Courses - Spring 2024
TDPS
Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies
TDPS201
Introduction to Technical Production
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Must be in a major within the ARHU-Dance department; or must be in a major within the ARHU-Theatre department.
Credit only granted for: DANC210 and THET114 or TDPS201.
Formerly: DANC210 and THET114.
Students are provided with an overview of topics related to the technical production of theatre and dance including: scenic, prop and costume construction, lighting, sound and video execution and management structures.
Students must pay a $25 lab fee.
TDPS408D
Seminar in Theory and Practice of Critical Difference; Contemporary History of Black Performance: Theory & Practice
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
TDPS440
Arts Leadership Seminar
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ARHU240; or permission of instructor.
Cross-listed with: ARHU440.
Credit only granted for: ARHU440 or TDPS440.
An advanced seminar that connects arts leadership to current trends in technology, demographics, policy, and the economy. Through an investigation of current events, leadership theory, and case studies and guest speakers from the field, students will evaluate arts leadership as a profession and develop their own unique leadership identity. Topics included strategic management, organizational culture, ethics, decision making, and partnerships.
TDPS458K
Special Topics in Advanced Performing Arts; Stock Motion Performances
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with THET669E and DANC689K. Credit only granted for TDPS458K, THET669E, or DANCE689K. Student must pay a $25 lab fee.
Students will build a series of performance studies using Unity software and stock animation available on public motion libraries. Students will string together animations in various patterns and interactive systems, and design performance environments for them. Students will gain an understanding of motion that is assumed "default," "normal," and "useful," and use their work to interrogate and challenge such assumptions and their social and political connotations. Then, students will try to recreate their digital action sequences in physical space, and re-translate them back into the virtual, building a new and improvednon-stock motionlibrary."
Students will build a series of performance studies using Unity software and stock animation available on public motion libraries. Students will string together animations in various patterns and interactive systems, and design performance environments for them. Students will gain an understanding of motion that is assumed "default," "normal," and "useful," and use their work to interrogate and challenge such assumptions and their social and political connotations. Then, students will try to recreate their digital action sequences in physical space, and re-translate them back into the virtual, building a new and improvednon-stock motionlibrary."
TDPS458P
Special Topics in Advanced Performing Arts; Motion Capture for Mixed Reality Performance
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisites: A minimum grade of C- in IMDM290. Restriction: Permission of department. Cross-listed with DANC689Q and THET669Q. Credit only granted for TDPS458P, DANCE689Q, or THET669Q.
This class will introduce students to creative and technical application for motion capture. Using analog, inertial, optical, and AI systems, students will engage in collaborative projects that span digital and physical spaces. Students will also engage with the history of mocap development, as well as the aesthetics and ethics surrounding digital motion.
This class will introduce students to creative and technical application for motion capture. Using analog, inertial, optical, and AI systems, students will engage in collaborative projects that span digital and physical spaces. Students will also engage with the history of mocap development, as well as the aesthetics and ethics surrounding digital motion.
TDPS469
Advanced Practicum in Stage Management
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
TDPS479
Production Practicum
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: TDPS201. Formerly THET479. A specified practical aspect of mounting a theatre or dance production with hands-on, laboratory experience.
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