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HISTORY OF SCREENDANCE

DANCE 567
Course Description

Focus on the history and practice of screendance in its myriad forms including, but not limited to, performance made for the camera, first person narrative, spoken word, fictional cinema, experimental documentary and other forms of mediated performance practice within the broadly defined context of dance. Interdisciplinary approach to making performative work for the screen.

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