DANCE 107: Emergent Choreography Lab for Young Choreographers Festival

Course Description

Students (Choreographers and Dancers) in this Choreography Lab will engage in an intensive rehearsal and production process leading up to the Young Choreographers Festival (YCF) showcase, April 19 and 20, 2024. Each participating choreographer will continue to cultivate and develop their choreographic work in a collaborative process alongside fellow dance-makers in the class. Dance Festival Coordinator & Mentorship Facilitator Aleta Hayes, will support student makers and performers, facilitate critical feedback alongside student peers and the TAPS/Dance Faculty, as well as coordinate production needs for the inaugural Young Choreographers Festival showcase.Students can expect to work alongside their peers to review and practice concepts such as: learning to articulate the aesthetic and technical needs of choreographic work to dancers, using spatial design as a choreographic tool, practicing the techniques and skills needed to shape a compelling choreographed performance. Eligible students in this practice-based course will already have a designated Dance Faculty Mentor(s), a work-in-progress (begun Winter WTR 23-24) OR have been/will be Cast in the chosen works. Workshop Rehearsal Days/Options: (M to THU; 2 out of 4 days- TBD with instructor). Please email inquiries to: Aleta Hayes (ahayes1@stanford.edu).