University of Richmond

Department of Theatre and Dance - Dance

28 Westhampton Way
Richmond,Virginia 23173
(804) 289-8995
admissions@richmond.edu

DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Arts in Dance

Minor in Dance

The Department of Theatre & Dance provides a unique liberal arts experience where students thrive by engaging across difference and critically investigating the world through creative processes. The Department of Theatre & Dance is committed to diversity, inclusion, equity, and social justice. These values are central to the Department’s curriculum, scholarship, teaching, art-making practices and programming. Each student will engage with these values through curricular, intellectual, artistic and personal endeavors. We commit to: finding strength in our diversity, cultivating multiple perspectives, eliminating barriers to participation in the field, and fostering social justice. We uphold these values in our classes, rehearsals, play selections, casting, and our collaborative artistic processes. We continuously build more inclusive and equitable theatre and dance by foregrounding marginalized peoples and histories in our planning and policy decisions. We value creative engagement at the crossroads of theatre, dance and social justice; traditional and non-traditional theatre and dance making practices both on and offstage. As artist-scholars from very different disciplines, we engage with students in solving complex problems through high-impact learning experiences that develop critical thinking, an appreciation for complexity and context, and the ability to communicate clearly in a variety of languages (verbal, visual, aural, spatial, behavioral, kinesthetic). While many of our students go on to pursue a life in the performing arts, our fundamental mission is for all our students to develop as well-rounded individuals with a broad spectrum of knowledge and skills in order to think and act creatively in an ever-changing and increasingly challenging local and global reality.

Faculty Info:

Walter Schoen, Anne Van Gelder, Alicia Díaz, Pam England, Melissa Freilich, Julie Fulcher, Phil Hayes, Patricia Herrera, Heather Hogg, Dorothy J. Holland, Rhonda Jackson, Cheryl Pallant, Josafath Reynoso, Catherine Shaffner, Johann Stegmeir, Elizabeth Turner, Maja E. White, Robby Williams

Third Coast Percussion to Embark On National Tour With Zakir Hussain
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 15, 2024

Third Coast Percussion will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a national tour featuring Zakir Hussain. The tour includes world and regional premieres of new works, with multiple NYC premieres at Carnegie Hall.

Composer David T. Little Releases DARK HYMNAL, MEDITATIONS ON BLACK LODGE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 31, 2024

Composer David T. Little released 'Dark Hymnal,' a digital album featuring meditations on his GRAMMY-nominated opera BLACK LODGE, available now on Cantaloupe Music. Learn more!

David T. Little's BLACK LODGE to Have LA And NYC Premieres
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 01, 2024

David T. Little’s GRAMMY-nominated opera BLACK LODGE will launch a fall/winter tour with screenings in Sweden, a West Coast premiere in Los Angeles on October 19, and a live NYC premiere in January. Learn more!

David T. Little's WHAT BELONGS TO YOU Premieres at Modlin Center for the Arts
by A.A. Cristi - August 05, 2024

GRAMMY Award-nominated composer David T. Little has unveiled his latest work for the stage, an opera for tenor and chamber orchestra in three parts based on Garth Greenwell's critically acclaimed debut novel, What Belongs to You.

Gibney to Present MOVE|NYC|'s Young Professionals Program in August
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 16, 2024

Gibney, the New York City based dance and social justice organization, will present MOVE|NYC|’s Young Professionals Program August 24-25, 2024. Learn more!

Mark Morris Joins Creative Team For WHAT BELONGS TO YOU
by Stephi Wild - June 04, 2024

Renowned choreographer and director Mark Morris has joined the creative team for What Belongs to You, an opera for tenor and chamber orchestra by GRAMMY Award-nominated composer David T. Little.

David T. Little's WHAT BELONGS TO YOU Will Premiere at Modlin Center for the Arts
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2024

GRAMMY® Award-nominated composer David T. Little will unveil his latest work for the stage, an opera for tenor and chamber orchestra in three parts based on Garth Greenwell’s critically acclaimed debut novel, What Belongs to You.

Opera Maine to Present RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY At Portland Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 28, 2024

Opera Maine's 2024 Studio Artist Program will present two performances of Rappahannock County by celebrated composer Ricky Ian Gordon and librettist Mark Campbell. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Carnegie Hall and Healing Of The Nations Foundation Host Annual Juneteenth Celebration
by Stephi Wild - May 10, 2024

On Wednesday, June 19, at 7:00 p.m., the Healing of the Nations Foundation in association with Carnegie Hall presents a free Juneteenth Celebration event in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage.

Third Coast Percussion Reveals 20th Anniversary Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 03, 2024

Celebrate the 20th anniversary season of Third Coast Percussion featuring collaborations with Grammy winner Jessie Montgomery, Zakir Hussain, and Twyla Tharp Dance.

BAM Sets 2024 Winter/Spring Season Featuring New Rock Opera From Taylor Mac & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 12, 2023

BAM ushers in 2024 by presenting a season that honors the power of artistic community. See program details and learn how to purchase tickets!

WOMEN WHO KNOW: A WITCH PLAY to Premiere at The Abbey Theater of Dublin This November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 23, 2023

Get ready to be spellbound this November as The Abbey Theater presents the highly anticipated premiere of 'Women Who Know: A Witch Play'. Don't miss the world premiere at The Abbey Theater of Dublin.

Leyla McCalla Shares Cover of Haitian Ballad 'Zanj' Feat. Alynda Segarra
by Michael Major - October 12, 2023

Leyla McCalla is sharing the final track in a series of singles that reflect upon the struggle for freedom in our society. Originally recorded by Haitian political protest singer and folk musician Manno Charlemagne, 'Zanj” is originally sung in Haitian Kreyol. Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!

Leyla McCalla Covers Kendrick Lamar's 'Crown'
by Michael Major - September 12, 2023

Artist and activist Leyla McCalla has released the second in a series of singles which collectively serve as a meditation on the struggle for freedom in our society. McCalla says she felt compulsively compelled to record this new track–a solo cover of Kendrick Lamar’s “Crown”-- due to the power of its recurring refrain “you can’t please everybody.”

Full Cast & Creative Team Unveiled for The Acting Company's World Premiere of Lisa Peterson's ODYSSEY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 28, 2023

The Acting Company has revealed the full cast and creative team for Lisa Peterson's world premiere of ODYSSEY. Get all the details and book your tickets now.

Past Student Productions

	SHOW	THEATER
	Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (4/14/21 - 4/18/21)	University of Richmond
	Force Continuum (11/5/20 - 11/8/20)	University of Richmond
	Pure Confidence (11/21/19 - 11/24/19)	University of Richmond
	Appropriate (10/3/19 - 10/6/19)	University of Richmond
	Rapture, Blister, Burn (2/7/19 - 2/10/19)	University of Richmond

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