PERF-316 Introduction to Performing Arts and Social Action: Performing the Revolution (3)

This course combines applied and studio work, lecture, and community engagement to teach students about the possibilities of arts advocacy and activism. Students collaborate with local, national, and international artists to learn to craft work in service of social justice. They engage music, theater, and visual arts by visiting galleries, attending live performances, and hosting various artists who create work in the Washington metropolitan area and beyond that wrestle with difficult and significant issues in various cultures. Prerequisite: sophomore standing.