Intensive rehearsals begin on the first day of classes so that two major productions can be realized during our three-week stay. Offered through New York University's School of Education, the program is open to graduate students in Performance, Dance and Dance Education. Undergraduates are also invited to audition for participation in the performance courses and the ensembles, for academic credit. Professor Douglas Dunn, Weeks 1-3 Concentrated daily course in a selected dance technique, followed by a focused improvisation, and application of aesthetic principals to choreography within that style. After a thorough standing warm-up, we will explore the full range of the body's potential for extended movement in keeping with it's construction.
Rehearsal time is considered an integral and important part of the learning process.
Offered under the collaborative supervision of the directors of the New Music Ensemble and the Dance Intensive, this course provides an excellent opportunity for musicians, dancers, and choreographers to work together in an advanced and experimental forum, in projects which will be presented during the summer program. Efforts are made to develop skills in interpreting, analyzing, staging, and evaluating dance composition. This interaction provides an intimate realization of composition and choreography, and adds another dimension and degree of perception for everyone involved. The New music Ensemble is dedicated to the promotion and performance of contemporary music, particularly compositions written in the last few years. Students will study and perform the works of major Italian composers as well as works by American and other composers which represent the unique sound of the ensemble.