Interdisciplinary Digital Media & Performance

DEGREE: MASTER OF FINE ART
MAJOR: DANCE
CONCENTRATION: INTERDISCIPLINARY DIGITAL MEDIA & PERFORMANCE

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The MFA in Dance with a concentration in Interdisciplinary Digital Media and
Performance (IDMP) is designed to integrate as easily as possible with the existing MFA program in Dance and is offered in collaboration with the Arts, Media and Engineering Program (AME). The degree is 60 credit hours, and normally involves 3 years of residency. There will be an audition into the program, on-going showings of work, 18 credit hours of required coursework in the concentration taught AME, 19 required credit hours in the Department of Dance, 15 credits of electives, a final MFA Project (8 credits), written document, and oral defense. The current MFA in dance is a 60 credit hour degree program, normally accomplished during 3 years of residency in the department. Foundational coursework is offered in areas of technique, choreography, theory, education, professional development and technology. Ongoing showings of choreography, and/or other creative work, are required.

Students enrolled in the IDMP specialize in areas related to AME research. The MFA Project, which may involve producing original choreography, or presenting a lecture demonstration on a body of research, or other form of original work, acts as the culminating experience of the program. A final written thesis, reflective in nature, as well as an oral defense, completes the process.

The concentration in Interdisciplinary Digital Media and Performance (IDMP)
expands on the strength of the Department of Dance in the specific area of interactive arts, and provide a highly select group of graduate students with a more rigorous, in-depth, and fully supported opportunity to specialize in dance and interdisciplinary digital arts. Currently, access within the department to resources and coursework in this area is limited. The interdisciplinary classes and research activities of the trans-disciplinary Arts, Media and Engineering Program (AME) that form part of this concentration give students access to the high-end media technology studios of AME, to project funding and to interdisciplinary collaborators. For more information about AME facilities and research please visit http://ame.asu.edu.

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