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Low Residency, Three Summer Track

Application deadline: December 1

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.

A sample schedule is below:

Summer I

Location: ADF

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

Location: Hollins

  • Contemporary Art Practices I: Perfected Attention — The Quest for Form in Dance and Dance Writing
  • Special Topics: Intermedia Studio
Fall I
  • Off-site directed study/review
J Term I
  • 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, and 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