn the
dynamics and hierarchies of film shoots and have a
taste of... |
| DPRD505 | MFA Music Seminar I | Course open to MFA1 Dance School students only.
Creation, rehearsal, critique, development and
concert preparation for MFA I choreography.
Includes individual rehearsal and choreographic
studio work as well as group critique of
discussion. Culminates... |
| DPRD506 | MFA Music Seminar II | Course open to MFA1 Dance School students only.
Creation, rehearsal, critique, development and
concert preparation for MFA I choreography.
Includes individual rehearsal and choreographic
studio work as well as group critique of
discussion. Culminates... |
| DPRD511 | Production Tech: Theatrical Production | This course is split into two sections: Theatrical
Production and Video Production. MFA1 students can
choose either section for the Fall semester.
Each section is a semester long introduction into
the respective technologies and methods used to
supp... |
| DPRD512W | New Media in Performance | New Media in Performance introduces students to
inter-disciplinary practices that combine digital
media with live performance. The course will
focus on the use video, projection and
interactive media within performance.
New Media in Performance conte... |
| DPRD522W | Dance Reel and Promo Workshop | A practical short course on Creating a Dance
Video Reel and Introduction to Multiclip editing.
It is designed for BFA3 and BFA4 students that
have basic FCPX editing skills. The aim is to
prepare students leaving CalArts with skills and
materials to... |
| DPRD525 | Graduate Forum | Meet and discuss current issues and events
related to your artistic life as a graduate
student. Develop concepts concurrent with self
directed Master projects and proposals. Originate
and practice articulating a proposal by
"pitching" your idea to ot... |
| DPRD525A | Graduate Forum | Meet and discuss current issues and events
related to your artistic life as a graduate
student. Develop concepts concurrent with self
directed Master projects and proposals. Originate
and practice articulating a proposal by
"pitching" your idea to ot... |
| DPRD525B | Graduate Forum | Meet and discuss current issues and events
related to your artistic life as a graduate
student. Develop concepts concurrent with self
directed Master projects and proposals. Originate
and practice articulating a proposal by
"pitching" your idea to ot... |
| DPRD530 | Grad Student Production Tech | This course is a semester long introduction into
the respective technologies and methods used to
support dance/theatrical production as it effects the creator, choreographer, and/or director.
The students will learn a basic understanding of design... |
| DPRD550 | Dance on Film Screenings and Readings | This is a screening class. In Dance Film Images
we'll watch and discuss a wide range of dance on
screen, including the works of early experimental
filmmakers, dance in musicals and narrative films,
what's showing on dance film festivals now, the
boom... |
| DPRD559 | Dance Film Foundations | Dance Film Foundations provides a theoretical and
practical overview of the dance and motion-picture
hybrid. Through viewings, lectures, and
discussion, dance students consider historical and
contemporary ways of translating and capturing
movement ci... |
| DPRD560 | Graduate Dance Film II | Course open to MFA1 Dance School students only.
This course provides dancers and choreographers
with essential skills in shooting and editing
video. Students will learn basic editing grammar
and craft using Apple's Final Cut Pro X, while
obtaining a... |
| DPRD561 | Advanced Dance/Image Projects | This course provides advancing work in exploring
the relation of dance and image, utilizing
practical and technical skills culminating in
collaborative projects. |
| DPRD562W | Video-Dance/Projection | Video-Dance, An Impossible Dance and Projection
of Dance
Video-Dance, An Impossible Dance and Projection
of Dance Video-Dance, An Impossible Dance
Intensive Hands-on Workshop on Screendance at
CalArts by Silvina Szperling This workshop
attempts to... |
| DPRD580 | MFA 1 Thesis Project I | Course open to MFA1 Dance School students only.
Creation, rehearsal, critique, development and
concert preparation for MFA 1 choreography.
Includes individual rehearsal and choreographic
studio work as well as group critique of
discussion. Culminates... |
| DPRD581 | MFA 1 Thesis Project II | Creation, rehearsal, critique, development and
concert preparation for MFA 1 choreography.
