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MUSC 294 Dance for Music Theatre Units: 3.00
A continuation of dance, movement and performance techniques developed in previous instruction. This course will include the study of the creation of choreography for ensemble members. Students will learn to choreograph a musical theatre piece with a proper historical context, technique, and relationship to appropriate text.
NOTE Students with previous intermediate private dance experience, including through Queen's clubs, are encouraged to request permission to enrol.
NOTE This course is also listed/offered as DRAM 294/3.0.
NOTE Students with previous intermediate private dance experience, including through Queen's clubs, are encouraged to request permission to enrol.
NOTE This course is also listed/offered as DRAM 294/3.0.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Laboratory, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite (Registration in the MUTH Plan) or permission of the School.
Exclusion DRAM 294/3.0.
Equivalency MUTH 211/3.0*.
Course Equivalencies: DRAM294, MUSC294, MUTH211/3.0*
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the fundamentals of choreographic techniques through solo and ensemble performance of a selection from the Broadway or London musical theatre canon.
- Discuss readings, recordings and lecture material to compare and contrast the various techniques and styles of dancers and choreographers in musicals from different eras.
- Analyze and discuss physically sound techniques, in an accepting and open environment, through critical analysis of live and recorded performances.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the physiology and an appreciation for the health and care of the body, including the physiological differences in various dance styles.
- Learn helpful strategies of how to deal with performance anxiety.
- Review principles of acting such as subtext, character development, conflict, process, and apply them to various pieces of repertoire in a workshop or master class setting.