Dance Department Graduate Student Handbook

This is an introduction to the UCR Dance Department, designed to provide you with some helpful information about department policies, staff, and resources.

General Information Your first and best resource for questions regarding policies, classes, and the like are the Department and University websites (dance.ucr.edu and ucr.edu). Particularly useful is the online version of the campus catalog and schedule of classes (catalog.ucr.edu and classes.ucr.edu). A number of important forms, from the Graduate Student Handbook, to the 290 Petition for Directed Studies, to the Dissertation Format Guide, can be downloaded at http://graduate.ucr.edu/pub_forms.html.

People The following list includes staff members whom you might need to contact in the future. Please do remember that (with the exception of Katrina) they are the staff for the Music, Theatre, Creative Writing AND Art Departments as well, so be patient with them, and in general, try to solve the problem yourself first. Most of these people can be found in Arts 121.

Katrina Oskie – Dance Graduate Administrative Coordinator Katrina should be your first stop for graduate student questions, forms and petitions, schedules, etc., including checking on your progress toward the degree. She is the person you will deal with the most. She will be in the office Tue. through Thur. each week. Reasey Heang – Financial and Administrative Officer The FAO is the head honcho; you will probably only be sent to her for particular problems. Cynthia Redfield- Financial Officer Cynthia handles financial matters. See her regarding paperwork for becoming a Research Assistant, time sheets, etc. Michael Molinar – Financial Assistant Michael assists the Financial Officer with financial matters. Kathleen DeAtley – Publicity/Publications Kathy is the person you want to talk to for questions regarding publicity for shows and productions. She also coordinates comp tickets to UC RIVERSIDE PRESENTS concerts for Dance 5 and Dance 7 TAs when the concert is required for students in the course to attend. Mary Longtin – Facilities Assistant Mary helps run the day-to-day operations of the building. See her regarding questions about keys, requesting one-time and multi-time rehearsal spaces, etc. You’ll need to file room requests at least three business days in advance of the date needed; plan ahead. Viviane Baerenklau – Undergraduate Academic Advisor Viviane handles undergraduate student affairs. Paul Richardson – Facilities Manager Paul runs the Arts building. You will probably only contact him for technical matters involving shows and production. Greg Renne – Arts Facilities Event Manager Greg handles events for the Arts Facilities Administration. Albert Fetter – Instructional Support Technician

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Albert can assist with the use of technology in classrooms and studios. Please request classroom assistance three days in advance; absolutely do contact him in emergencies. Christine Leapman - Program Coordinator, Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts

Faculty For information about each faculty member’s areas of specialty, education, and contact information, see the faculty section of the Dept. website. In general, to email faculty or staff, the campus server uses .

Professors Wendy L. Rogers ARTS 101 Susan Rose ARTS 102 Marta Savigliano ARTS 107 Associate Professors Anthea Kraut ARTS 108 Jacqueline Shea Murphy ARTS 208 Priya Srinivasan ARTS 104 Linda J. Tomko ARTS 103 Assistant Professors Jens Giersdorf TBD Lecturers Kelli King (modern and ballet) [email protected] Brandon J. Aiken (hip hop)

Rehearsal Space Studio space, while limited, is available to graduate students for rehearsal use. There is an elaborate but effective system for reserving studio space, outlined at the end of this document. To use the online system at http://afa.ucr.edu/, make sure you have first been approved by the appropriate faculty member (Graduate Advisor for M.F.A.s, faculty supervisor for T.A.s, Department Chair for others).

Keys In order to receive keys to any studio, you must first be authorized by a faculty or staff member. M.F.A.s should see the Graduate Advisor, T.A.s should see their faculty supervisor, and Ph.D.s who have been approved to use rehearsal space should see the Department Chair. T.A.s will also be authorized to receive keys to the T.A. office. Once you have been authorized, you can pick up your keys from Mary Longtin. T.A.s must return their keys at the end of each quarter.

