2025-26 Course Descriptions - Catalog - Page 51
THEATRE
What does it mean to tell a story? How can actors,
designers, and technicians work together to create
theater art? This course introduces basic acting
techniques, technical theatre, improvisation, and
playwriting. The class allows students to explore,
activate, and enrich the possibilities for creative
expression through a variety of dramatic games,
improvisation, character development, and scene
study. Students also develop team-building and
leadership skills, take ownership of their learning,
and consider how their understanding of theatre
relates to their world, interests, and identity. Students
work together to put on regular performances for
the Field community.
Note: Students may take this course in 7th and/or
8th grade, and it may be repeated
MUSIC
What does it take to be an effective and supportive
member of a musical ensemble group? How can
we work collaboratively to develop and re昀椀ne
individual musicianship? This course provides an
engaging introduction to music performance and
creation. Students learn to work as a musical team
of instrumentalists and vocalists as they discover
what it takes to be a member of a performing group.
Participants apply technical skills learned from
explorations of musical features to perform musical
elements like rhythm, melody, harmony, and form,
allowing them to gain a working understanding
of music-making. Students are encouraged to
take ownership of their learning and independent
practice progress in preparing music for live
performance. The musical content studied and
performed is often centered on student-selected
songs, leading to meaningful work and rewarding
performances for the group. In addition to a
focus on performance, students will also begin to
engage with recording and production tools to
prepare them for future music classes. This course
is a performance-based class where students
can expect to practice, re昀椀ne, and present group
performances for the Field community at gatherings
and concerts throughout the year.
Note: Students may take this course in 7th and/or
8th grade, and it may be repeated.
DANCE
How can we express ourselves through movement?
How have different forms of dance evolved over time
around the world? This course introduces students
to diverse movement practices from around
the world through creative exploration, guided
improvisation, and collaborative choreography.
Students develop fundamental dance skills while
studying dance traditions that celebrate our shared
human experience. Participants build strength,
昀氀exibility, and spatial awareness while discovering
their unique movement vocabulary. The class
emphasizes personal growth and artistic expression
in a supportive environment, with students creating
and performing original works that re昀氀ect both
global in昀氀uences and their own creative voice.
Students share their work through informal showings
and concerts throughout the year, celebrating the
cultural richness of dance as a universal language
of human expression.
Note: Students may take this course in 7th and/or
8th grade, and it may be repeated.
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