19 courses with the subject DVPP, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
DVPP 601Devised Performance Ensemble I9
20.0 hours 600 level graduate course The first year ensemble work focuses on the fundamental building blocks of live performance: rhythm, dynamic, space, the expressive voice and body, the relationship between performer and audience, character and the arc of a story or journey onstage. Open only to Devised Performance majors. This course is not repeatable for credit. Pass/fail grading only.
20.0 hours 600 level graduate course The first year ensemble work focuses on the fundamental building blocks of live performance: rhythm, dynamic, space, the expressive voice and body, the relationship between performer and audience, character and the arc of a story or journey onstage. Open only to Devised Performance majors. This course is not repeatable for credit. Pass/fail grading only.
20.0 hours 600 level graduate course The second year is centered on the myriad paths the work of the first year can take: melodrama, commedia dell’arte, circus, clown, tragedy, dance-theatre, music-theatre, grotesque, site-specific theatre, comic forms including vaudeville and variety shows, and hybrid forms. Creative work is revisited at key moments during the term of the course. Emphasis will be placed on "finishing" pieces. Creation is still led by the students who work collaboratively in response to assignments and show the finished results of the work on Fridays for faculty evaluation and feedback. The course is meant to provide the students an opportunity to wrestle with the question of how to construct a vibrant, engaging piece of theater in a collaborative ensemble. The journey of Creation II is journey toward opening up theatrical possibilities, exploring the breadth of theatrical expression and style and ultimately toward helping students create their own provocations and inquires, process of creation and methods for self-evaluation and feedback. In this way the course is a preparation for creating original work after they have completed their degree. The course will culminate in public performances of works created during the course of the year. Open only to Devised Performance majors. Open only to Devised Performance majors. This course is not repeatable for credit. Pass/fail grading only.
20.0 hours 600 level graduate course The second year is centered on the myriad paths the work of the first year can take: melodrama, commedia dell’arte, circus, clown, tragedy, dance-theatre, music-theatre, grotesque, site-specific theatre, comic forms including vaudeville and variety shows, and hybrid forms. Creative work is revisited at key moments during the term of the course. Emphasis will be placed on "finishing" pieces. Creation is still led by the students who work collaboratively in response to assignments and show the finished results of the work on Fridays for faculty evaluation and feedback. The course is meant to provide the students an opportunity to wrestle with the question of how to construct a vibrant, engaging piece of theater in a collaborative ensemble. The journey of Creation II is journey toward opening up theatrical possibilities, exploring the breadth of theatrical expression and style and ultimately toward helping students create their own provocations and inquires, process of creation and methods for self-evaluation and feedback. In this way the course is a preparation for creating original work after they have completed their degree. The course will culminate in public performances of works created during the course of the year. Open only to Devised Performance majors. This course is not repeatable for credit. Pass/fail grading only.
45.0 hours 600 level graduate course Students will develop musicianship skills with regard to melody, harmony, ear training, musical expression, and composition. Some of the skills include, but are not limited to melodic and harmonic dictation, interval identification, solfege, singing, and chord analysis. The course will also provide an overview of basic piano skills, major key signatures and scales, song form, and musical vocabulary. Open only to Devised Performance majors. This course is not repeatable for credit. Pass/fail grading only.
22.5 hours 600 level graduate course This course introduces students to the contemporary art world in order that they can find their own place in it. The course looks at contemporary art through many different lenses and looks beyond the performance world, challenging students to make connections between sculpture, for instance, and performance. The questions raised in different creative disciplines and the way of approaching work in these artistic forms will engage students and faculty in a rich conversation about the specific role that live performance plays and even more pointedly, what contribution ensemble-devised theater can play in the international conversation about art and society. Many of the individuals and groups to be covered have influenced the work of Pig Iron Theater Company’s work both directly and indirectly. Ideas, questions, inspirations that arise in the seminar will be brought to bear in the ensemble studio courses. Open only to Devised Performance majors. This course is not repeatable for credit. Pass/fail grading only.
DVPP 622Seminar: Being a Critical Consumer of Live Art1.5
22.5 hours 600 level graduate course This course will center on the international and national work produced during the FringeArts Festival as well as select projects each fall that will occur in NYC or DC. Students will watch a dozen live productions and will then utilize the seminar time to discuss the work. Students will encounter a variety of different aesthetics, performance traditions and artistic voices that will both confirm and expand the contemporary definitions of live performance. As a theater professional, it is vital to know the work that is happening around the globe, to be conversant in contemporary performance trends and to learn from those who are making world-class work. Open only to Devised Performance majors. This course is not repeatable for credit. Pass/fail grading only.
22.5 hours 600 level graduate course This course offers students who make their own work a road-map toward founding their own ensembles and/or companies, discovering where resources to produce their own work lie and assembling the knowledge to take a theatrical idea and put it into action. Students will write personal Mission and Vision Statements and, in teams, will go through grant-writing and marketing projects. There will also be sessions on budgeting and touring, production management, contracts and legal issues such as performance rights and copyrights. Open only to Devised Performance majors. This course is not repeatable for credit. Pass/fail grading only.