Grants/Awards/Funding A central source of graduate student funding for our department is the Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts. See the link on the Dance Department website for details. Other grants (including travel grants to help defray the costs of attending conferences) are available from the Graduate Student Association (gsa.ucr.edu). The GSA is an excellent resource and association to get involved with, as it represents your needs and desires as graduate students. Funding is also

2 Dance Department Graduate Student Handbook available through T.A.-ships and R.A.-ships, generally decided in the package offered to you along with your acceptance letter. See Katrina Oskie for questions. UCR has several internal fellowship and grant programs. See http://graduate.ucr.edu/list_finaid.html for more information, and for tips on searching for fellowship opportunities. Please also consult the “Fellowship Opportunities” link on the “Dance Graduate Community” site on iLearn. In general, students must be pro-active in researching and applying for both internal and external grants and fellowships.

Classes The following core classes form the central focus of both the M.F.A. and the Ph.D. programs. They are all offered over the course of two years, so you will take them, most likely, with the rest of your cohort. Graduate students need to take a total of 12 units each quarter to be considered full-time students. These units can be drawn from the department class roster as well as from outside departments. Consult with your faculty or grad advisor to plan this out. Generally, three seminars per quarter is plenty, particularly if you are T.A.ing at the same time. See the course section of the department website for details on requirements.

Ph.D. Core Courses (required of Ph.D. students; fulfill requirements for M.F.A. students): DNCE 254. Political Approaches to Dance Studies (4) Seminar, 3 hours; consultation, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): reading knowledge of a language other than English; working knowledge of notation; graduate standing or consent of instructor. The study of power relations reflected in and enacted by dance practice and performance. Topics include nation formation, imperialism, race, commodification, globalization, economic and class relations, gender, and political affiliation and resistance. DNCE 255. Historical Approaches to Dance Studies (4) Seminar, 3 hours; studio, 2-3 hours. Prerequisite(s): reading knowledge of a language other than English; working knowledge of notation; graduate standing or consent of instructor. The study of dances past and how dance practices have changed over time. May include study of changing modes for production and reception of dance, shifting constructions of bodies and movement, theories of dance reconstruction, and conceptualizations of historical evidence. DNCE 257. Rhetorical Approaches to Dance Studies (4) Seminar, 3 hours; consultation, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): reading knowledge of a language other than English; graduate standing or consent of instructor. The study of dance structure and of the structure of dance study. May include the analysis of narrative or representational structures in dance; narrative structures in dance writing; dance semiotics; dance philosophy; and the accuracy, reliability, and value of critical studies of dance. DNCE 258. Cultural Approaches to Dance Studies (4) Seminar, 3 hours; consultation, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): reading knowledge of a language other than English; graduate standing or consent of instructor. The study of dance in and across cultures including cross-cultural studies of dance; multicultural approaches to dance history; ethnological, ethnographic, and cultural studies approaches to dance analysis; and analysis of the different roles and functions dance plays in cultural systems.

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M.F.A. Core Courses (required of M.F.A. students; may fulfill one requirement for Ph.D. students): DNCE 240. Improvising Choreography: Scores, Structures, and Strategies (4) Lecture, 3 hours; outside research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or consent of instructor. An evaluation of the use of the score or structure as a predetermining guide to the production of choreography. Students create choreography in ensemble, co-choreographing dances in the moment of performance and assessing immediately the efficacy of a given approach. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 8 units.

DNCE 241. Creating the Experiment: Identifying the New (4) Lecture, 3 hours; outside research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or consent of instructor. An inquiry into what constitutes an experiment in contemporary dance, critically examining how artists bring new dance into existence. Questions the working process in originating movement, sequencing, and images for dance and assesses this process with respect to larger historical and cultural frameworks. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 8 units.

DNCE 242. Dancing Representation: Figures, Forms, and Frames (4) Lecture, 3 hours; outside research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or consent of instructor. An examination of the systems of representation used to create choreographic meaning. Considers the bodily codes and the cultural associations attached to distinct qualities of movement and the conventions of space, time, and narrative through which a dance achieves its meaning. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 8 units.

DNCE 243. Collaborating in Dance Making: Materials, Methods, and Interactions (4) Lecture, 3 hours; outside research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or consent of instructor. An examination of the function of the choreographer as principal director of the dance project. Analysis of various approaches to the making of dance works that involve distinctive forms of collaboration with artists working in allied media. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 8 units.

