Michael Abbatiello
Technical Director/ Lighting Designer, Dance
- Office
- Mahaney Arts Center 124
- Tel
- (802) 443-5822
- mabbatiello@middlebury.edu
- Office Hours
- Mondays 11:30-12:30, Wednesdays 11:30-1:30, and By Appointment
Michael Abbatiello graduated from The Ohio State University with a BFA focused in Media and Performance with Choreography. He has performed and taught internationally with such companies as Dante Brown|Warehouse Dance, BARE Dance Company, and Maya Orchin Dance. Michael is currently the Lighting Designer and Technical Director for the Middlebury College Dance Department. He has had the honor to work with such companies as YES Network, HBO, Netflix, USA Network, Amherst College, Bennington College, Marlboro College, Mount Holyoke College, The Academy of Music - Northampton, Adirondack Theatre Festival, Celebrity Dance Competitions, and The Vanderbilt Republic.
Courses Taught
DANC 0361
Movement and Media
Course Description
Movement and Media
In this course we will take an interdisciplinary look at the dynamic relationship between the body and digital media. Students will develop skills in basic film editing, real-time software manipulation, open-source media research, project design, and collaboration. We will address design history and theories of modern media through readings and multimedia sources. Process and research papers and work-in-progress showings will document ongoing collaborations that will culminate in an informal showing at the end of the semester. This course is open to students of all artistic backgrounds who are interested in significantly expanding their creative vocabularies and boundaries to include dance. (Approval required; At least one entry level course is required in FMMC or DANC) 3 hrs. lect., 3 hrs. lab.
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Requirements
DANC 0370
Production Workshop
Course Description
Production Workshop
In preparing two fully produced dance productions for the stage, students will participate in and be exposed to professional production practices in all areas of dance technical design, including sets, costumes, props, lights, and sound. Students will be involved in planning, building, operating, lighting, documenting, striking, and publicizing fully produced dance program concerts. (6 hrs. lab)
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Requirements
DANC 0470
Technique Workshop
Course Description
Technique Workshop
This advanced physical and theoretical study of a variety of movement techniques will further prepare dance majors and minors for the rigors of performance, technical craft, and physical research. Exercises and discussions will revolve around increased subtlety, strength, flexibility, musicality, and dynamics with the goal of heightening the communicative range of the moving body. Rotating movement aesthetics taught by dance faculty. (DANC 0260) (Major/Minor Only) (Approval required)
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Requirements
DANC 0500
Independent Project
Course Description
Independent Project
(Approval Required)
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