ARTL 310: Music and Dance in Paris Salon Culture Maymester 2017 ARTL 310: Music and Dance in Paris Salon Culture

Course Description During this twenty-four day Maymester course in Paris, students will explore moments in Parisian salon culture as sites of artistic inspiration and collaboration. In doing so, students will investigate the cross-cultural legacy of Paris, and reflect on their own positions as global ambassadors of music, dance, and culture.

Salons Throughout the history of Paris, artists and intellectuals have gathered in the drawing rooms of notable salonnières to exchange new ideas and refine their aesthetic tastes.

Week One Medieval and Early Modern Performing Arts and Patronage Walking tour of Haussmann’s Paris, from Galerie Vivienne to the Eiffel Tower Visit to Notre Dame Visit to St. Chapelle Take a day trip to Versailles Attend the Orchestre de Paris performance of “Chansons d’Auvergene” de Cateloube at Philharmonie de Paris.

Week Two Artistic Inspiration in the Belle Époque Montmartre Musée D’Orsay Left bank excursion, including La Sorbonne, Le Jardin du Luxembourg, and Shakespeare & Co. Musée du Louvre Paris Opéra Garnier Attend performance of Eugène Onéguine at Paris Opéra Bastille Attend performance of Robbins/Balanchine at Paris Opéra Garnier

Week Three Modernity, Progress, Cultural Appropriation Institut du Monde Arabe Theatre du Champs-Elysees Centre Pompidou Street art and hip-hop in Belleville Cimitières Montparnasse and Père-Lachaise

Program FACULTY Joanna Demers, Associate Professor of Music History Jackie Kopcsak, Associate Professor of Practice in Dance DATES Depart Los Angeles on Friday, May 12 Arrive Paris on Saturday, May 13 (designated group arrival) Depart Paris on Sunday, June 4 COURSE INSTRUCTION 2 units of spring tuition Three weeks long Classes Monday through Thursday (most at visit site)

Program ACCENT Provides logistical and staff support Center with computer access, a library, and a study area 24/7 access to emergency contact HEALTH INSURANCE USC Aetna Health Insurance Plan or USC Health Insurance Plan for Students Studying Overseas SAFETY Students are considered adults and are expected be responsible.

Program LODGING Double/triple occupancy rooms in shared student apartments TRANSPORTATION Pick-up from airport (if arriving on Saturday) Paris transit card for bus and metro MEALS Welcome and farewell meals covered All other meals on own, unless we decide as a group to have some additional dinners out

Costs FIXED COSTS* PERSONAL COSTS Transportation: $160 Airfare: $1,000-$1,500 Course Visits: $920 Food & Miscellaneous: Accommodations: $925 $1,800 ($75/day) ACCENT Free: $550 USC Student Health Total: $2,555 Insurance Plan for Students Studying * Assumes 20 students Overseas: approx. $200 Additional expenses are financial aid eligible with a petition

Admission STUDENTS 10 Kaufman & 10 Thornton students APPLICATION Online SlideRoom application ($5) including: Essay Resume STARS Report DEADLINES Deadline: October 24, 2016 Notification: November 6, 2016

Questions & Information PROGRAM COORDINATOR Anne Aubert-Santelli Director of Admission & Student Services USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance (213) 821-6725 aubertsa@usc.edu WEBSITE https://music.usc.edu/maymester/ APPLICATION https://kaufmanthorntonabroad.slideroom.com/#/Login