Department of Dance
PORTFOLIO REVIEW QUESTIONS - MFA Handbook
In addition to materials listed in the Graduate Bulletin, students must prepare written answers to the following questions as part of the Portfolio Review. Each question should be answered in a 3-5 page, carefully prepared, reflective essay.
MFA in Choreography or Design
(Design majors should adapt these questions to their own work)
1. How have your choreographic processes and dance works changed during the course of your study here? Include subject matter, strategies and tactics, and goals. How have curricular and extracurricular experiences at UNCG influenced these changes?
2. How would you assess your progress and current level of achievement as an artist? In your assessment, include the variety of artistic practices in which you have engaged during your work at UNCG: choreographer, performer, writer, speaker, thinker, digital designer, teacher, etc. What goals do you have for your artistic process and work? For your life after graduation?
3. Discuss the various ways artists can contribute to the larger culture and to sub-cultures in your community. What specific contributions do you feel prepared to make?