Practical anatomy and physiology of the moving body. Health & safety of the moving body, awareness of an individual's body schema, movement range and kinesthetic sense as a foundation to understand the expressive potential of kinetic form. Ethics of working "physically" with others.

The historical evolution, structure, content and aesthetics of the American musical. Its dramaturgical role within the musical form. Opportunity to learn and perform choreographies from landmark works of American Musical Theatre.

Improvisation from an interdisciplinary perspective. Introduction to improvisation as a tool for collaborative cross-arts practice. Approaches to improvisation with reference to key practitioners (e.g. Cage, Fluxus, Klein, Judson Church, Gibson word-pieces). Students work toward the creation of short performance scores and presentations. Improvisation in non-theatre contexts.