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Course Listing for THEATER AND DANCE - Spring 2025 (ALL: 01/21/2025 - 05/09/2025)
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No.		 Course ID Title Credits Type Instructor(s) Days:Times Location Permission
Required		 Dist Qtr
2441 THDN-103-01 Basic Acting 1.00 STU Simmons Jr, Godfrey TR: 10:00AM-12:00PM TBA ARTW  
  Enrollment limited to 14 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with FILM, WELL
  NOTE: Seat reservations: 2 seniors, 2 juniors, 4 sophomores, 4 first years, 2 InterArts.
  An introduction to the basic elements of acting. Students will work on releasing tension, developing their powers of concentration, promoting spontaneity through improvisation, and exploring a systematic approach to preparing a role for performance. This course is a prerequisite for all upper-level acting courses.
1070 THDN-109-02 Performance 0.25 STU TBA TBA TBA Y ART  
  Enrollment limited to 8 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Major performance participation in a faculty-directed dance showcase concert or a non-faculty-directed Theater and Dance Department production. Students participating in the production should see the show's director to arrange for .25 credit. Do not register for this course during regular Trinity College registration.
1071 THDN-109-03 Production 0.25 STU TBA TBA TBA Y ART  
  Enrollment limited to 8 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Major technical role in a faculty-directed dance showcase concert or a non-faculty-directed Theater and Dance Department production. Students participating in the production should see the show's technical director to arrange for .25 credit. Do not register for this course during regular Trinity College registration.
2442 THDN-124-01 New Media Practices 1.00 STU Incampo, Theresa MW: 10:00AM-11:15AM TBA ART  
  Enrollment limited to 6 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: FILM-124-01
  Seats are reserved for Sophomore and First Year Students
  NOTE: Seat reservations: 1 seniors, 1 juniors, 2 sophomores, 2 first years.
  This class will serve as an introduction to the foundational theories and practices associated with new media with emphasis on the interplay between performance and technology. Additionally, students will explore concepts including collage and montage, intermedia performance, virtual reality, and transmedia storytelling, among others. Creative projects will include making interactive sound and video, experimental paper writing, multimedia installations, and further explorations in the time-based arts. Class is open only to first-year and sophomore students.
2261 THDN-205-01 Intermediate Acting 1.00 STU Simmons Jr, Godfrey MW: 1:30PM-3:30PM TBA ARTW  
  Enrollment limited to 12 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with WELL
  Prerequisite: C- or better in Theater and Dance 103 or permission of instructor.
  NOTE: Seat reservations: 3 first-years, 3 sophomores, 3 juniors, 3 seniors.
  Students will continue to refine their ability to portray character through movement and gesture, incorporating both classical and contemporary methods of performance training.
2444 THDN-209-01 African Dance 0.50 STU Craig, Mellissa TR: 4:15PM-5:45PM TBA GLB1  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  NOTE: 5 seats reserved for first year students.
  Energetic and vibrant, African dance embodies joyful expression of the spirit through the physical body. This class provides an introduction to West African dance and culture. Students will learn steps from traditional dances from Guinea, West Africa; the role dance plays in Guinean culture; and develop an understanding of the communication between the drum and the dancer. The class includes a performance requirement, but no previous dance experience is necessary. Also listed under international studies/African studies.
2792 THDN-209-01 Moving Together 0.50 STU Kyle, Peter MW: 11:30AM-12:45PM TBA ARTW  
  Enrollment limited to 14 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with WELL
  Students in this dance class will investigate a variety of approaches to moving in coordination with others. We will develop our sense of trust, timing, momentum, energy, space and contact, in order to build a dynamic, safe, and creative movement community together. In-class work will be supplemented by limited readings, viewings and other outside activities. Open to all students, regardless of experience.
2906 THDN-213-01 Theatrical Lighting Design 1.00 LEC Chase, Lynne F: 1:30PM-4:10PM TBA ART  
  Enrollment limited to 12 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  NOTE: 4 seats reserved for THDN majors
  This course will, through careful examination and experimentation with the controllable properties of light, expose the students to the theories, processes, and technologies of designing and working with light.
2793 THDN-215-01 Making Dances 1.00 STU Pappas, Rebecca R: 1:30PM-4:10PM TBA ARTW  
  Enrollment limited to 14 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with WELL
  An introduction to the practice of choreography using a variety of improvisational and compositional strategies. With an emphasis on generating their own work, students will investigate divergent methodologies for researching and creating form in motion. Concurrent enrollment in a physical practice class, either for credit or as an auditor, is recommended.
1293 THDN-233-01 Critical Views/Critical Values 1.00 LEC Incampo, Theresa TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM TBA ART  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Why are we profoundly moved by a particular performance we see? Why are we perplexed? Or disturbed? What is going on in a performance that we should understand in order to come to terms with our own values about art and life? And how have others come to such terms? These are the questions that students will consider as they examine a broad array of critical perspectives on performances both present and past as a means to developing their own criteria for critical elevation.
2633 THDN-235-01 The Expressive Voice 1.00 STU Moriarty, Kristen TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM TBA ARTW  
  Enrollment limited to 12 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with WELL
  NOTE: Seat Reservations: 3 seniors, 3 juniors, 3 sophomores, 3 first-years
  This course examines vocal production for performance and public speaking. Students explore the connection between body, breath, voice, imagination, language, and presence. The class draws upon recognized vocal training methods to encourage expressive voices that communicate meaning, intention, and feeling while pursuing efficiency and versatility in each individual's usage.
