Syllabus

Class #10 (11/17):

  • We will discuss the plays and The 25th Hour as representations or elegies to a post-9/11 New York. How did the events of 9/11 change people’s perceptions of NYC? How can artists portray cataclysmic shifts in their communities? We will choose groups for your multimedia final project and you will have a chance to discuss inhabited in your groups.
    • Assignments:
      1. EXHIBIT:
        • El Greco in New York (Metropolitan Museum)
      2. PERFORMANCE:
        • Birds With Sky Mirrors BAM 11/20 @ 7:30PM
      3. Work on your storyboards with your assigned groups
      4. BLOG #11: We have seen a number of films this semester offering contrasting views of New York City. Some exhubarent and dreamlike, others grim and dark. Which films affected you the most and why?

Class #11 (11/24):

  • We will discuss the dance performance and the El Greco exhibit, and how artistic institutions such as BAM, and the Metropolitan Opera reflect on how art is assimilated and represented in a diverse community like NYC. In the second half of class you will have a work session in your groups to finalize your storyboard, which is due next week.
    • Assignments:
      1. Finish your storyboards. Make your shooting schedule and secure your locations. You should have your costume and production designs prepared, finish your casting.
      2. SNAPSHOT NYC:
        • Visit our exhibit at the NYHS, and take time to see the two related exhibits: Chinese American Inclusion/Exclusion and Pilgrimage
      3. PHOTOJOURNAL:
        • Your photojournal ends this week. The last photos will be posted on 12/4.

Class #12 (12/1):

  • We will see and discuss each group’s storyboard and concept. You will have a chance to present your proposal and then discuss the feedback in your groups.
  • Assignments:
    1. READING: NY Times Article handed out in class
    2. FILM:
      • The Producers (Brooks, 1968)
    3. BLOG #12: Throughout the semester we have considered the intersections of art and money. Can artists produce commercially successful work that also has important social or political value? When is “selling out” selling out?
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