PERFORMING CITIZENSHIP
The course is a movement-thought lab aimed at deriving how our bodies “represent” ourselves, and how the notion of representation, presence, and agency in regard to societal behaviors in general, and those attached to citizenship in particular, govern our actions – and by extension, how our actions are governed. The course will be collaborative and improvisational, exploring the complex relationships between thought, emotions, politics, principles, power, social inequality, and movement/dance. In studying choreography as social and personal commentary, students will work in class on both solo and group projects, investigating the delicate balance between meaningful form and meaningful content while incorporating movement ranging from highly technical to pedestrian. By breaking down boundaries of disciplinary classification, a merging of movement, text, visuals, and sound will be stressed. To facilitate growth within a group, a system of humane, honest, and critical dialog will be developed and practiced.
