It encourages the acceptance of a broad range of definitions of music, including natural sounds and sonic-musical production in the context of theatre, dance, and ritual through electronic means. Through courses that are technical, practical, theoretical, and project-oriented, students will approach the range of possibilities for the creation of music and its interrelationships with other art forms. Courses encompass performance and composition and the development of collaborative, interdisciplinary performance works. The Performance Studies concentration explores how performance creates meaning in the arts, culture, social life, and media. The curriculum of the Performance Studies concentration is interdisciplinary and covers performance, theatre, dance, technology, film as well as intercultural studies with an emphasis on 20th century arts and culture.
Emphasis is placed on the synthesis of live performance with electronic technology.
Excellent resources, and the time and opportunities to perform in a variety of spaces are all provided at the ASU West campus. Classes are small and taught by professional faculty able to offer their time in and out of the studio on an individual basis. Career development is considered at every stage of the student's progress throughout the program. Visual Arts Visual Arts explores the concept of visuality in a comprehensive visual arts context in relation to other creative media. Equal emphasis will be placed on techniques for production of works in all visual media, theoretical aspects of visuality and the relationships between the visual arts, other art forms and academic disciplines.