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I got a Master's Degree in this.

3 dancers; 15 min
Music: The Books, Dusty Springfield, Tyga, So Percussion, Queen

"I got a Master's Degree in this." explores a number of physical, musical, and spatial relationships, all while not trying to take itself too seriously. It features a solo, a two duets, and three trios which range from calm, to athletic, to rhythmic. "Master's Degree" asks what is dance? Why do we do it? Why do we love it? Why do we hate it? Is it so ridiculous to love something that simultaneously brings us up and tears us down?


Performance History:
The International Festival of Arts & Ideas // New Haven, CT // June 2014
The Dance Complex // Cambridge, MA // May 2015 (premiere)
Dance For World Community // Cambridge, MA // June 2015
North End Music & Performing Arts Center // Boston, MA // August 2015
Cambridge River Festival // Cambridge, MA // June 2017
College of the Holy Cross // Worcester, MA // November 2018

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​Original Cast: Matty Burns, Audrey MacLean, and Katie McGrail


This piece was created largely in part due to a residency at The Dragon's Egg in Ledyard, CT.
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  • Home
  • About
  • Works
    • Even the trees know it
    • excerpts of a moontide
    • AMERICAN PEARL
    • wish you were here
    • Wyoming
    • bitte, or before we were birds
    • I got a Master's Degree in this.
    • Nocturne for an afternoon
    • Other Works
  • Upcoming
  • Contact