REN 609 : SOCIAL/THEATRICAL DANCE RENAISSANCE

This course focuses on the social function of dance in the Renaissance and its interconnection with societal manners and behavior. Also examined will be the dramatic use of the discourse of dance to further plot and reveal character. Students will learn to recognize the metaphorical use of dance in dramatic texts as well as reconstruct and perform dances based on manuals of the period. Emphasis is placed on country and court dances as well as dances of symbolism and ritual. Elective. Offered as needed.