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Robert Richmond, Chair/ Artistic Director

Programs

The Department of Theatre and Dance offers the Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in theatre and dance.

Theatre

The theatre major is especially suitable for persons wishing a strong liberal arts education and/or preparation for careers in theatre, the entertainment industry, communication, education, law, medicine, the ministry, etc.

• Theatre, B.A.  
• Theatre Minor  

Dance

The Bachelor of Arts with a major in Dance offers two concentrations: (1) Performance and Choreography with focuses in ballet or contemporary dance and (2) Dance Education K-12. The performance and choreography focus in classical ballet requires 8 ballet techniques and 4 contemporary techniques classes. The contemporary dance focus requires 6 contemporary techniques, 4 ballet techniques and 2 techniques of other forms of dance. Academic coursework such as choreography, dance history, and theory courses are in ballet or contemporary dance, depending on the focus. Dance performances include full-length ballet productions, classical repertory and contemporary works. Dance Performance/Choreography majors must earn at least 5 credits of DANC 177 - Dance Company I  before graduation.

• Dance, B.A.  
• Dance Minor  

Courses

Courses

• DANC 101 - Dance Appreciation
• DANC 102 - Ballet Technique I
• DANC 103 - The Dancer’s Body
• DANC 111 - World Dance I
• DANC 112 - Contemporary Dance Technique I
• DANC 113 - World Dance II
• DANC 150 - Introduction to Dance
• DANC 160 - Dance Improvisation and Composition
• DANC 170 - Ballroom Dance I
• DANC 171 - Ballroom Dance II
• DANC 177 - Dance Company I
• DANC 178 - Jazz Dance Technique I
• DANC 202 - Ballet Technique II
• DANC 204 - Pointe II
• DANC 212 - Contemporary Dance Technique II
• DANC 260 - Laban Movement Analysis
• DANC 270 - Dance Education I: Introduction to Dance Education
• DANC 275 - Pilates I
• DANC 278 - Jazz Dance Technique II
• DANC 281 - Dance History I
• DANC 282 - Dance History II
• DANC 300 - Music for Dancers
• DANC 302 - Ballet Technique III
• DANC 303 - Pointe III
• DANC 304 - Intermediate Tap Dance
• DANC 307 - West African Dance I
• DANC 310 - Dance Analysis and Criticism
• DANC 312 - Contemporary Dance Technique III
• DANC 360 - Choreography I
• DANC 370 - Dance Education II: Creative Dance
• DANC 375 - Pilates II
• DANC 377 - Historic Dance
• DANC 378 - Jazz Dance Technique III
• DANC 380 - Movement and Dance for Musical Theatre
• DANC 381 - Dance History
• DANC 382 - Body Conditioning/Gyrokinesis Method
• DANC 385 - Men’s Ballet
• DANC 390 - Dance Studio Operation
• DANC 399 - Independent Study and Research
• DANC 402 - Ballet Technique IV
• DANC 403 - Pointe Variations for Intermediate/Advanced Ballet
• DANC 407 - West African Dance II
• DANC 412 - Contemporary Dance Technique IV
• DANC 420 - Teaching Methods of Ballet
• DANC 421 - Teaching Methods of Contemporary Dance
• DANC 450 - Musical Theatre Workshop
• DANC 460 - Choreography II
• DANC 470 - Dance Education III: Dance Pedagogy for Middle and High School
• DANC 471 - Synthesis of Dance Education Constructs (pre-internship seminar)
• DANC 475 - Inner Mastery Through Movement
• DANC 476 - Production Design for Dance
• DANC 478 - Integrated Approaches in Dance Education
• DANC 479 - Teaching Internship in Dance Education
• DANC 482 - Body Conditioning/Gyrokinesis Method II
• DANC 490 - Senior Capstone Dance Project
• DANC 500 - Selected Topics in Dance
• DANC 573 - Dancer’s Workshop
• DANC 577 - Dance Performance
• DANC 586 - The Articulate Body
• DANC 599 - Special Topics in Dance