DVPP 624Seminar: History, Theory, and Practice Of Ensemble1.5
22.5 hours 600 level graduate course This course traces the origins of performance from ritual to the Greeks and on to modern day ensembles. There is a focus in the seminar on examining the roots of theatrical collaboration and the companies and movements that have influenced Pig Iron and the American avant-garde. The seminar aims to help understand that which has come before in order for students to be launched into the future with the right grounding in performance history and theory. Open only to Devised Performance majors. This course is not repeatable for credit. Pass/fail grading only.
DVPP 631Foundations of Teaching and Learning Theory2
30.0 hours 600 level graduate course This course explores the history and philosophy of learning theories and their application to the training of young and emerging artists. Theoretical models from pre-20th century through current brain-based research are examined in relation to the teaching of the arts. Learning styles and teaching strategies are analyzed as a means to addressing effective classroom practices. This course also provides teaching artists with a basic understanding of developmental theories and current issues in human behavior. Cognitive, language, social/emotional and motor domains are examined. Consideration is given to the ways teaching artists can create appropriate arts activities within academic and creative environments. Open only to Devised Performance majors. This course is not repeatable for credit. Pass/fail grading only.
DVPP 632Pedagogies of Performance/Teaching Methods2
30.0 hours 600 level graduate course Application of theory into practice: The content of this course will include teaching methodology, arts integration, co-teaching strategies, program design and implementation, and student and program assessment. This course will focus on creative methods of teaching, planning, preparing and implementing effective studio practice strategies and rehearsal methods. Students will examine diverse learning methods and studies to activate new approaches to teaching performance and creativity. Students will work with the Framework for Teaching, a research-based set of components of instruction including the four domains of teaching responsibility: Planning and Preparation, Classroom Environment, Instruction and Professional Responsibilities. Prerequisites DVPP*631 Open only to Devised Performance majors. This course is not repeatable for credit. Pass/fail grading only.
undefined hours 600 level graduate course Graduate students may register for upper-level undergraduate liberal arts courses and studio electives for graduate credit. Graduate students are expected to contribute at a higher level in the classroom and have additional assignments (readings, papers, etc.) in order to be granted graduate credit. Students are advised to select an area of study that broadens or intensifies their background in the arts, education, and related disciplines. Often this work contributes directly to the preparation of the graduate project proposal. In order to register for an upper-level undergraduate course and receive credit, the student must submit a completed special topics/independent study form to the Office of the Registrar. Open only to Devised Performance majors. This course may be repeated for credit. Pass/fail grading only.
undefined hours 600 level graduate course Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. Open only to Devised Performance majors. This course requires permission by the offering program office. Pass/fail grading only.
undefined hours 600 level graduate course Internships provide opportunity for practical experience, expansion of professional skills, and enable students to test career choices. This course requires permission by the offering program office. Pass/fail grading only.
20.0 hours 700 level graduate course This capstone experience for MFA candidates in the Devised Performance Practice program continues the work in previous terms in Movement Analysis, Acrobatics, Improvisation, Voice and Creation, augmented by workshops with guest artists. Students also explore work in Clowning, Cabaret and Text and the Physical Performer/Deviser. The work in this studio practice course is intended to generate a capstone ensemble full-length production. Open only to Devised Performance majors. This course is not repeatable for credit. Pass/fail grading only.
DVPP 721Seminar: Creating and Leading a Healthy & Fulfilling Life As an Artist1.5
22.5 hours 700 level graduate course Students will expand on the work in the Thinking Like A Producer seminar to begin planning for their own future artistic paths. This begins with practicalities about financial management, time management and fundraising and ends with artistic manifestos and artistic statements. Each student will have a faculty mentor to help make specific goals and plans for the 5 years post-APT. Open only to Devised Performance majors. This course is not repeatable for credit. Pass/fail grading only.
30.0 hours 700 level graduate course Each student will work with the Director of the School of Theater and an appropriate faculty mentor to develop a 5-week module/residency session suitable for their development as a teaching artist. Students will be required to respond to prompts for reflection and to engage in discussion with their peers to document their experience and provide feedback to each another. Residencies will be monitored by the faculty mentor and the Director of the School of Theater who will jointly provide written evaluation and assessment of student performance. Prerequisites DVPP*632 Open only to Devised Performance majors. This course is not repeatable for credit. Pass/fail grading only.
30.0 hours 700 level graduate course The Thesis Seminar is intended to integrate the various components of the MFA Program and is primarily a venue for the critique of the students’ work and practice through oral and written presentations. The seminar is an opportunity for students to reflect on their training, collectively and individually, and on the process they have engaged in the creation of the MFA Thesis project generated in the Devised Performance/Production Development course. Open only to Devised Performance majors. This course is not repeatable for credit. Pass/fail grading only.
22.5 hours 700 level graduate course In this course students will reflect on the creative process that has underpinned the development of the MFA Thesis production. Students will also create a document that both communicates and preserves/represents the creative/production process and the actual production. Open only to Devised Performance majors. This course is not repeatable for credit. Pass/fail grading only.
