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08:206:500
Graduate Technique (1-1.5)
Graduate Technique is a required face-to-face studio course framing Western and non-Western world dance physical practices with leadership and pedagogy skills developed through opportunities for curricular development and implementation, under supervision.
Taught fall and spring semesters. Student course fee required. Taught by graduate dance, associated, and guest faculty. Prerequisites: By audition and permission of graduate director, upon petition based on identification of individual graduate student learning goals.
Corequisites: 08:206:505, 08:206:510. Repeatable for credit.
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08:206:505
Graduate Rotation Workshop (.5)
Graduate Rotation Workshop is a required face-to-face studio course
focusing on reflective and critical writing, and oral/kinesthetic presentations
synthesizing the pedagogical value of equity and inclusion represented by
diverse movement training in higher education.
Taught fall and spring semesters. Taught by graduate dance, associated, and guest faculty.
Corequisites: 08:206:500, 08:206:510. Repeatable for credit.
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08:206:510
Faculty/Guest Artist Repertory (2)
Faculty/Guest Artist Repertory is a required face-to-face studio course
employing intensive rehearsals and performance opportunities. Practical
experience is gained in physical skills, artistic expression, and professional
management and regulation of the rehearsal and performance environment.
Pedagogical and leaderships skills in aesthetic, historical, and cultural
contextualization are developed through postperformance
"Informances," providing a foundation for future community engagement
and higher education instruction.
Taught fall semester only. Taught by graduate dance, associated, and guest faculty. Prerequisite: By audition.
Corequisites: 08:206:500 or Ballet 4, 5, or 6; and 08:207:557.
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08:206:512
Independent Graduate Repertory (2)
Independent Graduate
Repertory course is an elective face-to-face studio course that supports and
frames on-site participation as a creative collaborative researcher and/or
interpretive performer in Rutgers-sponsored performance events, including
annual adjudicated Spring Student Dance Department concerts and other Mason
Gross Department-sponsored events, such as choreography for the opera program, among
other creative projects. Supervised by full-time dance faculty.
Earned credit(s) possible only during matriculation in M.F.A. degree program period; no credit(s) for participation in works prior to matriculation. May be repeated once for additional credit(s). Prerequisite: By audition.
Recommended: Coregistration in Graduate Technique (08:208:500) or Special Topics: Dance Practice/Movement Technique (08:206:529).
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08:206:514
Thesis Repertory (2-4 variable credits)
Thesis Repertory is
an elective face-to-face studio course that supports and frames on-site
participation as a creative collaborative researcher and/or interpretive
performer in M.F.A. in dance thesis creative projects. Supervised by full-time dance faculty.
Earned credit(s) possible only during matriculation in M.F.A. degree program period; no credit(s) for participation in works prior to matriculation. May be repeated once for additional credit(s). Prerequisite: By audition.
Recommended: Coregistration in Graduate Technique (08:208:500) or Special Topics: Dance Practice/Movement Technique (08:206:529).
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08:206:520
Oral History and Performance (2)
Oral History and Performance is a required face-to-face integrated
studio/academic seminar introducing students to the theory, method, and
practice of documentary theater, focusing on oral history-based choreography.
Theoretical texts on orality and kinesthetic performance culture frame this
practice; additional methodological texts support the production of qualitative
interviews. Studio-based practical projects apply oral history materials to
support interdisciplinary creative inquiry.
Taught fall semester only. Taught by graduate dance, associated, and guest faculty.
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08:206:521
Creative Process: Improvisation Strategies (2)
Creative Process is a required face-to-face studio course, corequisite
with dance studies course Dance Philosophy and Aesthetics (08:206:561) as a
Praxis of Dance (POD) course required for completion of the M.F.A. creative course
sequence. Creative Process focuses on the development and practice of
improvisational movement scores and skills as research inquiry toward
performance and as performance. The strategic use of improvisation within
research and performance, toward interdisciplinary inquiry is also explored, including Commedia del'Arte, African improvisation styles, Contact Improvisation, and William Forsythe's Improvisation Technologies, among others.
Taught fall semester only. Taught by graduate dance faculty only. Prerequisite: Letter grade of B or better in undergraduate Intermediate/Advanced Improvisation.
Corequisite: 08:206:561.
