Performing Arts and Community Exchange (PACE) and the Fulfillment of the Ignatian Educational Promise

Authors

Janna Goodwin, Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Regis UniversityFollow
Amie Dowling, Assistant Professor, Department of Performing Arts, University of San FranciscoFollow

Document Type

Scholarship

Abstract

This article describes the development and evolution of a 2009 University of San Francisco (USF) course, Performing Arts and Community Exchange (PACE), and its most visible development: a devised, collaborative, dance theatre performance, Man.Alive. Stories from the edge of incarceration to the flight of imagination. PACE, which reflects and richly embodies Ignatian standards, can be used as a touchstone for appreciating and evaluating similar or resonant work across disciplines and at other institutions. Furthermore, contemplation of its pedagogy, methods, and outcomes may lead to a productive reconsideration of the kind of performing arts curriculum Jesuit universities should embrace.

Recommended Citation

Goodwin, Janna and Dowling, Amie. "Performing Arts and Community Exchange (PACE) and the Fulfillment of the Ignatian Educational Promise." Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal Vol. 1: No. 1 (2012) . Available at: https://epublications.regis.edu/jhe/vol1/iss1/15