Study With Innovative Contemporary Choreographers
The Department of Dance offers two intensive three-week workshops to serve the intermediate-to-advanced dance student who is preparing to enter the profession. Students may participate in the program for either three or six weeks and will study with a minimum of three different companies in each session while being exposed to the workings of the other companies.
The program is based on strong technical training, achieved by concentrating on the healthy and efficient use of the body to realize each person’s physical potential, and the development of the imaginative and creative elements of each individual. To this end, we integrate the instruction from Tisch’s permanent faculty of master teachers with that of major guest artists and company members.
Summer 2008 Schedule
Residency I: May 19 - June 6
Residency II: June 9 - June 27
Each three-week workshop meets Monday through Friday, typically from 9:30 a.m. through 3:30 p.m. The day begins with a one-and-three-quarter-hour ballet class focused on alignment, strength, balance, line, and coordination and continues with a one-and-a-half-hour class in contemporary dance.
Each visiting company presents a lecture/demonstration on the first day of its residency and teaches a week of contemporary technique and, in the afternoons, repertory. Students also have the opportunity to observe open rehearsals, showings of works-in-progress, and public performances. Together, the companies provide a multileveled, kinetic, and aesthetic experience.
Rehearsal space is available to students who wish to pursue their own personal choreographic interests, and informal showings of these works can also be held. Interested persons should enclose their résumé, listing their training and/or performing background, with their summer application.
All instruction is held at the Tisch School of the Arts, Department of Dance, 111 Second Avenue.
Note: Students younger than 18 years old are not permitted to register for the summer dance intensives.
