It is understood that the students practice on their own, thereby achieving an independent level of expertise. In this seminar, students experience the interdependence of mind and body, actively participating and exploring their physical limitations, while learning to cultivate mindfulness. The emphasis is on the maintenance of physical health and fitness, motor skill acquisition, prevention of injury, and discussion of environmental and social factors impacting the artist. This class explores the various strategies involved in the process of documenting performance art. Students will create a performance work, and then document it in several different media, such as photography, book format, audio, and video.
Discussion focuses on how each document medium represents a translation of the original work.
The class includes practical and valuable information about performance venues and festivals, and the preparation of proposals and grant applications. This course investigates performative activities as they relate to objects, site, and installed environments. Students explore ways of activating found and created environments through the manipulation of such elements as sound, lighting, projections, and live presence. A broad range of performance styles, from theatrical modes to happenings and actions, are investigated. Various approaches to the building of sets, props, and environmental sculptures for time-based events are also examined.