AIS 490/590: Indigenous Performance & Creative Process.
MW 4:00 – 6:20 p.m.
This course will focus on two performance events: a Hawaiian hula which
investigates context, structure, and the merging of poetry, dance, and
music; and, a Mvskoke stomp dance, with lyrics and stories included in
and around the performance. The course is based on the premise that
Indigenous performance and creative processes of poetry, music, and
dance are a natural fusion.
We encourage students in performing and visual arts and creative
writing to consider this course that focuses on performance and craft
as practiced in the Indigenous world. The course is open by permission
to advanced undergraduates and graduate students (contact