Title of Document: WRESTLING WITH THE WIP

Nicole Yvette McClam, MFA Dance, 2015

Directed By: Associate Professor, Karen Bradley, School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies

My thesis concert Wrestling with the WIP, which is the topic of this paper, was performed in the Dance Theatre at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, October 16 and 17, 2014. The concert and its resulting paper are my culminating project and requirement for graduation as an MFA Candidate in Dance at the University of Maryland, College Park.