Performing and Media Arts (PMA)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2018-2019.

PMA 1132

Why are two identical people unsettling? "Uncanny" resemblances suggest the strangely familiar, and this course investigates the doppelgänger myth influencing superstitions about un- or supernatural twins ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18073 PMA 1132   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

PMA 1142

What can TV's "special" categories—such as special episodes and television specials—tell us about how television generally works? In this seminar, we will look at various episodes ranging from Christmas, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18074 PMA 1142   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

PMA 1143

How does a film come to have its distinct appearance, and why does it matter? The study of aesthetics situates the choices of individual filmmakers—from the color of set pieces to the selection of a scene's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18075 PMA 1143   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

PMA 1144

In our current political climate, where is the line drawn between politics and performance? How has performance historically been used to advance political propaganda? In what ways does performance facilitate ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18076 PMA 1144   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

PMA 1145

"We're all born naked and the rest is drag" - RuPaul. This course explores drag as a mode of queer cultural performance. Through a wide range of readings and viewings that introduce a diverse array of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18077 PMA 1145   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

PMA 1146

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18354 PMA 1146   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

PMA 1200

Entry-level class. Covers the fundamentals of elementary dance training. Movement sequences focusing on rhythm, placement, and vitality of performance through an anatomically sound dance technique. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PE 1180

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  8738 PMA 1200   STU 501

PMA 1410

The Media Production Lab course is a series of self-contained lecture/workshops on various topics in the production of film and video. The workshops will be a mix of lecture and hands on experience with ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  7880 PMA 1410   LEC 001

PMA 1610

Learn what it takes to prepare a live show. Students work on getting scenery, costumes, and lighting ready for performance or for production. Gain the practical skills and learn to use the tools that are ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  6271 PMA 1610   STU 501

    • TBA
    • Bernstein, S

      Cross, W

      Intemann, E

PMA 1611

Perform in a departmental theatre production or dance concert. Research a role, develop a character, and perform for a live audience in a faculty supervised production. Explore choreography and perform ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  5910 PMA 1611   STU 501

    • TBA
    • Chu, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  8152 PMA 1611   STU 502

    • TBA
    • Milles, B

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  8153 PMA 1611   STU 503

    • TBA
    • Staff

PMA 2220

Introductory modern technique intended for students with some dance training. Material covered includes specific spinal and center work with attention to rhythm, design, and movement expression. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PE 1183

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  8528 PMA 2220   STU 501

PMA 2300

Weekly assignments in basic elements of choreography. Students compose and present short studies that are discussed and reworked. Problems are defined and explored through class improvisations. Informal ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  5922 PMA 2300   SEM 101

  • If course is full please contact department, room 223 Schwartz Center for permission to enroll.

PMA 2501

The importance of sports to American society and popular culture cannot be denied, and this seminar will study sports films' vital significance in representing the intersection of sports, history, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2505FGSS 2501VISST 2502

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17047 PMA 2501   LEC 001

PMA 2540

Intensive consideration of the ways films generate meaning and of the ways we attribute meaning and value to films. Discussion ranges over commercial narrative, art cinema, documentary, and personal film ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: VISST 2174

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17043 PMA 2540   LEC 001

PMA 2610

Learn what it means to run a live show or a film festival. Participate as part of a team to ensure all the elements work together and on time. Learn the intricacies of collaborating with a production group ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  •  6244 PMA 2610   STU 501

    • TBA
    • Cross, W

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  •  8014 PMA 2610   STU 502

    • TBA
    • Intemann, E

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  •  8015 PMA 2610   STU 503

    • TBA
    • Bernstein, S

PMA 2611

Practical experience in the organization and management of a theatrical production as an assistant stage manager for a fully supported department production under the supervision of the staff ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8781 PMA 2611   LAB 401

    • TBA
    • Cross, W

PMA 2633

Opera has been enthralling audiences for 400 years; this course explores the multiple facets of its appeal. Using seven operas as the focus-chosen from different periods, national traditions, and styles-the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MUSIC 2241

