This course provides students the opportunity to delve into experimental dance and performance in downtown New York by attending regular Monday night performances of Movement Research at Judson Memorial Church. These performances are a free, high visibility, low tech forum for experimentation, emerging ideas, and works in progress. Required reading and class discussion considers the history of the Judson Dance Theater in the context of avant-garde experimentalism in the early 1960's. A dance background is not a requisite for this class. Students will attend performances at Judson Church most Monday evenings from 7-8:30pm and participate in class discussion on Wednesday evenings. The church is located at 55 Washington Square South. NOTE: On the Mondays when there is no Judson performance class will meet from 6-7:40pm. *This LDAN course can be used to fulfill an Arts program LINA (InterArts) requirement.