The Low Residency Three Summer Track is designed for emerging artists, teachers, and dance professionals. This course of study is mapped over three summers to allow for an extended immersion in intellectual and creative experiences. This track is for highly motivated professionals seeking to substantiate their portfolio as they develop their professional careers. Acceptance into this track will be determined through a review of accredited professional experience and artistic maturity by a panel of Hollins faculty and professionals in the field.

Application deadline: December 1

Sample Schedule

Summer I
Location: ADF

• Mentored Studio Practice
• Contemporary Body Practices
• Special Topics: Media Tutorials
• Graduate Seminar
• Independent Study: Topic TBD

Location: Hollins

• Contemporary Art Practices I: Perfected Attention – The Quest for Form in Dance & Dance Writing
• Special Topics: Intermedia Studio
  

Fall I

• Off-site directed study/review

J-Term

• Two-day January retreat in NYC

Spring I

• Off-site directed study/review (continued from Fall I)

Summer II
Location: ADF

• Individualized Studio Practice
• Contemporary Body Practices II: Eco Bodies
• History, Theory & Criticism
• Graduate Seminar

Location: Hollins

• Contemporary Art Practices II
• Special Topics - Topic TBD
• Special Topics - Topic TBD

Fall II

• Off-site directed study/review

J-Term II

• Two-day January retreat in NYC

Spring II

• Thesis Forms II

Summer III
Location: ADF

• Individualized Studio Practice
• Graduate Seminar
• Graduate Performance Workshop and Critique

Location: Hollins

• Thesis Forms I