STDA 280 Dance and Poetry

College of Critical & Professional Studies

3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course

In their engagements with body and text, both dance and poetry involve rhythm, meter, imagistic
patterns, myths, evolution, and revolution. To explore these common engagements we will read
noted poets–ancient, modern, and contemporary–who evoke in their poetry the
relation of the verbal and the visual image and we will study selected dance performances. We
will also explore some critical theory of poetry’s relation to dance and dance’s connections to poetry.

Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H

This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or free elective requirement.