The Department of Theatre and Dance is committed to equity and representation that reflects the student population, builds community, teaches compassion, and condemns intolerance. We are committed to advancing social justice by providing equal opportunity for all students without biases toward race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, economic status, or political beliefs. As artists, educators and scholars, we strive to achieve a creative collaboration in our classrooms, rehearsal, and performance spaces with a focus and dedication to equitable representation while actively embracing traditionally under-represented groups and their contributions to the canon.
The Department of Theatre and Dance provides classroom instruction and hands-on participation in the performance and production aspects of theatre, dance, and film. Recent productions include: Opening Door Dance Theatre, Merge Dance Company, Pippin, Student Choreographers Showcase Into the Woods, She Kills Monsters, The Wolves, The Liar, Mala Hierba, Life Sucks, Spring Awakening, Macbeth, El Nogalar, Father Comes Home From the Wars, Rent, Small Mouth Sounds, New Works Festival.
This course provides hands-on experience and career exploration and development in the dance industry, including but not limited to, arts management, dance studio administration, pre-professional dance company administration and Study Abroad/Study in America administration. This course requires a minimum of 150 hours of off-campus experience, a written agreement with internship coordinator and portfolio of completed work. Dance Internship offers students a professional learning experience that grants meaningful, practical work related to the dance field.