Includes individual rehearsal and choreographic
studio work as well as group critique of
discussion. Culminates in three produced works
throughout the year. |
| DPRD613 | Dance Education II | This seminar will focus on preparation for
College and University level teaching. Course
curriculum development in content areas of
particular interest to each student will be
explored. The course will address issues of
effective pedagogy, assessing... |
| DPRD615 | Dance Program Design and Administration | This Seminar provides an overview of dance and
higher education, looking specifically at dance
administration and program/curriculum design. It
will give students the opportunity to design
their own (original) model for a 21st century
dance program i... |
| DPRD632 | Next! Preparing for My Future in Dance | Open to Dance School students only.
A seminar course to help students prepare for
their future after graduation addressing such
subjects as: progressing as young artists,
defining directions and objectives, researching
possibilities and options, surv... |
| DPRD640 | CineDance | Only students from the School of Dance and the
School of Film/Video are eligible to enroll.
CineDance is a production-oriented course that
motivates the creative collaboration between
choreographers and filmmakers. Dance and
Film/Video students will... |
| DPRD650 | Graduate Concepts in Lighting Design | This course examines development of concepts for
lighting dance performances, including
interpretation of choreography, mood and music.
Students will gain experience in collaborating
with choreographers in the rehearsal process. |
| DPRD660 | Digital Portfolio I | Course open to MFA1 or MFA2 Dance School students
only.
This class provides the opportunity for students
to develop a personal website and gain the
necessary skills to sustain this website beyond
graduation. A portion of this class will be
devoted to... |
| DPRD661 | Digital Portfolio II | This class provides the opportunity for students
to develop a personal website and gain the
necessary skills to sustain this website beyond
graduation. A portion of this class will be
devoted to integrating media such as videos and
images, learning P... |
| DPRD670 | Making Collaborative Dance Films | In Dance Film Projects students will propose,
workshop and shoot their own dance film projects
using the rest of the students in class as their
filmmaking team. Choreographers will learn the
dynamics and hierarchies of film shoots and have a
taste of... |
| DPRD680 | MFA 2 Thesis Project I | Course open to MFA2 Dance School students only.
Creation, rehearsal, critique, development and
concert preparation for MFA 2 choreography.
Includes individual rehearsal and choreographic
studio work as well as group critique of
discussion. Culminates... |
| DPRD681 | MFA 2 Thesis Project II | Creation, rehearsal, critique, development and
concert preparation for MFA 2 choreography.
Includes individual rehearsal and choreographic
studio work as well as group critique of
discussion. Culminates in three produced works
throughout the year. |
| DSCM230 | The Anatomy of Movement I | An understanding of anatomy can build a
compassionate and informed relationship with your
own body. This course will provide students with
a detailed knowledge of how the body moves and
functions. The first semester will cover the
lower body and abdo... |
| DSCM231 | The Anatomy of Movement II | An understanding of anatomy can build a
compassionate and informed relationship with your
own body. This course will provide students with
a detailed knowledge of how the body moves and
functions. The first semester will cover the
lower body and abdo... |
| DSCM530 | The Anatomy of Movement I | An understanding of anatomy can build a
compassionate and informed relationship with your
own body. This course will provide students with
a detailed knowledge of how the body moves and
functions. The first semester will cover the
lower body and abdo... |
| DTCH001 | Institute Dance Contemporary | This course, taught by Graduate Teaching
Assistants, provides an experiential introduction
to techniques of Contemporary Dance. No prior
experience in dance is required. These courses are
primarily rooted in but not limited to Western
concert dance a... |
| DTCH003 | Beginning Intermediate Ballet | This course, taught by Graduate Teaching
Assistants, focuses on coordination, functional
alignment, clarity of line, French terminology,
musicality, and cultivating strength and
flexibility. Students will be introduced to
elementary barre and center... |
| DTCH004 | Institute Dance Technique Special Topics | This course, taught by Graduate Teaching
Assistants, changes subject material each
semester. No prior experience in dance is
required. Special Topics are geared toward a
myriad of movement practices that enhance the
study and application of technique... |
| DTCH004A | Special Topics: Bunny Jazz | Taught by Shoji Yamasaki, MFA 2 in Choreography.
