DANC 345 - How to Watch Dance

Units: 3
How to watch and interpret a performance of dance. The audience experience. What the dancing, choreography, scenery, costume, lights, sound, text and other production elements add to understanding an issue, theme or poetic expression of the human experience.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division Area C requirements.
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 with grade C- (CR) or better.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid or Online-Asynchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Variable Intermittently

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

distinguish the role of movement in the process of creating production themes of value to society;
interpret the contributions of each creative collaborator to a performance as helps to communicate issues, cultural perspective, and meaning;
challenge known approaches to learning, creative process, goals and personal growth when working in diverse groups;
understand the work involved in production, especially the roles of performers, designers, and technicians in creation of a performance.