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Thomas Warfield

Professor of Practice

NTID Department for Performing Arts
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Director of Dance
tfwnvc@rit.edu
Office Location
LBJ-1842

Thomas Warfield

Professor of Practice

NTID Department for Performing Arts
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Director of Dance

Education

BA, State University College at Purchase; MFA, University of Utah

tfwnvc@rit.edu
Personal Links
Personal Website

Currently Teaching

PRFN-218
Theatre Practicum
1 - 3 Credits
This course applies technical, performing, script analysis, stage management, and other skills to an actual theatrical production. Students contract with a department mentor for responsibilities and the appropriate credit expectations. In addition to production responsibilities, students are expected to complete reading and writing assignments connected to the production. This course is repeatable for credit.
PRFN-250
Choreography: Designing Movement
3 Credits
This course focuses on the study and appreciation of dance and choreography through an exploration of theory, history, and social-cultural perspectives encompassing the elements related to designing movement. Students will explore various approaches of dance composition and the creative process from historical and cultural perspectives while examining the interactions of dance and movement found in society today. Attention will also be placed on the role of designing movement and space beyond the dance studio. Examples from live and recorded performances, as well as digitally produced creations such as animations in television, movies and video games, will be examined.
PRFN-345
Movement Analysis and Expression
3 Credits
In this course, students will actively experience, analyze, and participate in the study of the relationship between dance and movement behavior. Students will creatively engage with emotional, physical, and cognitive processes through the movement of the body. Emphasis will be placed on self-awareness and a first-person experience of movement.

In the News

  • May 28, 2025

    Three people sit at a table in a WXXI recording studio. The table has build in microphones in front of each chair and a WXXI logo in the center of the table. Three people sit around the table. Evan Dawson sits on the far right with two radio show guests sitting on the far left of the table. Thomas Warfield is not pictured.

    Separating the art from the artist

    Thomas Warfield, director of dance and professor of practice at NTID's Department for Performing Arts, appeared on WXXI's Connections with Evan Dawson to discuss consumer's relationships with artists and their creative work, and whether one can truly separate the art from the artist.

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