This course introduces a concoction of bunny body
language and jazz techniques that emphasize on
developing body awareness with correct alignment
and spatial awareness, including but not limited
to bo... |
| DTCH004B | Special Topics Pilates Mat | Beginning Pilates Mat class open to the Institute. |
| DTCH55 | African Dance | In this course, you will learn traditional West
African dances from the various ethnic
groups in Ghana. These dances are an integral part
of daily life, which are representative of
form and function in African societies. The dances
that will be learn... |
| DTCH101 | Ballet Techniques BFA 1 | Taught from diverse cultural and professional
backgrounds, ballet technique for dancers of today
embodies the historic as well as current evolution
of ballet technique. This class is a supportive
and complementary skill set for various dance
genres.... |
| DTCH102 | Ballet Technique 1 | Taught from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds, ballet technique for dancers of today embodies the historic as well as current evolution of ballet technique. This class is a supportive and complementary skill set for various dance genres.... |
| DTCH102W | Institute Ballet Technique | Beginning ballet technique skills focusing on elementary skills and ballet basics i.e. turn-out, positions of the feet and arms, body directions as well as addressing correct alignment and posture, musicality, flexibility, strength, elevation and agi... |
| DTCH105 | Inst Dance: Hip Hop/Street Dance Forms | Studio Study and Practice of Hip Hop Dance Styles and Forms. Open to the Institute. All Levels. |
| DTCH121 | Contemporary Techniques BFA 1 | Open to Dance School students only. Studio study
and practice of Contemporary dance styles and
techniques. |
| DTCH122 | Contemporary Techniques 1 | Open to Dance School students only. Studio study and practice of Contemporary dance styles and techniques. |
| DTCH132W | Hip Hop | Studio study and practice of hip hop dance styles
beginning through intermediate. |
| DTCH141 | Partnering/Repertory | Course open to Dance School students only.
Selections from contemporary repertoire with
emphasis on in-depth study of the basics of
partner work. |
| DTCH142 | Partnering/Repertory | Open to Dance School students only.
Selections from contemporary repertoire with
emphasis on in-depth study of the basics of
partner work. |
| DTCH150W | Fitness | The course is a Fitness course that will use
cardio vascular fitness elements/properties,
along with somatic applications such as Yoga and
Pilates to develop a more sound and holistic
physical regimen. |
| DTCH151 | Pilates Mat 1 | Course open to BFA1 Dance School students only.
Intensive weekly sessions in Pilates Method mat
Technique. |
| DTCH161 | Hip Hop/Street Dance BFA 1 | This course engages in the study of Hip Hop/Street
dance including but not limited to breaking,
social dances, popping, locking and house ranging
from the 1970s to the present within African
diasporic communities. Through understanding the
dances' cu... |
| DTCH162 | Hip Hop/Street Dance 1 | This course engages in the study of Hip Hop/Street dance including but not limited to breaking, social dances, popping, locking and house ranging from the 1970s to the present within African diasporic communities. Through understanding the dances' cu... |
| DTCH201 | Ballet Techniques BFA 2 | Taught from diverse cultural and professional
backgrounds, ballet technique for dancers of today
embodies the historic as well as current evolution
of ballet technique. This class is a supportive
and complementary skill set for various dance
genres.... |
| DTCH202 | Ballet Technique 2 | Taught from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds, ballet technique for dancers of today embodies the historic as well as current evolution of ballet technique. This class is a supportive and complementary skill set for various dance genres.... |
| DTCH202W | Ballet Technique B | Intermediate ballet technique skills addressing
artistic quality, alignment, musicality,
flexibility, strength, elevation and agility
using adagio, petite and grand allegro,
pirouettes and other combinations of turning
exercises. |
| DTCH204 | Institute Dance: Flamenco Fusion | Dance fusion between Flamenco and Spanish dance.
During the class we will study techniques for both
styles of dance.
Open to the institute.