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Department and Building Resources Graduate Student Project Room – Arts 106A – This space is for grad students to work when they do not have access to the T.A. office. The space contains a countertop area for laptops, two stools, a printer, and wireless access. Keys must be signed out; more information and instructions in the back pages of this handbook. T.A. Office - Arts 106 – This space is to be used only by T.A.s holding office hours and consulting with students. T.A.s should try to schedule their respective office hours so they don’t conflict with each other. Please be considerate of others when using the space, keep it clean, and keep the door locked. See Mary Longtin for keys, once you have been authorized by your faculty supervisor. Dressing Rooms – On the second floor of the Dance department are two dressing rooms, complete with showers. The T.A. office should not be used as a changing room. Locker Space – Lockers on the 3rd floor of the Arts Building, numbers 11-32, are for Dance student use. To claim a locker, you must sign up with the Arts office. Students must provide their own locks and renew their lockers annually. Dance Studios – Arts 100 is the large studio on the first floor. Arts 300 is the smaller studio on the third floor. There is also a dance studio in the P.E. building, across the pathway, next to the tennis courts. Faculty Offices – These are located on the first and second floors of the dance department. Multimedia Computer Laboratory – Arts 311; Monday-Thursday 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM Friday 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM; Saturday & Sunday Closed; platform: Macintosh. Contact: Student Computing Services, ph.: (951) 827-6495; Email: [email protected]  18 PowerMac G5s; dual 2.3 GHZ processors; 1 GB RAM; CD/DVD burners; 22" Apple Cinema Displays  18 Digidesign Mbox2  Video tape deck recording equipment on workstations 12 and 13  1 HP DesignJet 30 printer  3 Epson Stylus Pro 3800 printers  Konica Magicolor 5550  HP Laserjet 8150DN printer  1 Epson Perfection 3200 scanner Music Library – Arts Building, Room 054, basement, 827-3137. Its holdings of some 12,000 long-playing records and over 4,000 compact discs include classical music of every period, genre, and style as well as an outstanding collection of jazz and other popular music. The Music Library also holds a small but growing collection of opera and other music DVDs and VHS tapes. Because the recordings do not circulate, they are generally in good condition. Compact disc players, stereo turntables, cassette decks and a DVD/VHS player are available in the Library for use with these recordings. Media Library – Although not located in the Arts Building, it is close by, on the second floor of the CHASS Interdisciplinary Building South (INTS). Contact: 827-5606. You can search electronically for holdings using the online UCR library catalog. If you are a TA, you can put materials (either the library’s or your own) on hold on reserve for students to view.

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Graduate Student Project Room Created April 25, 2011 by Linda Tomko

Dear Dance Graduate Students: I’m pleased to tell you about a workspace that the Department of Dance is providing to you. This space is Arts 106A, and we are calling it the Graduate Student Project Room. It provides you with room to work, specifically some countertop area for working on and with your own personal computer. Two stools are provided to support sitting at the height of this particular counter. We’ve tested for wireless internet access and found it available, so please use that. Several chairs, plus a bench, are provided in the room as well. A printer is supplied in case you wish to print out. We’ve installed a completely new toner cartridge, and supplied an inaugural ream of paper for it. See instructions below for how to download the appropriate printer driver that you will need to use in order to print. You will also need to supply the correct USB cable for linking your personal computer to the printer, see photos below. (USB cables are fairly universal.) You are free to use the toner and paper supplied here until you have used it all up. Following that, we ask you the graduate student users of the printer to fund the subsequent replacement of the toner and paper supplies needed. This is due in large part to the tight budget times we are facing in the university, and in smaller part due to our understanding that what you most need and want is an indoor space in which to use your personal computer and online resources. Those who need the printing capacity are encouraged to put heads together about how to fund the replacement paper and toner, when the time comes for that. Teaching Assistants are provided use of Arts 106, right next door, where they need to be able to meet with students about curricular matters. This room, 106A, is provided as a Graduate Student Project Room; you can secure a key to it from Mary Longtin after you make a request through the Key Request system (see instructions below) unless you are TAing during a given quarter, in which case you will be able to secure a key to the TA office. We hope you enjoy this. If you have questions, please see Chair Linda Tomko.

Instructions for Printing in the Graduate Student Project Room 1. First you must log into Hewlett Packward’s website to download the appropriate driver for your computer. Go to http://www8.hp.com/us/en/support-drivers.html.

2. Enter the product name/number: Deskjet 842C and begin your search.

3. You will be redirected to a new page with a drop down menu. Step 1: Select your operating system and click next.

4. Step 2 will now be displayed instructing you to select a download which is compatible with your operating system. Follow these instructions which will provide you with the driver information required to print.