• DANC 440 - Pas de Deux (Partnering)
• THEA 120 - Laboratory Theatre Production
• THEA 121 - Theatre Running Crew Laboratory
• THEA 122 - Theatre Performance Laboratory
• THEA 123 - Theatre Production Studio
• THEA 170 - Fundamentals of Acting
• THEA 172 - Basic Stage Makeup
• THEA 181 - Shakespeare in Performance
• THEA 200 - Understanding and Appreciation of Theatre
• THEA 201 - Introduction to Theatre Studies
• THEA 221 - Stage Management Laboratory
• THEA 225 - Introduction to Stage Management
• THEA 230 - Make-up Design for Theatre and Film
• THEA 240 - Beginning Voice and Speech
• THEA 241 - Voice and Speech Studio
• THEA 252 - Stage Costume Construction
• THEA 253 - Stagecraft
• THEA 270 - Beginning Acting
• THEA 280 - Elements of Design for Theatre Production
• THEA 283 - Introduction to Theatre Sound Design
• THEA 288 - Introduction to Stage Lighting
• THEA 340 - Literature and Performance
• THEA 359 - Theatrical Imagery
• THEA 369 - Japanese Culture and Society through Theatre
• THEA 370 - Intermediate Acting
• THEA 372 - Acting from a Physical Point of View
• THEA 373 - Movement Laboratory
• THEA 375 - Inner Mastery Through Movement
• THEA 380 - Production Design for Theatre
• THEA 399 - Independent Study and Research
• THEA 425 - Advanced Stage Management
• THEA 440 - Advanced Voice and Speech for the Actor
• THEA 442 - Accents and Dialects for the Actor
• THEA 444 - Voice Over and Voice Acting
• THEA 450 - Musical Theatre Workshop
• THEA 452 - Special Topics in Costume Technology
• THEA 453 - Computer Aided Drafting for Theatre
• THEA 489 - Introduction to Costume Design
• THEA 490 - Theatre Capstone Course
• THEA 500 - Selected Topics in Theatre
• THEA 510 - Rendering Techniques for the Theatre
• THEA 520 - Playwright’s Workshop
• THEA 522 - Drama in Education
• THEA 526 - Children’s Theatre
• THEA 527 - Applied Theatre Arts
• THEA 529 - Theatre Management
• THEA 530 - Period Styles for Wig and Hair Design
• THEA 531 - Theatre Graphics
• THEA 540 - Voice and Movement: Practice and Performance
• THEA 547 - Global/Contextual Issues in Theatre Education Practice and Performance
• THEA 550 - History of Costume
• THEA 552 - Stage Costume Pattern Drafting and Drawing
• THEA 553 - Advanced Stagecraft
• THEA 554 - Performing Arts Safety
• THEA 555 - Scene Painting for the Stage
• THEA 556 - Stage Design
• THEA 557 - Advanced Scenic Design
• THEA 558 - Draping for the Modern Silhouette
• THEA 559 - Introductory Methods for K-12 Theatre Certification
• THEA 561 - History of the Theatre I
• THEA 562 - History of the Theatre II
• THEA 563 - History of Modern Theatre
• THEA 565 - African American Theatre
• THEA 567 - Dramatic Theory I
• THEA 568 - Dramatic Theory II
• THEA 569 - Dramaturgy
• THEA 570 - Advanced Acting I
• THEA 571 - Advanced Acting II
• THEA 572 - Advanced Makeup for Theatre and Film
• THEA 575 - Rehearsal and Performance
• THEA 576 - Rehearsal and Performance
• THEA 577 - Special Topics in Physical Theatre
• THEA 578 - Play Direction I
• THEA 579 - Play Direction II
• THEA 581 - Film as Performance
• THEA 582 - Costume Design
• THEA 583 - Advanced Practice in Sound Design
• THEA 585 - Design for Communications Media Production
• THEA 586 - The Articulate Body
• THEA 587 - Film and Television Acting
• THEA 588 - Stage Light Design I
• THEA 589 - Advanced Stage Lighting Design II
• THEA 599 - Special Topics in Theatre

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