DANC 1025 - History and Evolution of Dance on Film

This course provides an overview of the relationship between dance and film beginning with silent film to the present. The course delineates the role and influence of dance in traditional cinema and further investigates genres of performance art film and contemporary dance film. The focus on this element of film aims to deepen appreciation and understanding of dance as a significant cinematic reflection of art and culture that historically and currently continues to influence emerging forms or media art.