Northwestern’s MFA in Dance merges rigorous technique across diasporic and contemporary vocabularies with scholarship on movement politics. Motion-capture labs quantify biomechanical aesthetics, while partnerships with medical-school researchers explore dance-therapy efficacy. Students curate site-specific works along the Chicago Riverwalk, investigate grant-writing for community companies, and teach at CPS arts magnet schools. The program culminates in a professionally produced thesis concert and written research exegesis.
Choreograph a mixed-reality piece integrating live dancers with holograms
Quantify alignment changes after Alexander Technique workshops using IMU sensors
Develop a dance-film trilogy on water justice using underwater cinematography
Design an inclusive dance curriculum for Parkinson’s support groups
Analyze Afro-Brazilian rhythms for algorithmic music generation in performance
Create a touring site-specific performance in urban food-desert spaces
Research cultural appropriation ethics in commercial dance competitions
Prototype a mobile app delivering improvisation prompts via ambient sound cues
Stage a VR rehearsal environment for geographically distributed dance troupes
Evaluate carbon footprints of touring companies and propose green rider clauses
Compile oral histories of house-dance elders into a movement archive
Use Laban Motif notation to compare protest choreography across eras
Develop wearable LED costuming responding to dancer heart-rate variability
Curate a community festival celebrating disability dance artistry
Write a NEA grant for an intergenerational hip-hop theatre project
Research, create, and advocate through movement with Northwestern’s Dance MFA.
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