May be repeated for credit. TAD 318 Choreography Exploraion of both the craft and the art of making dances through application of compositional theory to the materials of dance, improvisation, developing creative resources, and theatrical elements. Movement studies, readings, journals, paper and choreographic project usually required. May be repeated once for credit. The theory and technique of playwriting, culminating in the writing of a play.
Students study the structure of action, character and dialogue.
Written assignments include preliminary exercises, rough drafts, rewrites, and final drafts. The foundation and rise of musical theatre in the U.S. beginning with European influences. Explores dramatic, social, and musical implications of contemporary society which produced a unique American musical idiom. Examines works of Victor Herbert, Gershwin, Porter, Blake, Sondheim, and others. How a designer analyzes a script and work with a director to create a design.