As we gear up for the academic year ahead, I hope to offer some inspiration, ideas, and resources for college professors. All writing has been previously posted on this blog. The goal here is to gather this information in one place during the month of August. Here's to a great year ahead!
- For Inspiration: An Interview with Abby Fiat (retired professor from the University of Utah)
- For Student Advising: A Job Survey for College Dance Majors
- For a Technique Course: A Journal
- For Guidance: Three Perspectives on Chairing a Dance Department
- For a Freshman Seminar Course: A Reading List
- For Inspiration: 20 Quotes from 20 Artists
- For an Undergraduate Composition Course: A Reading List
- For a Dance History Course: Two Reading Lists
- For a Graduate Level Choreography Course: Essays, Book Recommendations, and Guiding Questions
- For a Senior Seminar Course: A Reading List
- For Guidance: Ten Dancers Share about Tenure
- For a Dance Education Course: A Reading List
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For an Undergraduate Composition Course: A Reading List
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)
Artist Profile: Daniel Charon (Salt Lake City, UT)
Artist Profile: Alexandra Beller (New York, NY)
Artist Profile: Jeanine Durning (New York, NY)
Artist Profile: Nina Haft (Oakland, CA)
Artist Profile: Peter DiMuro (Boston, MA)
Artist Profile: Randee Paufve (Oakland, CA)
Artist Profile: Susan Marshall (New York, NY)
Artist Profile: Liz Lerman (Baltimore, MD)
Artist Profile: Reggie Wilson (Brooklyn, NY)
Artist Profile: Banning Bouldin (Nashville, TN)
Artist Profile: Jo Kreiter (San Francisco, CA)
*There are 136 artist profiles on the blog. To read more stories, click here.
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