The Theater and Dance Department provides students with the opportunity to investigate the historical, theoretical, and literary aspects of the two disciplines as well as to participate in their creative, performance, and production processes. The curriculum emphasizes a cross-disciplinary approach to theater and dance which reflects contemporary performance practice as well as current critical, historical, and cultural perspectives. Courses are offered in the following categories: history, theory, and literature process and performance design and production cross-disciplinary study in theater and dance

The 100, 200, and some 300 level courses in the Department are designed for students with a general interest as well as for those intending to become majors. Note: No more than three full credits in Techniques and Applications of Theater and Dance courses (109, 209, 309), may be counted toward fulfillment of the general credit-requirement for the bachelor's degree, two of which can be 109 quarter-credits. Paired 209 and 309 courses (Intermediate and Advanced) in the same subject, offered in the same semester, are not included as part of this limit.

THEATER AND DANCE MAJOR--Majors may choose either to focus their studies in one of three areas of primary interest (theater, dance or design), or to develop a more cross-disciplinary approach to the three practices.
Requirements - The major in Theater and Dance consists of 13 courses and either a half-credit Senior Project or a two-credit Senior Thesis. All majors are required to take:

• Three introductory courses
  1) THDN 102 Introduction to Theater Arts
  2) THDN 105 Introduction: Dance as Performance
  3) THDN 202 Elementary Production Techniques or THDN 244 Design Response
• Three courses in History/Theory/Literature
  1) THDN 250 The Ancient World to the Enlightenment: History of Theater and Dance to 1750
  2) THDN 251 Romanticism to the Avant-Garde: History of Theater and Dance from 1750-1925
  3) THDN 236 Twentieth-Century Dance History; or THDN 339 Twentieth-Century American Theater; or THDN 338 Twentieth-Century European Theater
  
• Three courses in Process and Performance at the 200 level or above (at least one of which must be a theater course and one of which must be a dance course)
• Two courses in the Cross-disciplinary category
• One elective in either History/Theory or Process and Performance at the 200 level or above THDN 412 Senior Seminar:
  Performance and Theory a one-half-credit Senior Project or a two-credit Senior Thesis.

  (Students who wish to focus their studies in design may take all three of their Process and Performance courses in the area of design/technology; if this option is selected, the elective course must be a non-design course at the 200 level or above from the Process and Performance category.)

  Note on Techniques and Applications for Majors: no more than one credit in 209 and 309 may be counted toward fulfillment of the credit-requirement for the major; 109 may not be counted. Paired 209 and 309 courses (intermediate and advanced) in the same subject, offered in the same semester, are not included as part of this limit. A grade of C- or higher must be obtained in courses for the major requirement. The last term of the senior year must be in residence.

• Cognate courses and the College Integration of Knowledge Requirement---The Theater and Dance major has been designated an integrated major. Students who major in Theater and Dance satisfy the college Integration of Knowledge requirement by taking two cognate courses in a third field (above the introductory level) which relate directly to at least two courses taken by the student within the Department. This cluster of four courses, created in consultation with the student's advisor, should be completed by the end of the junior year or at the very latest the end of the first semester of the senior year. Each student will have to make a 20-minute presentation at a specially designed symposium for Theater and Dance faculty and majors on a topic synthesizing material from theater and dance with material from his or her cognate field. Among the possible cognate fields are: American Studies, Anthropology, International Studies, Art History, Comparative Literature, English, History, Music, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Studio Arts, and Women's Studies. Trinity/La Mama Performing Arts Program---The Department offers students, both major and non-major, the opportunity to undertake intensive study in theater, dance, and performance art in New York City. The program, which takes place in the Fall Semester, includes high-level professional training, internships with major theater and dance companies, and exploratory seminars. Through these activities, students are exposed to some of the most innovative and accomplished performing artists in New York City. The program is designed for juniors and seniors, but sophomores with special qualifications will also be considered. Further information is available from Professor Judy Dworin in the Department of Theater and Dance, or Damyan Popchristov, Director of External Programs in Theater and Dance in New York City.
  (See course descriptions for 401, 403, and 405 for additional details.)