Courses

A laboratory in which students learn to design student-choreographed work that will culminate in a public performance. May be repeated.

A laboratory in which students create choreography that will culminate in a public performance. May be repeated.

A studio course introducing the basic skills, techniques, and methods used in the craft of choreography, including improvisation.

The application of the elements of choreography in creating solo and group dances. Works created in the class are presented in performance at the end of the semester.

More complex compositional problems are explored in the creation of dances that are mounted for a performance at the end of the semester.

Exploration of filmmaking in North Africa. How has film represented the status, debates and stakes of human rights in North Africa? Film made before and since the Arab Spring will serve as material to discuss freedom of assembly, speech, artistic expression in North Africa. We will consider the conditions of film production, from technical, political and social perspectives and how low-budget and often state run cinema production differs from Hollywood cinema.

Students learn techniques and aesthetics digital movie cinematography by working with professional 4K cameras. Students acquire skills in digital lens, lighting, camera movement and color grading techniques to enhance the storytelling process. Coursework includes in-class camera and lighting assignments as well as editing and color grading of short dramatic scenes. Students gain practical experience by working as crew members on each other’s projects.

Examination of the historical and contemporary movement of peoples and their relationships to cities and city building. The course introduces students to the key debates in diasporic studies and the study of transnationalism and cosmopolitanism. Material will be drawn from metropolitan New York as well as from diasporic communities in other times and places.

Analyzes the ways in which “health” and “illness” are unequally distributed by class, nationality, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality, and explores how these differences are shaped by economic, social, environmental and political factors. The course also discusses the policies, programs and social movements that work to reduce these differences and to improve the health of urban residents.

An introduction to Korean civilization. Topics explored include religion, philosophy, literature, art, architecture, and music, and social and political issues in a historical framework. No knowledge of Korean required. All readings and coursework will be in English.