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17526 PMA 2633   LEC 001

PMA 2670

This class aims to give students a good historical and critical grounding in Shakespeare's drama and its central place in Renaissance culture. Our study will include attention to dramatic forms, Shakespeare's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 2270

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8601 PMA 2670   LEC 001

PMA 2800

An introduction to the actor's technique and performance skills, exploring the elements necessary to begin training as an actor, i.e., observation, concentration, and imagination. Focus is on physical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  6272 PMA 2800   STU 501

  • This class is now open enrollment on-line. If the class is full please place your name on the wait-list.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  5912 PMA 2800   STU 502

  • This class is now open enrollment on-line. If the class is full please place your name on the wait-list.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  5913 PMA 2800   STU 503

  • This class is now open enrollment on-line. If the class is full please place your name on the wait-list.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  5914 PMA 2800   STU 504

  • This class is now open enrollment on-line. If the class is full please place your name on the wait-list.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18342 PMA 2800   STU 505

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18832 PMA 2800   STU 506

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18878 PMA 2800   STU 507

PMA 2830

This course introduces students to the primary components of vocal technique in performance.  Over the course of the semester, students will work through a series of vocal exercises which provide the basis ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17327 PMA 2830   STU 501

PMA 3000

Independent study allows students the opportunity to pursue special interests not treated in regularly scheduled courses. A faculty member, who becomes the student's instructor for the course, must approve ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5915 PMA 3000   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Rogers, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18967 PMA 3000   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Angelopoulos, P

PMA 3210

Intermediate Western classical dance technique. Work is done on strengthening the body through a movement technique emphasizing presence and musicality based on harmonic muscular control. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PE 1184

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  5923 PMA 3210   STU 501

PMA 3212

Pan-African Drum and Dance Ensemble is an introductory performance course where students learn performance traditions from across West Africa. No prior experience is necessary. Students may choose to focus ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 3612MUSIC 3612

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 18704 PMA 3212   STU 501

PMA 3220

Intermediate modern technique focusing on rhythm, placement, and phrasing for students who are prepared to refine the skills of dancing. Students are challenged by complex phrases and musicality. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PE 1185

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  5924 PMA 3220   STU 501

PMA 3225

This course will explore questions of how we perceive articulations of identity on the moving body. How do histories and cultural behaviors define differences? What are the conventions of race, gender, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PMA 4225

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  •  7540 PMA 3225   STU 501

PMA 3300

Intermediate choreographic projects are critiqued in progress by faculty and peers. Consideration of design problems in costuming and lighting.  Weekly assignments in basic elements of choreography. Students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  5925 PMA 3300   STU 501

PMA 3351

This course will cultivate collaborations between the practice and study of dance with fields such as architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, painting, digital arts, and other design and creative ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PMA 4351

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  •  7376 PMA 3351   STU 501

PMA 3410

From Al Capone to Tony Soprano, the mafia has been the subject of numerous films over the course of 70 years, so many in fact that one might well speak of a "mafia obsession" in American popular culture. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ITAL 3010

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16192 PMA 3410   LEC 001

PMA 3420

This course examines both mainstream representations of and independent media made by, for, and about Asians and Asian Americans throughout U.S. cultural history. In this course, we will analyze popular ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AAS 3020AMST 3025

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18706 PMA 3420   SEM 101

PMA 3463

This course considers issues, approaches, and complexities in the contemporary television landscape. As television has changed drastically over the past fifteen years, this course provides students with ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3463VISST 3463

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9126 PMA 3463   SEM 101

PMA 3490

An introduction (without prerequisites) to fundamental problems of current political theory, filmmaking, and film analysis, along with their interrelationship.  Particular emphasis on comparing and contrasting ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3300GERST 3550GOVT 3705

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16963 PMA 3490   LEC 001

  • Film Screening TBA.

