Committee on Dramatic Arts Dance Courses for Academic Credit:

The following courses are offered for credit through the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and are open to both undergraduate and graduate students. These courses may be applied to the Secondary Field in Dramatic Arts.

Spring Courses - Dance Program

List of Instructors and Staff

Dramatic Arts 121 (formerly Dramatic Arts 14a).
Group Choreography, Elizabeth Weil Bergmann
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.

The focus in this course will be on choreographing for groups of three or more dancers. Concentrating on the principles of group form along with the use of space and music, assignments will be individually tailored to suit each choreographer’s experience. Texts and videos will be assigned as relevant to specific individual projects. Enrollment determined by interview.

First class meets at 6:00 pm on Monday, February 2 at the Dance Center, or call 617.495.1484 for an appointment.

Dramatic Arts 127. Rite of Spring at the Nexus of Art and Ritual, Christine Dakin
Half course (spring term). T 3:00-6:00 pm.

Explore the universal appeal of The Rite of Spring, the quintessential music/dance/theater embodiment of the artist’s transformation of ritual to art and art to ritual. Christine Dakin, principal dancer and Artistic Director Laureate of the Martha Graham Dance Company will lead an examination of the original Stravinsky/Nijinsky and four later Rites: German-Pina Bausch, Mexican-Jaime Blanc and American-Martha Graham and Stephen Petronio. Laboratory work will develop elements of a contemporary ritual. No prior dance, music, or theater experience necessary.

First class meets at 3:00 pm on Tuesday, February 3 at the Dance Center.

DRAM S-123. Modern Dance Technique and Choreography,
Elizabeth Weil Bergmann
Summer Term, 7 weeks beginning June 22. M/W 12:00-3:00 pm.

This course explores the boundless potential of dance and the expressive capacity of the body through Modern Dance technique, improvisation, history, theory, and choreography. Through a combination of readings, discussion, videos, technique classes and movement studies, the course focuses on how movement choices develop dances that are kinetic and artistic. No previous dance training necessary.

Call the Dance Program at 617.495.8683 or email at
dance@fas for more information.

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