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Minor in Interarts Performance

The minor in Interarts Performance includes coursework from both the Stamps School of Art & Design and the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance (SMTD), with a curriculum that encourages cross-program exploration.

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The Interarts Performance minor is designed for students interested in both the visual arts and theater, with a desire to create original performance pieces. This fifteen-credit minor is offered only to students enrolled within the Stamps School of Art & Design.

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How to Earn a Minor in Interarts Performance

  • Interarts Performance Minor Requirements
    • Two required Interarts Performance classes (minimum 6 credits; see below for details)
    • One Art & Design studio in time-based and/or performative media (minimum 3 credits; see below for details)
    • Two SMTD studio classes (minimum 6 credits; see below for details)
    • To become a declared minor, students must have a currently declared major.
  • Step 1: Get Started

    Contact Romy Hill-Cronin to get started.

  • Step 2: Choose Courses

    With the help of Romy Hill-Cronin and the Stamps Course Guide, choose four courses (minimum 12 credits) as follows:

    1. Required Interarts Classes (minimum 6 credits)
    • INTERPERF 150: Live Arts Survey
    • INTERPERF 160: Interarts Forum

    Total: 6 credits

    2. ARTDES Classes

    One class in time-based and/or performative media, including but not limited to:

    • ARTDES 206: Garment Design & Construction
    • ARTDES 207: Textile Design: Pattern & Print
    • ARTDES 208 Textile Design: Fiber Structures
    • ARTDES 243: Intro to Animation
    • ARTDES 265: Intro to Video
    • ARTDES 275: Color
    • ARTDES 300: Podcast-topia
    • ARTDES 300: Storytelling for Visual Artists and Designers
    • ARTDES 300: Experimental Video: Modeling Space and Marking Time
    • ARTDES 323: Fiber Sculpture
    • ARTDES 328: Experimental Animation
    • ARTDES 332: Dressing Up and Down
    • ARTDES 347: Cinematic Projection
    • ARTDES 373: Visual Storytelling: Stop-Motion
    • ARTDES 374: Sound and Story
    • ARTDES 400: Narrative Forms
    • ARTDES 405: Unfashionable
    • ARTDES 419 Experimental Fashion Design
    • ARTDES 427: Advanced Textile Design Studio

    Total: 3 credits

    3. School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD) Classes

    Two studio classes, including but not limited to:

    • DANCE 131: Comp 1
    • DANCE 442: Screen Dance
    • DANCE 445: Dancing Woman, Dancing Queer
    • THTREMUS 101: Intro to Acting 1
    • THTREMUS 172: Movement
    • THTREMUS 227: Intro to Playwriting
    • THTREMUS 233: Modern Rituals/Traditional Practices
    • THTREMUS 240: Introduction to Design
    • THTREMUS 250: Intro to Technical Theatre
    • THTREMUS 256: Lighting Design 1
    • THTREMUS 260: Scene Design 1
    • THTREMUS 270: Costume Design
    • THTREMUS 277: History of Dress
    • THTREMUS 263: Design Rendering
    • THTREMUS 327: Intermediate Playwriting
    • THTREMUS 332: Performing Archive
    • THTREMUS 340: Devising

    Total: 6 credits

    Students in the Minor will consult with the Interarts advisor in SMTD, Tzveta Kassabova ([email protected]), to plan their SMTD course of study based on interests and availability of courses.

    Total credits for the minor: 15