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08:206:522
History of Creative Engagement (1)
Required face-to-face academic seminar corequisite with dance practice
course Externship (08:206:523) as a Praxis of Dance (POD) course required for
completion of the M.F.A. creative course sequence. History of Creative Engagement focuses
on historically strategic uses of choreography for artistic sustainability
through creative engagement with a variety of publics. Supplemental use of
print text and media resources inform students of strategies and methods both
reflective of and also an active inquiry into larger discourses such as
gender/sexuality, race/ethnicity/culture, indigeneity/human rights, mixed
ability/physically integrated dance/disability studies, and alternative
sites/venues, among others.
Corequisite: 08:206:523 Externship.
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08:206:523
Externship (1-2)
Required face-to-face studio course corequisite with dance studies
course History of Creative Engagement (08:206:522) as a Praxis of Dance (POD)
course required for completion of the M.F.A. creative course sequence. Externship allows M.F.A. students to apply theories and
methods of creative engagement towards developing artistic projects in
collaboration with specific regional community-based advocacy organizations.
Practical skills will be developed and implemented for eliciting
community-based value sets; methods for facilitating feedback on creative
engagement in community settings will be implemented using Elizabeth Lerman's
Critical Response Process.
This course fulfills 2 credits of the 8-credit repertory requirement for M.F.A. degree.
Corequisite: 08:206:622 Creative Research 2: Interdisciplinary Methods. Repeatable once for credit.
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08:206:529
Special Topics: Dance Practice (1-2)
Special Topics: Dance Practice is an elective, multiformat, face-to-face
course engaging students in a variety of topics that explore both creative and
training movement practices. Topics include A.) Movement Practice, B.)
Immersive and Devised Performance, C.) Site-Specific/Alternative Space, and D.)
Installation Design and Performance, among others. The course provides a range of
opportunities to develop alternative movement and creative practices. Course
supervision by dance and associated faculty.
Taught by graduate dance, associated, and guest faculty. Prerequisite: By petition to the graduate director. Repeatable for credit in additional topic areas.
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08:206:531
Somatic Survey (2)
This face-to-face required studio/academic
seminar course surveys somatic
modalities, framed by theoretical discourses on embodiment in both Western and
cross-cultural contexts. The course includes faculty and guest artists,
scholars, and movement scientists presenting work in a variety of modalities
such as Alexander Technique, the Feldenkrais Method, Body-Mind Centering, Laban
Movement Analysis, and Iyengar Yoga, etc. Supplementary print text and media
inform students on theories, methods, and practices, within both dance and other
embodied discourses.
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08:206:532
Graduate Production (2)
Graduate Production is a required course focusing on theoretical and
practical applications of computer, video, audio, and technical theater skills
necessary to produce, promote, and direct an interdisciplinary graduate-level
M.F.A. thesis dance concert. M.F.A. students develop skills for working in a variety
of thesis formats, including the on-campus flexible Black Box-style theater, installations
in a variety of on-campus and off-campus locations, and screen dance
exhibitions, among others.
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08:206:539
Special Topics: Somatics (1-2)
Special Topics: Somatics is an elective multiformat face-to-face course
engaging students in a variety of topics that explores theories, methods and
practices of somatics. Topics include A.) Advanced Yoga, B.) Introduction to
Pilates: Mat, and C.) Introduction to Bartenieff Fundamentals, among others. The
course provides a range of opportunities to develop understanding of somatic
theories, methods, and movement practices as they are historically embedded in
contemporary movement practices.
Taught by graduate dance, associated, and guest faculty. Prerequisite: By petition to the graduate director. Repeatable for credit in additional topic areas.
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08:206:549
Special Topics: Dance Technology (1-2)
Special Topics: Dance Technology is an elective multiformat course
engaging students in a variety of topics that explore art-based technology
theories, methods, and practices. Topics include A.) Video for Dance, B.)
Advanced Screendance, C.) Lighting Design for Dance, and D.) Stage Management
for Dance, among others. The course provides a range of theoretical textual
materials and/or hands-on practical projects. Course supervision by dance and
associated faculty.
Taught by graduate dance, associated, and guest faculty. Prerequisite: By petition to the graduate director.
Corequisite for Advanced Screendance: Video for Dance (07:206:344g). Repeatable for credit in additional topic areas.
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08:206:559
Special Topics: Dance Studies (1-2)
Special Topics: Dance Studies is an elective multiformat course
engaging students in a variety of topics that explore dance studies theories,
methods, and practices. Topics include A.) Dance Dramaturgy and B.) Dance Documentation
and Reconstruction, among others. The course provides a range of theoretical
textual materials and/or hands-on practical projects. Course supervision by
dance and associated faculty.
Taught by graduate dance, associated, and guest faculty. Prerequisite: By petition to the graduate director. Repeatable for credit in additional topic areas.
