Adagio College of Performing Arts

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE PERFORMING ARTS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY OFFERING CLASSES, WORKSHOPS AND LOCAL PERFORMANCES. GOALS1) TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN THE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS2) TO STRENGTHEN STUDENTS CREATIVE SKILLS IN LIVE PERFORMANCE THROUGH THE STUDY OF CRAFT AND TECHNIQUE3) TO ENGAGE CRITICAL STUDIES AND HISTORIES OF DANCE AND PERFORMANCE 4) TO CREATE UNIQUE, CHALLENGING AND DIVERSE LIVE PERFORMANCE AND SHARE THEM WITH OUR COMMUNITY.OBJECTIVES: DANCETO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS, STUDENTS WILL:- DEMONSTRATE A NUANCED UNDERSTANDING OF COLLABORATION IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS THROUGH LEADERSHIP, PARTICIPATION AND REFLECTION.- DEVELOP A MULTIFACETED PHYSICALITY THROUGH TRAINING IN DANCE TECHNIQUES.- APPLY A VARIETY OF VALUE SYSTEMS, AESTHETICS, AND APPROACHES TO PERFORMING.- LEARN THE VOCABULARY AND PRACTICE METHODS OF RESPECTFUL CRITIQUE AND EVALUATION.- INTEGRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF CULTURAL CONTEXT INTO CREATIVE AND SCHOLARLY RESEARCH.- DEMONSTRATE CLEAR AND CONVINCING ACADEMIC WRITING IN THE FIELD.- NURTURE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THROUGH DANCE.OUTCOMESTHROUGH COURSE WORK AND INVOLVEMENT IN PRODUCTION STUDENTS:- WILL LEARN THE VALUES AND METHODS OF ARTISTIC COLLABORATION- WILL BE PREPARED TO ENTER THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD OF THE PERFORMING ARTS, OR TO PURSUE GRADUATE STUDY IN DANCE OR OTHER FIELDS IN THE HUMANITIES;- WILL BE EQUIPPED FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF CAREERS SUCH AS BUSINESS, LAW OR TEACHING THAT REQUIRE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT, PUBLIC POISE, IMAGINATION, AND A BROAD BACKGROUND IN THE LIBERAL ARTS