Classes
The Movement Lab works closely with the Barnard Dance Department to host multiple classes each semester, where students benefit from the lab function of our space and the technical resources we provide.
Fall 2024
Screendance: Composition with Professor Gabri Christa
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:10 AM - 12:00 PM
Prerequisites: Must have taken a Dance Department Composition course, and have some dance training. This experiential, hands-on course requires all students to choreograph, dance, and film. Focusing on single-shot film-making, the duet of the camera and the dance will create an understanding of the interaction between the two, enabling students to create a final short film.
Human Anatomy and Movement with Professor Chisa Hidaka
Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:10 AM - 11:25 AM
Dancers and other movers will acquire concrete, scientific information about anatomy and integrate this knowledge into their sensed experience of movement. Through readings, lectures/discussions, and movement practice, students will explore (1) the structure and function of bones and joints, (2) muscles, neuromuscular function and coordination, and (3) motor cognition and learning.
Anatomy Lab with Professors Chisa Hidaka and Cecilia Fontanesi
Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
This new interdisciplinary laboratory course will introduce students to the practices of creative and scientific research in anatomy. The laboratory course will offer students “hands-on” opportunities to view cadaveric specimens, to collect, analyze, and communicate scientific information/data related to anatomy, and to explore the use of anatomical information to generate creative movement and choreography.
Rehearsal and Performance by NiNi DONGNIER
Tuesdays, 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
October 2 to November 20: Wednesdays, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
In Fall 2024, the Department of Dance will present a concert of new works by illustrious faculty and guest artists presented at New York Live Arts. Auditions are open to Barnard and Columbia students!
The Movement Lab's Curator of Special Projects and Artistic Associate, NiNi DONGNIER, will be recreating a new work.
Audition: Wednesday, September 4 from 7:30- 9:00 PM in Studio 305
We highly encourage you to audition for NiNi's piece and get the chance to engage with her work!