Dance deepens one’s knowledge and expression of human experience.
We believe in the creative and intellectual potential of each person.
Dance can change the world.
The Dance Department at Wesleyan is a contemporary program with a global perspective. The curriculum centers on the creative act – imagining, making and doing. Our program is interdisciplinary, embodied, collaborative, physically and intellectually rigorous, and fosters personal and social transformation.
Explore Dance @ Wesleyan
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Look & Listen
Learn about faculty projects and other happenings in the dance department.
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After Dance @ Wesleyan
Learn about what our alumni are doing with their Dance degree from Wesleyan.
Feb 14
New England Dance on Tour
07:30 pm
CFA Theater (CFA P) CFA Theater
Four regional dance artists showcase the diversity and richness of dance in New England, including Wesleyan Dean of the Arts and Humanities and Associate Professor of Dance Nicole Lynn Stanton. For more information, please visit the Center for the Arts website or call 860-685-3355.
Feb 28
Fruits Borne Out of Rust
07:30 pm
CFA Theater (CFA P) CFA Theater
Conceived and directed by Japanese visual artist Tabaimo in collaboration with choreographer Maki Morishita, the New England premiere of the whimsical, mischievous multimedia work Fruits borne out of rust features a solo female dancer and two musicians playing an original score by Yusuke Awazu and Keisuke Tanaka. For more information, please visit the Center for the Arts website or call 860-685-3355.
Mar 26
Spring Senior Thesis Dance Concert
08:00 pm
Memorial Chapel Patricelli 92 Theater Patricelli 92 Theater
Senior choreographers present a collection of new works as the culminating project of the dance major. For more information, please visit the Center for the Arts website or call 860-685-3355.
Mar 27
Spring Senior Thesis Dance Concert
08:00 pm
Memorial Chapel Patricelli 92 Theater Patricelli 92 Theater
Senior choreographers present a collection of new works as the culminating project of the dance major. For more information, please visit the Center for the Arts website or call 860-685-3355.
Mar 28
Spring Senior Thesis Dance Concert
07:00 pm
Memorial Chapel Patricelli 92 Theater Patricelli 92 Theater
Senior choreographers present a collection of new works as the culminating project of the dance major. For more information, please visit the Center for the Arts website or call 860-685-3355.
Apr 3
Spring Faculty Dance Concert
08:00 pm
CFA Theater
The Spring Faculty Dance Concert highlights riveting works by Pedro Alejandro and Joya Powell for an engaging evening of extraordinary embodied conversations. For more information, please visit the Center for the Arts website or call 860-685-3355.
Apr 4
Spring Faculty Dance Concert
08:00 pm
CFA Theater
The Spring Faculty Dance Concert highlights riveting works by Pedro Alejandro and Joya Powell for an engaging evening of extraordinary embodied conversations.For more information, please visit the Center for the Arts website or call 860-685-3355.
May 3
Spring Worlds of Dance Concert
02:00 pm
CFA Crowell Concert Hall (CFA B) Crowell Concert Hall
DANC 111 "Introduction to Dance" and other beginning dance students perform works of various styles. For more information, please visit the Center for the Arts website or call 860-685-3355.
May 5
Spring Dance Concert
08:00 pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
Student choreographers present works created after a full year of dance composition studies. For more information, please visit the Center for the Arts website or call 860-685-3355.
May 6
Spring Dance Concert
08:00 pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
Student choreographers present works created after a full year of dance composition studies. For more information, please visit the Center for the Arts website or call 860-685-3355.
May 8
West African Drumming & Dance Concert
03:00 pm
CFA Green CFA Green
An invigorating performance filled with the rhythms of West Africa. For more information, please visit the Center for the Arts website or call 860-685-3355.