5. After the driver is installed, you will need to plug USB connector cable from your laptop to the printer.

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Peripheral end of USB cable: Computer end of USB cable:

“User” Instructions for New Key Request system (KIMS) (Note: Katrina can also provide instructions for using the key system.) On the web, the URL address for the Users sign-on page is— https://chassintranet.ucr.edu/kims

This sign-on page provides three options: 1. An established User can sign in with their username and password. 2. A new User can set up their profile by selecting the option, “Not yet registered.” 3. A User who has lost/forgotten their password can have it sent to their email address.

Setting up a profile: Username should be your UCR NetID (ID used for your email account). Items with an asterisk (*) are required information. For contact information, please use home address and personal email account, NOT your UCR email. Department should be your home department.

Requesting keys: Upon sign-in you will be on the “New Key Request” tab. You must use the drop down menu at top left to choose the Department from which you are requesting key/s. You will then see a list of the room keys available for that department. Each key is requested separately by clicking on the Make Request Button to the right. Complete the dates and reason on the New Key Request page and submit. Key return date is usually the last day of the quarter.

You will get an email to confirm that your request has been received, and an email when the key/s are ready to be picked up. Please allow three business days for keys to be approved and ready for pick-up.

There are also tabs available at the top right for updating your profile, checking the status of your key request/s, and for checking what keys you have checked out and their expected check-in date.

For additional questions, you can contact your Departmental staff or Mary Longtin, ARTS 310, 951-827-2674.

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Procedures for Using Dance Department Studio Space created by Wendy Rogers, Fall 2006

Let’s maximize the use of our studios! We want a fair system that also enables studios to be used as much as possible. Please work together, communicate, and negotiate, SHARE space when you can – especially 100. The following game plan was worked out by Wendy with Paul Richardson to combine the on-line system with our need for quick turn around pick-up use.

1. Eligible dance students now make space requests using a new on-line system at www.afa.ucr.edu. Confirmation will take about 3 business days. You must be approved by the appropriate faculty for rehearsal time and have requested key/s BEFORE requesting rehearsal time through the reservation system. Paul is working with the college to adjust the system for Dance usage and it is still a work in progress. Please see Mary Longtin for initial instructions on how to use the reservation system; it’s not very self-explanatory, so errors are common.

2. LIMITS: Ordinarily the maximum amount of time for single studio/rehearsal session is 2 hours. Exceptions can be made with approval by the chair (for example during the final production stages of an MFA project, or for a one-time, intensive work session on a weekend when there is space available). Contingent upon availability, maximum ongoing reservations are limited to two 2 hour sessions, except for MFAs or by permission of the chair. Students who are eligible for space in several categories can have reasonable time for each of their needs (for example MFA project and graduate seminar course work). Hey, just don’t be a space hog.

3. Be sure to cancel any time that you have reserved and decide not to use.

4. Each quarter a list of eligible students will be updated by appropriate faculty or the chair for staff to use in responding to requests. Priority will be as follows: Faculty (they will usually be using PE 159) MFA projects (ongoing reservations limited to three 2hr sessions/week) Dance 5 TA class preparation UCR is Dancing undergraduate choreographers Graduate seminar course assignments (this includes PhD students in a practicum class) Other projects by graduate and undergraduates approved by the chair

5. People will sign out for keys necessary for the studio in which they regularly work. Never give keys to another person! All rooms must be locked with lights off after use.

6. NO FOOD or street shoes in the studio. No leaving of props etc in the studio space or storage, and no removal of furniture. Please restore the space to working order for the next user. Students will need to provide their own sound source as the locked equipment is for course use only. Pay attention to safety issues. Report suspicious behavior immediately.

7. PICK–UP TIMES & PAPER SCHEDULE: on-line reservations for the next week must be made by Wednesday (effective Fall 2011). On the following Monday, a paper schedule of the week (Monday through Sunday) for PE 102, ARTS 100 & 300 will be posted. Once posted, the paper schedule rules! Eligible students (graduate and undergraduate) may pick up extra times in addition to their ongoing rehearsals by signing their name clearly into clearly delineated time boxes. Try to find time in the space for which you (or rehearsal mates) already have the key. Occasionally you can make an arrangement to sign out for a temporary key for pick-up use, but we need to keep the workload down for staff.

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