For an Undergraduate Composition Course: A Reading List (UPDATED July 2018)

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

For an Undergraduate Composition Course: A Reading List

From Blog Director Jill Randall:

Looking back at the 165 artist profiles and monthly features from the past 6 years, I have selected 25 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

Musings on "Unison"

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My Dance Week: Nina Haft (Artistic Director of Nina Haft & Company in Oakland, CA)

My Dance Week: Daniel Charon (Artistic Director of Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company in Salt Lake City, UT)