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08:206:561
Dance Philosophy and Aesthetics (2)
Dance Philosophy and Aesthetics is a required face-to-face academic
seminar, corequisite with dance studio course Creative Process I:
Improvisation Strategies (08:206:521) as a Praxis of Dance (POD) course
required for completion of the M.F.A. creative course sequence. Dance Philosophy
and Aesthetics traces schools of thought regarding embodied practices,
including pre- and early modern writers such as Michel Foucault and Norbert
Elias on premodern embodiment; comparative African philosophy from a variety
of authors including V.Y. Mudimbe; early 19th- and 20th-century
phenomenologists based on Maurice Merleau-Ponty; and more recent explorations
in the areas of nonarboreal knowledge formation such as Gilles Deleuze.
Taught fall semester only. Taught by graduate dance faculty. Prerequisite: Undergraduate course in dance history: 1900-present.
Corequisite: 08:206:521.
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08:206:571
Dance in Higher Education (2)
Dance in Higher Education is a required hybrid face-to-face/online
academic seminar investigating higher education dance teaching within a context
of reflective practice and professional development. Philosophical
perspectives, learning theories, historical trends, and significant influences
on dance in higher education will be considered. Practical concepts of teaching
will be introduced through readings, case studies, and discussions to develop a
foundation for teaching college dance students. The course prepares students
for adjunct teaching appointments within the Mason Gross School of the Arts
Department of Dance and beyond.
Taught Summer Session only. Taught by graduate dance, education, and guest faculty.
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08:206:572
Pedagogy for Online Dance Education (2)
Pedagogy for Online Dance Education is a required online academic
seminar that provides instruction in theory, method, and practice in dance education
pedagogy related to teaching online. Foundational theories, methods, and
concepts; course design strategies; assessment and grading practices; and best
practices in student communication, engagement, and support for online
learning are covered. Students will be prepared to teach online coursework as
adjunct appointed instructors.
Taught Winter Session only. Taught by graduate dance, education, and guest faculty. Prerequisite: 08:206:571.
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08:206:573
Graduate Colloquium: Pedagogy (1)
Graduate Colloquium: Pedagogy is a required face-to-face/online academic seminar course where first-year M.F.A. students
explore pedagogy practice. Graduate dance faculty mentor first-year students
through their first adjunct teaching positions and introduce requirements for
thesis proposal and paperwork.
Taught fall semester only. Taught by graduate dance faculty, with guest faculty lectures on a variety of topics.
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08:206:574
Assessment and Measurement for Dance in Higher Education (2)
Assessment and Measurement for Dance in Higher Education is a required
hybrid face-to-face/online seminar course offering a guided
exploration of assessment theories, practices, and issues in relation to
curriculum and course development in higher education dance. Students will be
introduced to and evaluate research and practices, consider ethical and
political issues, and develop tools for assessment and evaluation across dance
curricula. Summative, formative, direct, and indirect modes of assessment will
be considered and practiced.
Taught Summer Session only. Taught by graduate dance, education, and guest faculty.
Corequisite: 08:206:571.
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08:206:621
Creative Research 1: Cross-/Interdisciplinary Methods (1)
Required face-to-face studio course, corequisite with dance studies
seminar History of Interdisciplinarity (08:206:661) as a Praxis of Dance (POD)
course required for completion of the M.F.A. creative course sequence. Focuses on the development and practice of
cross- and interdisciplinary methods as research inquiry, towards devising
cross- and interdisciplinary performance works. Supplemental print texts and
media resources inform students of strategic uses of the informed body/mind as
an active agent working within artistic, humanities, and STEM discourses inside
and outside of dance.
Taught spring semester only. Taught by graduate dance, education, and guest faculty. Prerequisite: Minimum grade of B in 08:206:521.
Corequisite 08:206:661.
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08:206:622
Creative Research 2: Interdisciplinary Methods (2)
Required studio course supports students'
continued creative investigations in artistic, somatic, humanistic, and/or
STEM disciplinary areas, in collaboration with movement inquiry and
choreographic research, to further refine proposed interdisciplinary thesis
research.
Taught Summer Session only. Taught by graduate dance, education, and guest faculty.