This course will be taught by an MFA Student in
the School of Dance |
| DTCH205W | Stage Combat Knife Fighting Intensive | A two week crash course on safety and execution of creating a knife fight for stage. |
| DTCH221 | Contemporary Techniques BFA 2 | Open to Dance School students only. Studio study
and practice of Contemporary dance styles and
techniques. |
| DTCH222 | Contemporary Techniques 2 | Open to Dance School students only. Studio study and practice of Contemporary dance styles and techniques. |
| DTCH222W | Contemporary B | Physical practice of contemporary dance utilizing
different styles through the use of floor work,
control and vigor to gain strength, coordination,
agility, speed and artistic quality. |
| DTCH223 | Combat for Stage and Film | Combat for Stage and Film will be an introduction
to Unarmed Stage Combat. This course
that will focus on the basics of choreographing
and performing fight scenes. Starting with
staging for a theater audience such as playing
with different angles and... |
| DTCH230 | Dance Genres | Available to Dance School Students only. This
elective studio class may include, but not be
limited to, pointe technique, tap, clogging,
flamenco, tango, etc. Emphasis on dances that use
specialized shoes as technical equipment. |
| DTCH231W | Countertechnique | The learning and practice of Countertechnique and
its movement principles. Within a clear structure
of exercises, the Countertechnique class
thoroughly prepares the body for rehearsal and
performance, enabling dancers to move bigger, more
fluidly and... |
| DTCH232W | Combat for Stage and Film | Combat for Stage and Film will be an introduction
to Stage Combat. This will be a crash course that
will focus on the basics of choreographing and
performing fight scenes. Starting with staging for
a theatre audience, and then having to adjust the
sa... |
| DTCH233W | Jazz Dance: Matt Mattox Based Technique | This class includes Matt Mattox based technique
and Theatre dance rep with original combinations
ranging from Bennett to Fosse to Gilliam Lynne. It
focuses on a center warm up and across the floor
exercises that travel through the use of plie to
grou... |
| DTCH235 | Hip Hop Elective for Dancers | Studio study and practice of hip hop dance styles. For dancers of all levels. |
| DTCH240W | Salsa Dancing | This course is an introduction to salsa dancing, a popular social dance form that emerged in the mid-1970s. In this fun and inviting class, students will learn about the history of salsa, the clave rhythm, basic individual footwork, simple turns, and... |
| DTCH250 | African Dance | In this course, you will learn traditional West
African dances from the various ethnic
groups in Ghana. These dances are an integral part
of daily life, which are representative of
form and function in African societies. The dances
that will be learn... |
| DTCH255 | Pilates Reformer 1 | Basic Pilates mat work translated on to the
universal reformer. |
| DTCH256 | Pilates Reformer 1 | This course is a beginner Pilates-reformer class
with a focus on mindfulness, breathwork,
inclusivity, dynamic stretching and strengthening.
The central goal of the class is to
empower students in the CalArts School of Dance to
learn how to use Pilat... |
| DTCH261 | Hip Hop/Street Dance BFA 2 | This course engages in the study of Hip Hop/Street
dance including but not limited to breaking,
social dances, popping, locking and house ranging
from the 1970s to the present within African
diasporic communities. Through understanding the
dances' cu... |
| DTCH262 | Hip Hop/Street Dance 2 | This course engages in the study of Hip Hop/Street dance including but not limited to breaking, social dances, popping, locking and house ranging from the 1970s to the present within African diasporic communities. Through understanding the dances' cu... |
| DTCH262W | Anatomy Education for Movement Technique | Anatomy Education for Movement Technique is about
transferring scientific education into your
dancing, bringing awareness to the body - process
of breathing, sensing, connecting and initiating,
and moving outward from micro to macro
dimensions, from... |
| DTCH268W | Yoga for the Dancer | The practice of Yoga is a study of the mind/body
connection to one's self. The physical and
philosophical teachings of Yoga will be presented
through demonstration, discussion and practices to
enhance strength and flexibility, improve
breathing, conc... |
| DTCH301 | Ballet Techniques BFA 3 | Taught from diverse cultural and professional
backgrounds, ballet technique for dancers of today
embodies the historic as well as current evolution
of ballet technique. This class is a supportive
and complementary skill set for various dance
genres.... |
| DTCH302 | Ballet Technique 3 | Taught from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds, ballet technique for dancers of today embodies the historic as well as current evolution of ballet technique. This class is a supportive and complementary skill set for various dance genres.... |
| DTCH302W | Ballet Technique Dance School Only | Advanced ballet technique skills addressing
alignment, musicality, flexibility, strength,
elevation and agility using adagio, petite and
grand allegro and pirouettes along with other
combinations of turning exercises. |
| DTCH321 | Contemporary Techniques BFA 3 | Open to Dance School students only. Studio study
and practice of Contemporary dance styles and
techniques. |
| DTCH322 | Contemporary Techniques 3 | Open to Dance School students only. Studio study and practice of Contemporary dance styles and techniques. |
| DTCH332 | Pointe | Open to Dance School students only.
