Graduate Research in Dance

DAN5305.01
Course System Home Terms Spring 2026 Graduate Research in Dance

Course Description

Summary

This course is designed to assist graduate students with the research and development of their new work. The weekly format is determined with the students. In class, they show works-in-progress, try out ideas with their colleagues, and discuss issues involved in their creative processes. Though the class meets only once a week, students are expected to spend considerable time each week in active, ongoing creative research; their independent projects will be presented to the public, either formally or informally, by the end of the term. All MFA candidates bring their own professional histories and contribute their own artistic voices.

Learning Outcomes

  • Thoroughly commit to the evolution of new work.
  • Deepen ongoing creative research.
  • Pay rigorous attention to one's own artistic process.
  • Fully engage with the work of colleagues.
  • Hone the ability to articulate what one notices in all the above.

Prerequisites

Enrollment in the resident MFA Program in Dance.

Please contact the faculty member : dreitz@bennington.edu

Corequisites

Participation in Dance Workshop.

Instructor

  • Dana Reitz

Day and Time

TU 4:10pm-6:00pm

Delivery Method

Fully in-person

Length of Course

Full Term

Academic Term

Spring 2026

Area of Study

Credits

6

Course Level

5000

Maximum Enrollment

2

Course Frequency

Every term