SDGs in the Performing Arts Courses

In 2015, the Member States of the United Nations collectively embraced the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved. The SDGs acknowledge that efforts at deprivation and poverty eradication must be streamlined with actions to enhance healthcare and education, mitigate inequality and promote economic advancement. In both courses and extracurricular activities, the BA in Performing Arts contributes to raising awareness about the centrality of the SDGs.

1. PFA222 (Art of Dance), which can be taken to fulfill a LAS requirement, introduces students to issues of gender equality (SDG5) in the performing arts world of dance.
2. PFA214 (Oriental Music Appreciation) provides students with the opportunity for an in-depth discussion of SDG3 over several weeks.
3. PFA221 (Theories of Bodies in Performance) provides students with the opportunity for an in-depth discussion of SDG3 over several weeks.
4. PFA421 (Dance Composition) provides students with the opportunity for an in-depth discussion of SDG4 over several weeks.
5. PFA321 (Dance Improvisation) provides students with the opportunity for an in-depth discussion of SDG3 over several weeks.