Advanced ballet technique
Permission of instructor required |
| DTCH340 | Learning How to Learn How to Dance | Open to Dance School Students only. This course
focuses on understanding how the dancer's mind
works, in an effort to become a more effect tool
for any choreographer/creator. It also aims to
develop a dancer's sense of self-awareness,
strengths and w... |
| DTCH342W | Contemporary Technique | Contemporary technique all levels. |
| DTCH352 | The Concious Dancer | The Conscious Dancer is a movement practice that
supports a holistic, visceral, and embodied
understanding of the body in motion. By exploring
dance and physical action through the
supplementation of a wide variety of modalities
(somatic practices,... |
| DTCH360 | Dance Pedagogy | Open to BFA3 and BFA4 students. Open to BFA1 and
BFA2 students by permission of instructor only.
This course offers a theoretical and practical
introduction to the skills necessary to teach
dance technique classes. The focus of the course
will be fo... |
| DTCH361 | Hip Hop/Street Dance BFA 3 | This course engages in the study of Hip Hop/Street
dance including but not limited to breaking,
social dances, popping, locking and house ranging
from the 1970s to the present within African
diasporic communities. Through understanding the
dances' cu... |
| DTCH362 | Hip Hop/Street Dance 3 | This course engages in the study of Hip Hop/Street dance including but not limited to breaking, social dances, popping, locking and house ranging from the 1970s to the present within African diasporic communities. Through understanding the dances' cu... |
| DTCH362W | Somatic Practices With Dance | This course will expose students to a variety of
Somatic Practices, through direct experience,
discussion, and ancillary materials. In the
increasingly demanding field of dance, these
practices serve as a platform to support holistic
growth and embod... |
| DTCH372 | Contemporary Dance Lab | Contemporary Dance Lab:
Investigation of culture, aesthetics, and identity
in contemporary dance.
Contemporary Dance Lab is a trans-disciplinary
course that combines a rigorous creative movement
practice and theoretical inquiry. This course will
in... |
| DTCH372W | Dance Improvisation Ensemble | This course will focus on dance improvisation in
performance. Emphasis will be placed on developing
individual movement vocabulary, spatial and
energetic awareness, and the building of new
scores. Placing the binary of "freedom and form"
on a spectru... |
| DTCH380 | Dance Practice Series | Elective Courses within the Dance program that
focus on developing the shape of students'
practices. While each course under this category
may offer a particular theme or subject matter,
its primary organization and outcomes will center
around a vari... |
| DTCH380A | Countertechnique | The learning and practice of Countertechnique and
its movement principles. Within a clear structure
of exercises, the Countertechnique class
thoroughly prepares the body for rehearsal and
performance, enabling dancers to move bigger, more
fluidly and... |
| DTCH380B | Capoeira | Afro-Brazilian martial art. Movement based with
elements of music and combat. |
| DTCH382 | Ballet Elective | Course open to Dance Program students only. A
focused and realized approach to ballet technique
and its training methods, geared toward the
individual with the goal of discovering the unique
physical potential of each student. Classes
emphasize a par... |
| DTCH392 | Dance Practices | Studio study and practice of various dance styles.
Open to Dance School only. |
| DTCH401 | Ballet Techniques BFA 4 | Taught from diverse cultural and professional
backgrounds, ballet technique for dancers of today
embodies the historic as well as current evolution
of ballet technique. This class is a supportive
and complementary skill set for various dance
genres.... |
| DTCH402 | Ballet Technique 4 | Taught from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds, ballet technique for dancers of today embodies the historic as well as current evolution of ballet technique. This class is a supportive and complementary skill set for various dance genres.... |
| DTCH421 | Contemporary Techniques BFA 4 | Open to Dance School students only. Studio study
and practice of Contemporary dance styles and
techniques. |
| DTCH422 | Contemporary Technique 4 | Open to Dance School students only. Studio study and practice of Contemporary dance styles and techniques. |
| DTCH455 | Pilates Reformer 2 | Course open by Permission of Instructor only.