PMA 3505

Blaxploitation films of the 1970s are remembered for their gigantic Afros, enormous guns, slammin' soundtracks, sex, drugs, nudity, and violence. Never before or since have so many African American performers ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16844 PMA 3505   LEC 001

PMA 3510

This course introduces students to documentary film production and story development. Through lectures, screenings, workshops, and technical labs, students will develop single-camera digital video production ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 3110ANTHR 6110PMA 6510

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18456 PMA 3510   STU 501

PMA 3520

Light is the fundamental building block of all visual media. Whether a photographer, filmmaker, videographer, YouTube poster, or other maker of images, the strategic use of light can tell your story better, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: VISST 3520

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8725 PMA 3520   STU 501

PMA 3531

This course explores the fundamentals of writing for the screen. The class format will include creative writing assignments, class discussion, screenings and workshop. Students will produce short film ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7721 PMA 3531   SEM 101

  • To be considered for this class please fill out this google form - https://goo.gl/forms/d5PDJT8DYoqhRcsG3

PMA 3550

Global Cinema I and II together offer an overview of international film history from the late nineteenth century to today. Through a focus on key films and significant epochs, the course traces the evolution ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PMA 6550VISST 3175

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7649 PMA 3550   LEC 001

PMA 3570

An introduction to filmmaking, students will learn to create compelling characters, as well as develop strong storytelling skills through basic character and story development and breakdown, cinematography, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7668 PMA 3570   STU 501

PMA 3609

This is a variable credit learning experience for students engaged in creating productions in the Department of Performing and Media Arts.  Students may act, assistant direct, assistant stage manage, or ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8413 PMA 3609   STU 501

    • TBA
    • Feldshuh, D

PMA 3610

Collaborate with a faculty member in the development and production of a live event, in a mentored role of Assistant Designer, Assistant Director, or Assistant Choreographer. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  •  5917 PMA 3610   STU 501

    • TBA
    • Chu, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  •  7589 PMA 3610   STU 502

    • TBA
    • Goetz, K

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  •  7590 PMA 3610   STU 503

    • TBA
    • Intemann, E

PMA 3614

A studio course working on the creation and development of characters on paper. The character designs explored will not be bound by the limits of the human body or physical costumes, but rather will push ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7648 PMA 3614   STU 501

PMA 3616

This course explores the evolution of western dress from the time of the ancient Egyptians to the early twentieth century by focusing on areas of the human anatomy and how each area has been presented, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5916 PMA 3616   SEM 101

PMA 3620

The theory and practice of lighting design as a medium for artistic expression. This course explores the aesthetic and mechanical aspects of light and their application in a variety of disciplines. Emphasis ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: VISST 3620

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5918 PMA 3620   STU 501

PMA 3640

An exploration of the scene design process for the live theatre. Students will execute design projects employing various media (e.g., sketches, paper models, computer graphics) that examine how elements ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8782 PMA 3640   STU 501

PMA 3670

Exploration into the integration of art and science in today's theme parks and interactive entertainment attractions. Papers, projects, and discussions deal with planning and development aspects of large-scale ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7833 PMA 3670   STU 501

PMA 3680

Covering the basics of digital audio, bioacoustics, psychoacoustics and sound design, as they apply to theatre, film and music production.  Students create soundscapes for text and moving image using ProTools ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MUSIC 3431

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  7645 PMA 3680   STU 501

PMA 3711

"Sitcom Jews" uses close media analysis, theoretical discussion, and student performances or media projects to examine the representation of Jews on television and on the Broadway stage from 1948-2017. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: JWST 3711

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17564 PMA 3711   SEM 101

PMA 3724

Tragedy and its audiences from ancient Greece to modern theater and film. Topics: origins of theatrical conventions; Shakespeare and Seneca; tragedy in modern theater and film. Works studied will include: ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 3645COML 3440

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8643 PMA 3724   LEC 001

PMA 3750

This course is designed to introduce students to a range of historical, cross-cultural, and transnational performance texts, theories, and practices; to motivate students to examine the broad social, political, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5911 PMA 3750   LEC 001

PMA 3800

Practical exploration of the actor's craft through exercises in physical and psychological action, improvisation and scene study. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8414 PMA 3800   STU 501

