In a universe filled with movement, how and why and where might we find relative stillness? What are the aesthetic, political, and daily life possibilities within stillness? In this studio course open to all, we’ll dance, sit, question, and create substantial final projects. We’ll play with movement within stillness, stillness within movement, stillness in performance and in performers’ minds. We’ll look at stillness as protest and power. We’ll wonder when stillness might be an abdication of responsibility. We’ll read widely within religions, philosophy, performance, disability studies, social justice, visual art, sound (and silence).
Prerequisites & Restrictions
Not open to first year undergraduates.
By application only. This course is designed for all students. Experience is not required; curiosity and a willingness to go deep into our studies is. Students must be interested in diving into embodied, intellectual, and philosophical approaches to Stillness with the same seriousness and amount of time they reserve for other classes. Rigor looks different in different fields, and we’ll be curious together about the nuances of rigor within stillness, improvisation, gentleness, independent study, wonder, collaboration, and play.
Course Application
Application required — Apply for DAN 221
Students who apply by end of day Sunday, November 26, will hear about enrollment on Monday, November 27. Applications received after November 27 will be considered if space remains available or opens up in the class.