A Pilates advanced exercise course using the
Pilates equipment, specifically the Universal
Reformer and the Trapeze Table. |
| DTCH456 | Pilates Reformer 2 | A Pilates advanced exercise course using the
Pilates equipment, specifically the Universal
Reformer and the Trapeze Table. |
| DTCH461 | Hip Hop/Street Dance BFA 4 | This course engages in the study of Hip Hop/Street
dance including but not limited to breaking,
social dances, popping, locking and house ranging
from the 1970s to the present within African
diasporic communities. Through understanding the
dances' cu... |
| DTCH462 | Hip Hop/Street Dance 4 | This course engages in the study of Hip Hop/Street dance including but not limited to breaking, social dances, popping, locking and house ranging from the 1970s to the present within African diasporic communities. Through understanding the dances' cu... |
| DTCH482W | Gaga for Dancers | Gaga is the movement research developed by Ohad
Naharin.
Gaga is a new way of gaining knowledge and
self-awareness through your body. Gaga provides a
framework for discovering and strengthening your
body and adding flexibility, stamina, arid agility... |
| DTCH485 | Pilates Reformer 2 | This course is an advanced level Pilates-reformer class with a focus on mindfulness, breath-work,
inclusivity, dynamic stretching and strengthening. This course requires students to have completed Pilates Reformer 1 prior to enrollment, or to have ex... |
| DTCH500 | Institute Dance Contemporary | This course, taught by Graduate Teaching
Assistants, provides an experiential introduction
to techniques of Contemporary Dance. No prior
experience in dance is required. These courses are
primarily rooted in but not limited to Western
concert dance a... |
| DTCH501 | Ballet Technique | Course open to Dance Program students only.
A focused and realized approach to ballet
technique and its training methods, geared toward
the individual with the goal of discovering the
unique physical potential of each student.
Classes emphasize a pa... |
| DTCH502 | Ballet Technique 502 | Course open to Dance Program students only.
A focused and realized approach to ballet
technique and its training methods, geared toward
the individual with the goal of discovering the
unique physical potential of each student.
Classes emphasize a pa... |
| DTCH502W | Institute Ballet Technique | Beginning ballet technique skills focusing on elementary skills and ballet basics i.e. turn-out, positions of the feet and arms, body directions as well as addressing correct alignment and posture, musicality, flexibility, strength, elevation and agi... |
| DTCH504 | Institute Dance: Flamenco Fusion | Dance fusion between Flamenco and Spanish dance.
During the class we will study techniques for both
styles of dance.
Open to the institute.
This course will be taught by an MFA Student in
the School of Dance |
| DTCH505 | Inst Dance: Hip Hop/Street Dance Forms | Studio Study and Practice of Hip Hop Dance Styles
and Forms. Open to the Institute. All Levels. |
| DTCH505W | Stage Combat Knife Fighting Intensive | A two week crash course on safety and execution of creating a knife fight for stage. |
| DTCH521 | Contemporary Technique/Hip Hop Technique | Course open to Dance Program students only.
Intensive training in at least three contemporary
dance techniques aimed at the ongoing development
of movement skills, kinetic perceptions, center
strength, creativity, intellectual understanding
and versa... |
| DTCH522 | Contemporary Technique/Hip Hop Technique | Course open to Dance Program students only.