PMA 3805

In this introductory class, students will study elements of successful dramatic writing: strong structure, effective dialogue, and imaginative theatricality. Students will craft and revise short plays, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8718 PMA 3805   SEM 101

PMA 3840

A wholly physical acting course based in the practices of Commedia dell'arte-stock characters, physical lazzi, improvisation, street theatre-using improvisation, some mask work, clown and viewpoint training. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16413 PMA 3840   SEM 101

PMA 3880

Focused, practical exercises teach the student fundamental staging techniques that bring written text to theatrical life. A core objective is to increase the student's awareness of why and how certain ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: VISST 3798

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8129 PMA 3880   STU 501

PMA 4000

In this advanced undergraduate-level seminar, all senior majors synthesize four years of study in a collaborative intellectual and artistic project with the faculty. Over the course of the fall semester, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  7895 PMA 4000   STU 501

PMA 4222

Advanced and pre-professional advanced ballet and modern technique. This class meets 4 days per week. This course is a combination of PMA 3210 and PMA 3220 in the same semester.  Attendance to concerts ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  8689 PMA 4222   STU 501

    • MTWR
    • Chu, J

      Suber, P

PMA 4225

This course will continue the critical inquiry investigated in Mapping the Moving Body. Intended for advanced students, it will address the dialogue between contemporary choreography and current sociopolitical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PMA 3225

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  •  7667 PMA 4225   STU 501

PMA 4230

Pre-professional/Advanced ballet or modern technique with modern and contemporary ballet company repertory rehearsal and performances. This class meets 2 days per week, 3 hrs. 10 minutes per ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8683 PMA 4230   STU 501

    • MW
    • Suber, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8698 PMA 4230   STU 502

    • TR
    • Chu, J

PMA 4300

Students work on advanced choreographic problems, to be presented in performance. Work in progress is critiqued by faculty members on a regular basis. view course details

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  •  5926 PMA 4300   STU 501

PMA 4301

Continuation of PMA 4300. Intermediate choreographic projects are critiqued in progress by faculty and peers. Consideration of design problems in costuming and lighting.  Weekly assignments in basic elements ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  5927 PMA 4301   STU 501

PMA 4351

This course continues the work done in PMA 3351. At an advanced level, this course will further explore the choreographic and design principles of contemporary choreographer, William Forsythe, who began ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PMA 3351

  • 2-3 Credits Graded

  •  7489 PMA 4351   STU 501

PMA 4451

Examines the new cinemas of Southeast Asia and their engagement with contemporary discourses of gender and sexuality. It pays special attention to the ways in which sexuality and gendered embodiment are ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  8949 PMA 4451   LEC 001

PMA 4501

Radical transformations in our media landscape raise urgent questions for the field of cinema and media studies.  This course focuses on a topic drawn from current scholarly research.  They may include: ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PMA 6501

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9029 PMA 4501   SEM 101

PMA 4536

The course will treat various aspects of Indian film, with focal topics to vary from year to year.  These topics will include religion in Indian film, Indian art films, and the golden age of Indian film.  ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4436VISST 4436

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16445 PMA 4536   SEM 101

PMA 4607

A studio practicum that is the culmination of several semesters of coursework in choreography and design, this course is the student's preparation for an end of semester public presentation of an original ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Graded

  •  8686 PMA 4607   STU 501

    • TBA
    • Staff

PMA 4608

AUPR in Design is a capstone experience in practice as research. Student take a leadership role as a designer, working with faculty as peers on a fully supported departmental production. After taking courses ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Graded

  •  8687 PMA 4608   STU 501

    • TBA
    • Intemann, E

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Graded

  •  9937 PMA 4608   STU 502

    • TBA
    • Cross, W

PMA 4609

The purpose of this course is to give interested and able undergraduate students the ability to gain skill and experience in the practice and art of directing.  To be considered for the AUPR-Directing, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Graded

  •  8688 PMA 4609   STU 501

    • TBA
    • Staff

PMA 4800

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18427 PMA 4800   STU 501

PMA 4866

The function of the theatre critic is well understood, but the role of the dramaturg remains mysterious in the American theatre.  Yet theatre critics and dramaturgs use many of the same research, analytic, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 4766ENGL 6766PMA 6866

