Reading List: For a College Level Composition Course (Updated August 2016)

Jeanine Durning in rehearsal with Ros Warby for Deborah Hay's project with Motion Bank, Frankfurt Lab, 2012. Credit: Amin Weber

From Blog Director Jill Randall:

Looking back at the 136 artist profiles and monthly features from the past 4 years, I have selected 20 blog posts to use within a college Composition Course. The wide range of viewpoints and career paths can offer a window into working as a choreographer in the United States right now. Students can take away – and immediately experiment with – questions and suggestions from each choreographer. Use one blog post a week as a discussion starter, enlivening a Composition Course with real world applications and considerations about dancemaking.

You can share the links below, or print out each post to include in a course reader. Each post takes 5 minutes to read.

Feedback and stories are always welcome – randalldanceprojects@gmail.com.

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Fifteen Questions for Choreographers and Performers

The Choreographic Moment: Ideas from Douglas Nielsen

The Choreographic Moment: Ideas from Jo Kreiter

A Writing Exercise from the 2015 Virtual Writers' Workshop for Dancers

Summer Journal: On the Path with Emerging Choreographers

Artist Profile: Kate Weare (Brooklyn, NY)

Artist Profile: Ivy Baldwin (Brooklyn, NY)

Artist Profile: Onye Ozuzu (Chicago, IL)

Artist Profile: Victoria Marks (Los Angeles, CA)