Intensive training in at least three contemporary
dance techniques aimed at the ongoing development
of movement skills, kinetic perceptions, center
strength, creativity, intellectual understanding
and versa... |
| DTCH522W | Contemporary B | Physical practice of contemporary dance utilizing
different styles through the use of floor work,
control and vigor to gain strength, coordination,
agility, speed and artistic quality. |
| DTCH530 | Dance Genres | Available to Dance School Students only. This
elective studio class may include, but not be
limited to, pointe technique, tap, clogging,
flamenco, tango, etc. Emphasis on dances that use
specialized shoes as technical equipment. |
| DTCH531W | Countertechnique | The learning and practice of Countertechnique and
its movement principles. Within a clear structure
of exercises, the Countertechnique class
thoroughly prepares the body for rehearsal and
performance, enabling dancers to move bigger, more
fluidly and... |
| DTCH532W | Hip Hop | Studio study and practice of hip hop dance styles
beginning through intermediate. |
| DTCH533W | Jazz Dance: Matt Mattox Based Technique | This class includes Matt Mattox based technique
and Theatre dance rep with original combinations
ranging from Bennett to Fosse to Gilliam Lynne. It
focuses on a center warm up and across the floor
exercises that travel through the use of plie to
grou... |
| DTCH535 | Hip Hop Elective for Dancers | Studio study and practice of hip hop dance styles. For dancers of all levels. |
| DTCH540W | Salsa Dancing | This course is an introduction to salsa dancing, a popular social dance form that emerged in the mid-1970s. In this fun and inviting class, students will learn about the history of salsa, the clave rhythm, basic individual footwork, simple turns, and... |
| DTCH542 | Partnering/Repertory | Open to Dance School students only.
Selections from contemporary repertoire with
emphasis on in-depth study of the basics of
partner work. |
| DTCH550W | Fitness | The course is a Fitness course that will use
cardio vascular fitness elements/properties,
along with somatic applications such as Yoga and
Pilates to develop a more sound and holistic
physical regimen. |
| DTCH552 | The Concious Dancer | The Conscious Dancer is a movement practice that
supports a holistic, visceral, and embodied
understanding of the body in motion. By exploring
dance and physical action through the
supplementation of a wide variety of modalities
(somatic practices,... |
| DTCH553 | Combat for Stage and Film | Combat for Stage and Film will be an introduction
to Unarmed Stage Combat. This course
that will focus on the basics of choreographing
and performing fight scenes. Starting with
staging for a theater audience such as playing
with different angles and... |
| DTCH556 | Pilates Reformer 1 | This course is a beginner Pilates-reformer class
with a focus on mindfulness, breathwork,
inclusivity, dynamic stretching and strengthening.
The central goal of the class is to
empower students in the CalArts School of Dance to
learn how to use Pilat... |
| DTCH562W | Somatic Practices With Dance | This course will expose students to a variety of
Somatic Practices, through direct experience,
discussion, and ancillary materials. In the
increasingly demanding field of dance, these
practices serve as a platform to support holistic
growth and embod... |
| DTCH568W | Yoga for the Dancer | The practice of Yoga is a study of the mind/body
connection to one's self. The physical and
philosophical teachings of Yoga will be presented
through demonstration, discussion and practices to
enhance strength and flexibility, improve
breathing, conc... |
| DTCH570 | MFA Physical Practice | Course open to Dance School MFA students only. In
order to reshape, reimagine, and analyze movement
aesthetics and techniques, Physical Practice
offers four different opportunities for the MFA
candidate. Students can choose either independent
study,... |
| DTCH572W | Dance Improvisation Ensemble | This course will focus on dance improvisation in
performance. Emphasis will be placed on developing
individual movement vocabulary, spatial and
energetic awareness, and the building of new
scores. Placing the binary of "freedom and form"
on a spectru... |
| DTCH580 | Dance Practice Series | Elective Courses within the Dance program that
focus on developing the shape of students'
practices. While each course under this category
may offer a particular theme or subject matter,
its primary organization and outcomes will center
around a vari... |
| DTCH580A | Countertechnique | The learning and practice of Countertechnique and
its movement principles. Within a clear structure
of exercises, the Countertechnique class
thoroughly prepares the body for rehearsal and
performance, enabling dancers to move bigger, more
fluidly and... |
| DTCH580B | Capoeira | Afro-Brazilian martial art. Movement based with
elements of music and combat. |
| DTCH592 | Dance Practices | Studio study and practice of various dance styles.
Open to Dance School only. |
| DTCH602W | Ballet Technique B | Intermediate ballet technique skills addressing
artistic quality, alignment, musicality,
flexibility, strength, elevation and agility
using adagio, petite and grand allegro,
pirouettes and other combinations of turning
exercises. |
| DTCH603 | Beginning Intermediate Ballet | This course, taught by Graduate Teaching
Assistants, focuses on coordination, functional
alignment, clarity of line, French terminology,
musicality, and cultivating strength and
flexibility. Students will be introduced to
elementary barre and center... |
| DTCH604 | Institute Dance Technique Special Topics | This course, taught by Graduate Teaching
Assistants, changes subject material each
semester. No prior experience in dance is
required. Special Topics are geared toward a
myriad of movement practices that enhance the
study and application of technique... |
| DTCH604A | Special Topics: Bunny Jazz | Taught by Shoji Yamasaki, MFA 2 in Choreography.