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17115 PMA 4866   SEM 101

PMA 4950

First of a two-semester sequence (the second is PMA 4951) for seniors engaged in an honors project.  You can find the honors guidelines and form at http://pma.cornell.edu/honors. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6327 PMA 4950   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Rogers, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  7980 PMA 4950   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • Goelzer, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8568 PMA 4950   RSC 703

    • TBA
    • Chu, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8569 PMA 4950   RSC 704

    • TBA
    • Salvato, N

PMA 4951

Second of a two-semester sequence (the first is PMA 4950) for students engaged in an honors project. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7647 PMA 4951   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Staff

PMA 4952

Academic credit can only be awarded for unpaid internships. Students must submit an Application for Academic Credit by April 15. The Application for Academic Credit must be received/approved prior to the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  7669 PMA 4952   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Staff

PMA 6501

Radical transformations in our media landscape raise urgent questions for the field of cinema and media studies.  This course focuses on a topic drawn from current scholarly research.  They may include: ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PMA 4501

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9429 PMA 6501   SEM 101

PMA 6510

This course introduces students to documentary film production and story development. Through lectures, screenings, workshops, and technical labs, students will develop single-camera digital video production ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 3110ANTHR 6110PMA 3510

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18458 PMA 6510   STU 501

PMA 6550

Global Cinema I and II together offer an overview of international film history from the late nineteenth century to today. Through a focus on key films and significant epochs, the course traces the evolution ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PMA 3550VISST 3175

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7651 PMA 6550   SEM 101

PMA 6600

An introduction to the theory and methods involved in the study of the theatre. Attention focuses on pedagogy and the profession in Part I. Part II explores current scholarly trends. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7846 PMA 6600   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Warner, S

PMA 6866

The function of the theatre critic is well understood, but the role of the dramaturg remains mysterious in the American theatre. Yet theatre critics and dramaturgs use many of the same research, analytic, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 4766ENGL 6766PMA 4866

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17441 PMA 6866   SEM 101

PMA 6920

The course will consider the aesthetic and politics of "touch" in dialogue with critical, artistic innovations.. Emphasizing differentiations between interactivity and immersion in art and theory, the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 6920ENGL 6725

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17818 PMA 6920   SEM 101

PMA 7000

Independent study in theatre allows graduate students the opportunity to pursue special interests not treated in regularly scheduled courses. A faculty member, who becomes the student's instructor for ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6245 PMA 7000   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Levitt, B

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6246 PMA 7000   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Bunn, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6247 PMA 7000   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Warner, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6248 PMA 7000   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Salvato, N

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6249 PMA 7000   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Haenni, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7393 PMA 7000   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Gainor, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7394 PMA 7000   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Villarejo, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  8855 PMA 7000   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Goetz, K

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  8862 PMA 7000   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Snorton, C

PMA 7100

Provides graduate students in the field of theatre an opportunity to work directly with a faculty member to explore pedagogical theory and practice for undergraduate theatre classes in all areas of the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5919 PMA 7100   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Salvato, N

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8553 PMA 7100   SEM 102

    • TBA
    • Feldshuh, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9963 PMA 7100   SEM 103

    • TBA
    • Chu, J

PMA 7312

The voice occupies a peculiar phenomenological position, on one hand emanating from material bodies and conveying that materiality with register, mannerism, grain, and break; on the other hand existing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FGSS 7312LGBT 7312MUSIC 7312

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17523 PMA 7312   SEM 101

PMA 9900

Graduate student course while working on thesis and research for dissertation. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6250 PMA 9900   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Salvato, N

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7511 PMA 9900   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • Villarejo, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7512 PMA 9900   RSC 703

    • TBA
    • Haenni, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7513 PMA 9900   RSC 704

    • TBA
    • Gainor, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7514 PMA 9900   RSC 705

    • TBA
    • Warner, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7515 PMA 9900   RSC 706

    • TBA
    • Staff