We offer you a state-of-the-art facility that houses an 800-seat Mainstage, a 100-seat Playbox, choral and practice rooms, a dance studio, three art studios, a scene shop, costume and prop rooms, and a multimedia center especially designed for computer graphics and animation, digital imaging and video, digital audio and sound editing and software authoring.


Naugatuck Valley Community College is pleased to offer the Associate Degree in Fine Arts. This innovative program features five options in Art, Dance, Multimedia, Music and Theatre. The Dance and Multimedia programs are unique in the state's community college system. The Department produces concerts, plays, art shows and media events on and off campus.

Art Option: Training in art history, 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional methodologies, and graphic design principles.

Dance Option: Training in dance history, traditional and modern dance techniques, and specialized areas of study.

Digital Design Option: The detailed study of digital audio, animation, graphics, imaging, video and mutlimedia application design and development.

Music Option: Instruction in music theory, history, performance, sound recording, and electronic music composition.

Theater Option: Instruction in acting techniques, theatre practicum, lighting, stagecraft, and directing.

 

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Fall 2007

The Dance Department presents
“Dancing With the Stars”
NVCC Dance Ensemble Open Rehearsal
Free! (Donations accepted)
Monday, December 17, 7:30pm
MAINSTAGE ­ Fine Arts Center

Master Dance Classes
Sponsored by the Terpsichoreans
All classes in Fine Arts Center ~ Room A404

Hip Hop with Rodney
$10 for students and non-students
Wednesday, October 24, 4:00-5:15pm
Wednesday, November 14, 4:00-5:15pm

Jazz Funk with Angela Bellemare
$10 for students      $15 for non-students
Wednesday, November 28   3:30-5:00pm

Broadway Jazz with Jim Clark
$10 for students      $15 for non-students
Date TBA

Modern - Nai Ni Chen
from New York City

Date TBA ~ Permission Required

Guest Artists
Arts Center ~ Room A404    5:30-8:30pm
Observers $5
Lorry May- Sokolow, Now!  October 1 and 8
James Robey-Bare Bones Dance   Oct. 29 and Nov. 5
Susan McLain-Silo Chamber Dancers   Nov. 19 and 26

 

For more information call Elena Rusnak at 203-575-8179 or email: erusnak@nvcc.commnet.edu

Fine Arts Calendar