This course introduces a concoction of bunny body
language and jazz techniques that emphasize on
developing body awareness with correct alignment
and spatial awareness, including but not limited
to bo... |
| DTCH604B | Special Topics Pilates Mat | Beginning Pilates Mat class open to the Institute. |
| DTCH621 | Contemporary Technique/Hip Hop Technique | Course open to Dance Program students only.
Intensive training in at least three contemporary
dance techniques aimed at the ongoing development
of movement skills, kinetic perceptions, center
strength, creativity, intellectual understanding
and versa... |
| DTCH622 | Contemporary Technique/Hip Hop Technique | Course open to Dance Program students only.
Intensive training in at least three contemporary
dance techniques aimed at the ongoing development
of movement skills, kinetic perceptions, center
strength, creativity, intellectual understanding
and versa... |
| DTCH632W | Combat for Stage and Film | Combat for Stage and Film will be an introduction
to Stage Combat. This will be a crash course that
will focus on the basics of choreographing and
performing fight scenes. Starting with staging for
a theatre audience, and then having to adjust the
sa... |
| DTCH640 | Learning How to Learn How to Dance | Open to Dance School Students only. This course
focuses on understanding how the dancer's mind
works, in an effort to become a more effect tool
for any choreographer/creator. It also aims to
develop a dancer's sense of self-awareness,
strengths and w... |
| DTCH642W | Contemporary Technique | Contemporary technique all levels. |
| DTCH656 | Pilates Reformer 2 | Course open by Permission of Instructor only.
A Pilates advanced exercise course using the
Pilates equipment, specifically the Universal
Reformer and the Trapeze Table. |
| DTCH662W | Anatomy Education for Movement Technique | Anatomy Education for Movement Technique is about
transferring scientific education into your
dancing, bringing awareness to the body - process
of breathing, sensing, connecting and initiating,
and moving outward from micro to macro
dimensions, from... |
| DTCH670 | MFA Physical Practice | Course open to Dance School MFA2 students only. In
order to reshape, reimagine, and analyze movement
aesthetics and techniques, Physical Practice
offers four different opportunities for the MFA
candidate. Students can choose either independent
study,... |
| DTCH672 | Contemporary Dance Lab | Contemporary Dance Lab:
Investigation of culture, aesthetics, and identity
in contemporary dance.
Contemporary Dance Lab is a trans-disciplinary
course that combines a rigorous creative movement
practice and theoretical inquiry. This course will
in... |
| DTCH682 | Ballet Elective | Course open to Dance Program students only. A
focused and realized approach to ballet technique
and its training methods, geared toward the
individual with the goal of discovering the unique
physical potential of each student. Classes
emphasize a par... |
| DTCH682W | Gaga for Dancers | Gaga is the movement research developed by Ohad
Naharin.
Gaga is a new way of gaining knowledge and
self-awareness through your body. Gaga provides a
framework for discovering and strengthening your
body and adding flexibility, stamina, arid agility... |
| DTCH685 | Pilates Reformer 2 | This course is an advanced level Pilates-reformer class with a focus on mindfulness, breath-work,
inclusivity, dynamic stretching and strengthening. This course requires students to have completed Pilates Reformer 1 prior to enrollment, or to have ex... |
| DTCH702W | Ballet Technique Dance School Only | Advanced ballet technique skills addressing
alignment, musicality, flexibility, strength,
elevation and agility using adagio, petite and
grand allegro and pirouettes along with other
combinations of turning exercises. |
| MCMP415 | Choreographers & Composers | Course open to BFA4 Music School students only.
This course brings together advanced composition
students and advanced choreographers in projects
combining the two disciplines. |
| MCMP615 | Choreographers & Composers | Course open to Music School students only.
This course brings together advanced composition
students and advanced choreographers in projects
combining the two disciplines. |