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08:206:661
History of Interdisciplinarity (1)
Required
face-to-face academic seminar course, corequisite with dance studio course
Creative Research 1: Cross-/Interdisciplinary Methods (08:206:621) as a Praxis
of Dance (POD) course required for completion of the M.F.A. creative course
sequence. Traces disciplinarity as the
practice of separating schools of thought into scholarly regimes with criteria
for exclusion of authors, texts, and arguments. Developed within a particular
historical and cultural moment, the course interrogates this moment for
excluding movement and embodied experience. The reassertion of collaboration
between and among disciplines is traced and critiqued for opportunities both
lost and gained. The recent resurgence of a variety of collaborative types,
including multi-, cross-, inter- and transdisciplinarity are defined, with
examples provided, cross-culturally.
Taught spring semester only. Taught by graduate dance, education, and guest faculty.
Corequisite: 08:206:522.
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08:206:690
Professional Seminar 1: Portfolio Development (1)
Face-to-face studio course that provides M.F.A. students
with the technological capacity to develop a website as the digital home for
developing their artistic and academic portfolios. Using a flexible website
creation program, students build digital representations of their artistic and
academic personae including curated gallery of dance photographs; curated video
reels documenting both creative works and teaching samples; curriculum vitae;
artistic, scholarly and teaching philosophy statements; and a web interview.
Taught spring semester only. Taught by graduate dance, education, and guest faculty.
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08:206:721
Thesis 1: Research (3)
The first part of a multipart culminating
capstone project of thesis research, production, presentation, and portfolio
that completes the M.F.A. degree creative course sequence. This studio course
provides guidelines, tools, resources, and mentorship for generating all the
elements of the multipart thesis requirements. Based on an approved Thesis
Prospectus, M.F.A. candidates continue their investigation of movement-based
performance and creative methods and practices, conceptual/theoretical
frameworks, and pedagogical implications of their artistic research, achieving
interdisciplinary synthesis with one or more nondance arts, humanities, and/or
STEM study areas, based on the completion of their Elective Praxis Plan. The
M.F.A. candidate's research may be conducted within a 50 mile radius of
Rutgers-New Brunswick, including the New York and Philadelphia metropolitan
areas. An interim showing of work is required. With the support of thesis
committee members, candidates will progress toward greater self-managing and
self-regulating perspectives and practices as working artists in order to
further their career aspirations. Leadership, advocacy, and strong oral and
written communication skills are developed to fully implement and present the
final thesis project, including production of performances, installations, screen
dance, or other formats, as well the written professional paper, including a
statement of teaching philosophy. Technological literacy is also required in
the form of integrated design and technology elements, a technical rider, and
the final digital portfolio.
Taught fall semester only.
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08:206:722
Thesis 2: Production (3)
The second part of a multipart culminating capstone project of thesis research, production, presentation, and portfolio that completes the M.F.A. degree creative course sequence and launches M.F.A. candidates toward thesis defense and completion of the M.F.A. degree. The course provides guidelines, tools, resources, and mentorship for generating all the elements of the multipart thesis requirements, toward final production with movement-based performance in the forms of concert, installation, screening, defense presentation, and final digital portfolio. M.F.A. candidates finalize their investigation of movement-based performance and creative methods and practices, conceptual/theoretical frameworks, and pedagogical implications of their artistic research, achieving interdisciplinary synthesis with one or more nondance arts, humanities, and/or STEM study areas based on completion of their Elective Praxis Plan. With the support of their thesis committee members, candidates gain advanced self-managing and self-regulating perspectives as working artists in order to further their career aspirations. Leadership, advocacy, and strong oral and written communication skills are developed to fully implement and present the final thesis project and defense presentation.
Taught spring semester only. Repeatable for credit.
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08:206:790
Professional Seminar 2: Leadership/Job Search (1)
Provides an introduction to diverse perspectives on leadership, management, and advocacy through a body of theory, research, and practice in order to provide guidelines, tools, and resources for successful entry into and career navigation within academia. Through this course, students will gain understanding of the differences and synergies between leadership and management, the implications of advocacy, and gain skills and tools in order to progress toward self-managing and self-regulating perspectives as working artists, scholars, and educators. Students will also access a model for the job search experience for dance in higher education.
Taught fall semester only. Taught by graduate dance, education, and guest faculty.
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08:206:890
Graduate-Colloquium: Thesis (BA)
Required face-to-face academic seminar course where M.F.A. students progress to candidacy by developing the thesis prospectus and committee toward final presentation and advancement to candidacy.
Taught spring semester, with required repeat enrollment in Summer Session. Taught by graduate dance faculty, with guest faculty lectures on a variety of topics. Repeatable for credit.
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08:206:990
Independent Study: Dance Studio (1-2)
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08:206:991
Independent Study: Dance Studies (1-2)
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