TAPS 191: Independent Study
Individual supervision of off-campus internship. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-18
| Repeatable
for credit
TAPS 197: Dance in Prison: The Arts, Juvenile Justice, and Rehabilitation in America (AMSTUD 197, DANCE 197)
This class works collaboratively with a local juvenile hall to use civic engagement and performance to explore the aesthetic, cultural and legal issues in the lives of incarcerated youth. In the process students gain an understanding of incarceration on an immediate and personal scale. Taught jointly by a Dance Studies scholar and a lawyer specializing in Juvenile Justice, we will consider what unique understandings are possible if we position the arts as central to an exploration of punishment, rehabilitation and recidivism in America. The course will examine case studies, historical and contemporary narratives about the social, imaginative and behavioral change possible through arts programs in prison.Half of the class meetings will be in Hillcrest Juvenile Hall in San Mateo, where our class will join with a group of 13-18 year old youths currently detained there. Dance will be used to help shape their individual expressive voices, and ours, through collaborative hip hop dance classes. Books to be read are
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson, and
Last Chance in Texas by John Hubner.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:EC-AmerCul, GER:DB-Hum, WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Ross, J. (PI)
TAPS 200: Senior Project
All TAPS Majors must complete a Senior Project that represents significant work in any area of theater and/or performance. The project must be an original contribution and can consist of any of the following: devising a performance, choreographing a dance, stage managing a production, designing a large theater work, performing a major role, writing a play, directing a show, or researching and writing a senior essay. Work for this project normally begins in Spring Quarter of the junior year and must be completed by the end of the senior year. Students receive credit for senior projects through
TAPS 200. A minimum of 4 units is required, but additional units are available for larger projects. Students pursuing senior projects must submit a two-page proposal to a faculty advisor of their choice, which must be approved by the Undergraduate Advisor and the department faculty no later than the end of Spring Quarter of the junior year.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 2-9
| Repeatable
for credit
TAPS 201: Theater History
A survey of the history of theatre and dance from the ancient Greeks to the modern world. While primarily intended to help TAPS graduate students prepare for their Comprehensive Exam, this course may also be taken by undergraduates or non-TAPS graduate students in order to gain a broad understanding of some of the seminal plays, dances, theories, and performance practices of the past 2500 years.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Smith, M. (PI)
;
Pipert, J. (TA)
TAPS 201A: Honors Colloquium
See "Undergraduate Programs" for description.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1
TAPS 201B: Honors Colloquium
See "Undergraduate Programs" for description.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Looser, D. (PI)
TAPS 201C: Honors Colloquium
See "Undergraduate Programs" for description.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Looser, D. (PI)
TAPS 201D: Honors Colloquium
See "Undergraduate Programs" for description.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Looser, D. (PI)
;
Menon, J. (PI)
TAPS 210V: Vocal Production and Audition
An introductory study of the vocal mechanism and the development of voice and articulation for the stage. Students will be introduced to the actor's tools of phonetics, verbal action and text analysis. Vocal technique will then be applied to the actor's process in preparation for audition. Actors will fully participate in the audition process, from beginning to end. Emphasis will be on relaxation, selection of appropriate material, and versatility to show contrast and range.
Last offered: Autumn 2013
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 6 units total)
TAPS 220: Academic Publishing
This course offers systematic opportunities for students to develop a publishable article for a scholarly journal. We will examine a range of successful articles in journals and carefully consider a variety of effective writing techniques and styles.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Menon, J. (PI)
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