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Department of Theatre Arts & Dance

Creating, studying, and producing works of theatre and dance that educate our students and our diverse audiences about the performing arts and the social issues and human emotions that the arts speak to so powerfully.

Undergraduate

Graduate

Dance

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BA in Theatre Arts

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BFA in Acting

MFA in Design & Technology

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PhD in Theatre Historiography

Recent News

Spring 2022 Theatre Arts & Dance Season

The fall 2021 season includes mainstage productions, specialty productions, and an extensive studio series including Rarig Center, Barbara Barker Center for Dance, and site…

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The Unifying Power of the Arts

Gifts to CLA’s Departments of Art, Theatre Arts & Dance, and the School of Music create opportunities for students and accelerate the practices of our faculty and visiting…

Sophia Louwagie: Internship with the South Dakota Ballet

Sophia Louwagie shares her internship experience with the South Dakota Ballet.

Anderson Award goes to UMN Dance Professor Ananya Chatterjea

Minnesota's prestigious Anderson Award goes to dancer/choreographer Ananya Chatterjea, UMN Dance Professor and founder of Ananya Dance Theatre

Ananya Chatterjea: ‘What a beautiful view it is to imagine a just world’

The 2021 A.P. Anderson Award honoree is UMN Dane Professor, dancer and choreographer Ananya Chatterjea, the founder of Ananya Dance Theatre.