美国舞蹈专业解析
美国是一个各种文化汇集的国家,喜爱将多种不同形式的文化,艺术进行融合,也为更多的艺术形式提供了足够的空间发展和支持。对于舞蹈专业来说,学生得益于这种自由的学术氛围通过学习舞蹈,如芭蕾,现代舞,爵士舞来表达思想和感情。在美国开设舞蹈专业的学校有专业院校,也有综合性大学,比如Calarts, UIUC, NYU等等。舞蹈专业的课程涵盖了舞蹈技巧,编舞,舞蹈教育,舞蹈理论,舞蹈历史和舞蹈研究等。
申请准备
对于申请舞蹈专业的同学来说,申请时需要做的包括填写网申表格,大学成绩单,语言成绩,专业简历,个人陈述,提供3封推荐信,作品集等。以UIUC为例,舞蹈专业的录取要求包括了舞蹈本科背景,大学成绩基点达到3以上,对于国际生来说,还有一项重要的任务就是语言成绩,UIUC要求申请者语言成绩托福至少79分以上,并且在入学后需要参加EPT语言测试,托福在103分以上则可以免去EPT语言考试,由此可以看出虽然作为艺术专业,但对语言要求依然严苛。附上UIUC录取信息页面
http://catalog.illinois.edu/graduate/graduate-majors/dance/
对于作品的准备,虽然各学校要求不同,但总体说来要求便是Demonstrated choreographic ability, creative and intellectual curiosity, and an appetite for discovery. 具体体现出来便是2到3段表演作品,时长从1小时到1一个半小时不等。以下要求节选自Calarts MFA Choreography专业:Two or three complete works (no excerpts) of group choreography of a live performance recorded. Do not submit work recorded in a dance studio. Applicants must include complete credits for each piece of choreography they submit. To do so, please upload a document with your online portfolio submission that clearly identifies each piece of choreography along with complete credits ie; choreographers, collaborators, performers, designers (lighting, costume, etc.) and the venue that each piece was performed in. Other examples of creative work, such as site-specific, dance-video, etc., are also welcome.
附上Calarts录取信息页面
https://www.calarts.edu/admissions/portfolio-audition/dance
最后提醒同学们的是舞蹈专业的截止日期一般比较早,有意向申请的同学需要尽早的进行规划,尤其不要放松对语言的学习。