Resource person: Audra Bullard - office@clehighlands.com

Description:

Dance in film has always helped enliven the proceedings, bringing physical movements with rhythmic variety to the genre as stand-alone examples of virtuosity or integrated into the narrative. Like song, art/lighting/costume design, and the other collaborative art forms that go into musicals, dance has evolved with the development of cinema from its earliest stages near the beginning of the 20th century through today. With historical context and guided discussion, Part I of this course will present famous and rare DVD/YouTube excerpts from the evolution of dance in film from its start in the silent and early sound era through the Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals, the 1930s – 1950s. Performers and choreographers such as Busby Berkeley, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Gene Kelly, Michael Kidd, Agnes DeMille, Jack Cole, and others will be featured.

Presenter: Marc Strauss, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus in the Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance, Holland College of Arts & Media, Southeast Missouri State University. Dr. Strauss has taught all levels of studio ballet, jazz, ballroom dancing, and various courses on the history of the musical, dance, and the aesthetics of movement. His specializations include Broadway and Hollywood musicals, dance criticism, dance on film, aesthetics, Balanchine, Astaire and Rogers, and Hitchcock. Dr. Strauss is the author of several books, most recently Discovering Musicals: A Liberal Arts Guide to Stage and Screen.

Notes: Cancellation Policy Please let us know immediately if you are unable to attend a class. There is no refund for cancellations within two (2) weeks prior to a scheduled class. Programs that include food, beverage or art materials must be canceled within three (3) weeks prior to receive a refund. CLE reserves the right to cancel a program if the minimum enrollment has not been met or for circumstances beyond our control, and participants will be notified, a complete refund will be issued. All classes are held in the CLE Lecture Hall at the Peggy Crosby Center unless otherwise noted. In the event information has changed from the published brochure, it will be posted on our website and in our e-blasts. Addresses for “private home” venues will be provided to registrants within 2 days of the program date.

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