Experientially, this article explores issues and problems vis-à-vis the teaching and learning of dance in Nigeria. The article finds that the relegation of dance education in Nigerian higher schools of learning is linked to many factors which include: lack of manpower, lack of infrastructure and knowledge of the numerous values of dance education…

Ensemble practices have been essential to the performing and visual fine arts over centuries. The skills of working in ensembles, including team work and collaborative learning, are increasingly understood to be critical and transferable professional attributes. However, much teaching of ensembles is practical and embodied, relying on tacit…

The research behaviors and library use of dance scholars are widely unknown, particularly in regard to issues of access to historical materials and new technology preferences. In the past thirty years, college and university dance departments in the United States have developed into independent, research-based programs. Despite the lack of current…

People who do not know theatre may think the only creative artist in the field is the playwright--with actors, directors, and designers mere "interpreters" of the dramatist's vision. Historically, however, creative mastery and power have passed through different hands. Sometimes, the playwright did the staging. In other periods, leading…

This study intended to identify commonalities of fine arts programs at selected private liberal arts colleges and universities in order to ultimately develop an exemplary fine arts program in a similar setting. This study searched for answers to three research questions within the context of art, music, dance, and theatre. The first research…

This study documented the experiences of staging Vaslav Nijinsky's "L'Apres-midi d'un Faune" in a higher education dance program. The ballet was staged from Labanotation. Research questions focused on teaching and learning pedagogy, characterization of the process over time, experiences of the participants and teaching approaches. The project…

The Dance Theatre of Harlem, which includes both a school and a publicly performing dance company, is described from its inception by its artistic director, Arthur Mitchell, to its current activities. Budgets, student characteristics, and philosophy are discussed. (LBH)

Deals with the problems encountered by beginning opera directors. Emphasizes consideration of rehearsal scheduales, conductor-director relationship, and script interpretation. (MH)

Describes the author's experiences finding an administrative home for theater departments, whether seceding from a communication arts department, or combining with other arts areas to form a new department. Offers recommendations and advice. (SR)

A university dance program conducted at the University of Wisconsin--Madison, the 1978 residency of the Alwin Nikolais Company, is described. Collaboration between the company and university personnel is described in the areas of: (1) creating a working environment; (2) participating in residency events; and (3) fulfilling expectations. (CJ)

Standards should be established for professional dance curricula in higher education. Courses in dance history, dance philosophy, dance notation, music for dance, kinesiology as applied to dance, and dance theater design and production should be taught by a core of experts. (CJ)

This is a directory of colleges and universities that offer dance programs leading to undergraduate and graduate degrees. The directory contains alphabetical listings by state and of colleges within each state. Each listing contains the following information: (1) the school's name and address; (2) whether the school is private or state controlled;…

Explains that an important aspect of dance history is lost by not recording dance rehearsals. Argues that recording rehearsals can reveal the creative process and illuminate the environment that engendered this art form. Concludes that a transformed dance history will influence curriculum development. (GG)

This essay uses the concept of the constellation to characterize the relations among interdisciplinarity, cultural memory, and comparative literature. To do so entails: (a) reviewing the paradoxical interdisciplinarity of comparative literature, (b) tracing its establishment at a liberal arts college (Bryn Mawr College, USA), and (c) describing a…

The National Music Camp is an educational enterprise offering intensive training in music as well as drama, dance, and the visual arts, combined with recreational activities. The program is offered for students from 8 years old to college age. (Author/PG)