3035 THDN-242-01 American Rhythms 1.00 SEM Pappas, Rebecca T: 1:30PM-4:10PM TBA ARIP  
  Enrollment limited to 10 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with CLIC Cross-listing: AMST-242-01
  NOTE: 4 seats reserved for THDN majors.
  This dance history class explores the legacy of African Diasporic dances in the United States including jazz, tap, and Hip Hop. The course combines readings, lectures, and viewings with guest artist sessions that expose students to the embodied practices that are a foundation of American dance history.
2944 THDN-253-01 Acts of Adaptation 1.00 SEM Incampo, Theresa TR: 1:30PM-3:30PM TBA ART  
  Enrollment limited to 12 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  NOTE: Students cannot take this course if they have already taken FYSM 129 Acts of Adaptation.
  NOTE: Seat reservations: 3 first years, 3 sophomores, 3 juniors, 3 seniors.
  Adaptation, the act of translating and transforming a story from one medium into another, serves as the basis for many of our most popular entertainment works. Hollywood has long looked to the theatre for inspiration, while blockbuster Broadway musicals like "Wicked," "Hamilton," and "SpongeBob SquarePants" are drawn from existing literature and moving imagery. This course invites students to take up the act of adaptation as a creative practice, with a special focus on the process of composing adaptations for the stage, screen, and audio. Students will also engage with various texts and theories about the process and product of adaptation. We will analyze case studies to address questions about the impact of genre, convention, and cultural specificity on the source material and the adaptation.
2795 THDN-301-01 Directing/Devising Performance 1.00 STU Hendrick, Michelle TR: 10:00AM-12:00PM TBA Y ARTW  
  Enrollment limited to 9 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with FILM, WELL
  Prerequisite: At least one theater and dance course or permission of instructor.
  NOTE: Please contact Michelle Hendrick at michelle.hendrick@trincoll.edu for permission to enroll.
  This class is designed for students interested in expanding their understanding of theoretical and devised approaches to directing for theater. The readings and exercises for this course will focus on the work of experimental theater artists from the 20th century to the present, examining the various ways directors and ensembles have investigated the relationship of form and content to research innovative modes of storytelling. Particular attention will be paid to multimedia and devised performance practice. Students will create work inspired by the artists and productions studied, applying theory to practice in performance work.
1298 THDN-309-01 Stage Production 0.50 STU Hendrick, Michelle TBA TBA Y ARTW  
  Enrollment limited to 12 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Major performance or design participation in a faculty-directed Theater and Dance Department production. Cast members will enroll at the first rehearsal. Design students will enroll with the technical director. All students participating in the production will receive .5 credit and will be graded. Do not register for this course during regular Trinity College registration.
2263 THDN-309-02 Stage Production 0.50 STU Kyle, Peter TBA TBA Y ARTW  
  Enrollment limited to 12 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Major performance or design participation in a faculty-directed Theater and Dance Department production. Cast members will enroll at the first rehearsal. Design students will enroll with the technical director. All students participating in the production will receive .5 credit and will be graded. Do not register for this course during regular Trinity College registration.
2447 THDN-345-01 Theater for Social Change 1.00 STU Simmons Jr, Godfrey MW: 10:00AM-12:00PM TBA Y ARIP  
  Enrollment limited to 14 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with EDUC, HRST
  NOTE: Seat reservations: 4 seniors, 4 juniors, 4 sophomores, 2 first years.
  The course introduces documentary-based ensemble theatre making and performance as a mode of participatory action research for initiating social change. During the semester students will engage in the process of making and performing an original work of theatre that investigates real circumstances, examines existing perceptions, identifies critical issues, and generates a public forum for social dialogue. The course work will focus on techniques based on the work of Augusto Boal and other methodologies. It will include individual research to explore ethical questions and diverse perspectives regarding freedoms and limitations of academic and personal expression in the context of maintaining responsibility and well-being within a multicultural society.
3078 THDN-373-01 Hum Rts Thru Perfmnc:Incarcrtd 1.00 LEC Lea, Joseph W: 1:30PM-4:10PM TBA ARIP  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: HRST-373-01
  In this course we will examine selected human rights issues through a multi-disciplinary approach that includes readings, discussion, journal writing, site visits and art-making. This semester's study will look at life behind the razor wire-what are the human rights issues that emerge in the world of the incarcerated? Topics included in our investigation will be mass incarceration, sentencing, collateral damage, rehabilitation vs. punishment, gender-specific issues and the impact of the arts on prisoners and the institution of prison.
1178 THDN-399-01 Independent Study 0.50 - 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y ART  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar’s Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for enrollment.
1927 THDN-464-01 Senior Project 0.50 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 100 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for enrollment. (1/2 course credit)
1179 THDN-466-01 Teaching Assistantship 0.50 - 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Submission of the special registration form, available online, and the approval of the instructor are required for enrollment. Guidelines are available in the College Bulletin. (0.5 - 1 course credit)
2554 THDN-497-01 Senior Thesis Part 2 0.50 IND TBA TBA TBA Y WEB  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  The second semester of a capstone exercise for all theater and dance majors who do not elect the two-credit thesis option. Students will be required to present an original theatrical piece and to submit an accompanying paper as the culmination of their work in the Theater and Dance Department. Submission of the special registration form is required for each semester of this year-long course. (1 course credits to be completed in two semesters.)
2559 THDN-499-01 Senior Thesis Part 2 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y WEB  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Year-long independent study. An option available only to students with strong academic records in the major and proven ability to work independently. Individual topics to be selected by the student and approved by departmental faculty. It is expected that the thesis will consist of a substantial written component with a performance or public presentation which relates in some fundamental way to the written part of the thesis. Submission of the special registration form and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for each semester of this year-long thesis.(2 course credits to be completed in two semesters.)