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WIU University Dance Company

Western Illinois University's concert dance company under the direction of Lara Petrin and Donald La
(16)

University Dance Theatre is a concert dance company that is also affiliated with the dance minor offered at Western Illinois University. The Dance Minor consists of beginning, intermediate and advanced levels of ballet, modern, jazz, and tap. In addition, courses are available in Pilates Exercise, kinesiology, anatomy, dance history, beginning and advanced levels of composition, improvisation, mov

ement and music analysis, teaching methods, injury care and prevention, performance and dance concert production. Each year, the WIU Dance Program sponsors several resident guest artists and master classes featuring renowned choreographers and performers. These artists visit the WIU campus for one or two weeks to teach classes and create choreography for the nationally recognized University Dance Theatre (UDT). UDT produces three dance concerts per year with choreography from students and faculty. Students have the opportunity to:
-Perform
-Choreograph
-Work with Nationally recognized guest artists
-Travel to regional and national dance festivals
-Teach through WIU preparatory dance school

Auditions are the first week of classes in the fall and spring. Contact Candace Winters-March, 309-298-2116 or [email protected] or Heidi Clemmens, 209-298-1707 or [email protected].

Dance Escape '25 Choreography ApplicationEmail completed application to Kristin, k-kavanagh@wiu.edu & Donald, dj-laney@w...

10/31/2024

Dance Escape '25 Choreography Application
Email completed application to Kristin, [email protected] & Donald, [email protected]

Applications are due by Sunday, November 17th!

10/30/2024

HALLOWEEN Spookiness on campus! Join us for the fun!

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW

By Richard O’Brien
Directed by Hadley Kamminga-Peck
Musical Direction by Lisa Wipperling
Choreography by Kristin Kavanagh

WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 31 - Performance 7:30pm
6:30pm - " Halloween Costume Contest" - Emceed by our own - Dr. Scott!

WHERE:
Hainline Theatre

TICKETS:
General Admission $20, Senior/Student $15, WIU Students Free with ID.
Get tickets online at westernpresents.com, by calling 309.298.2900, or stop by the WIU Box Office in Hainline Theatre Lobby.

ABOUT THE PLAY: In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named “Rocky.”

06/21/2024

TICKETS GO ON SALE NEXT WEEK!!

The College of Fine Arts and Communication
& SummerStage
presents

Disney
NEWSIES
THE BROADWAY MUSICAL

WHAT:
TICKETS GO ON SALE!!

WHEN:
Wednesday, June 26th
WIU Box Office Hours: 1:00pm – 5:00pm

WHERE:
WIU Box Office in Hainline Lobby or
online at: https://www.westernpresents.com/

COST:
General Admission $20; Senior/Student $17

PRODUCTION INFORMATION:
Performances are in Hainline Theatre.
Performance dates/times:
• Friday, July 12 at 7:30pm
• Saturday, July 13 at 2:00pm
• Saturday, July 13 at 7:30pm

04/27/2024

Tiny Dances
Dance Composition Class Final Projects
Macomb Arts Center
Wednesday, May 1st @ 7pm
Doors open at 6:45
Original Compositions created and performed by:
Erin Forde, Jakob Innes, Olivia Jung, Kena McCance, Alix Potter, Marisa Sanchez

04/24/2024

BYOP
(Bring Your Own Play)
Directed by Adam Lewis & Friends

WHEN:
April 26 & 27 at 7:30pm

WHERE:
Simpkins Theatre (2nd Floor Simpkins Hall)

TICKETS:
$5 General Admission, WIU Student Free with ID. Get your tickets at wiu.edu/theatre, at the WIU Box Office in Hainline Theatre, or by calling 309.298.2900.

ABOUT:
New Plays, written by students, designed by students, performed by students, for students! Enjoy an evening of completely student-created new works.

04/20/2024

Fall 2024 - Devised Dance Production Informational Meeting Monday, April 29th @ 12:15 in Brophy. Anyone interested in choreographing must attend!! Email Donald and Kristin if there is a schedule conflict.

04/19/2024

It's getting real y'all!
Sharon Nott is retiring after 40 years of service to WIU and WIU T&D!
Please join us for a reception to honor and celebrate Sharon Nott
💜💛💛💜💜💛💛💜💜💛💛💜💜💛💛💜💜💛💛💜
Information is below. Please let me know if you have questions!

04/12/2024

UP NEXT AT WIU Theatre & Dance -
Presented by
University Dance Company

Dance Escape
Directed by Kristin Kavanagh & Donald Laney

WHEN:
April 18 – 20 at 7:30pm & April 21 at 2:00pm

WHERE:
Hainline Theatre

TICKETS:
General Admission $15, Senior/Student $12, WIU Student Free with ID
To purchase tickets Call 309.298.2900, online at westernpresents.com, or visit the WIU Box Office in Hainline Theatre Lobby.

ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE: Western Illinois University's annual Spring Dance Concert will offer an evening of dance, choreographed by students and instructors as well as guest artists. Each performance will incorporate a variety of dance styles, including modern/contemporary, jazz, Afro-modern, and

03/26/2024

EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!!!
SummerStage Auditions for NEWSIES!!
April 26 - 28 from 5:00pm - 8:00pm in Horrabin Hall Theatre!
Register for a Audition Slot here: https://form.jotform.com/233455071903049

03/19/2024

Hi Dancers!!

Please join us or pass this information on to the dancers in your life!

WHAT: University Dance Company's DANCE CAMP FOR KIDS (1st - 12th Grade).

WHEN: On Saturday, April 20th from 9:00am - 12:00pm. Registrations begins at 8:30am; Parent showing at 11:30am.

WHERE: Brophy 200 (Brophy Hall Dance Studio)

COST: Preregistration - $15, Registration at the door - $20.

No experience necessary!
Come and dance with us at WIU ~ UDC!!

Click on the QR Code below to register!

Questions? Email Kristin Kavanagh at
[email protected]

02/26/2024

West African Dance Masterclass
TODAY
Brophy 200
2:15-3:45

02/21/2024

West African Dance Masterclass

Monday, February 26th

2:15-3:45

Brophy 200

Hosted by UDC with support from Performing Arts Society.

01/25/2024

West Virginia Dance Company will be teaching a Masterclass tomorrow @ 11:30-1 in Brophy Studio & performing an Informal Dance Concert in Hainline Theatre @ 2pm!!! Please join us for each of these events.

01/17/2024

Dance Escape Auditions
Thursday, January 18th
5:00-7:00
Brophy Dance Studio
Come dance with us. We have 12 Student Choreographers, Faculty and Guest Artist casting!
Sign In begins at 4:45

10/09/2023

UP NEXT AT WIU Theatre & Dance:
NEXT TO NORMAL
Music by Tom Kitt
Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Directed by Carolyn Blackinton
Musical Direction by Matt Bean
Choreography by Donald Laney

WHEN: October 13 & 14 at 7:30pm and October 15 at 2:00pm

WHERE: Simpkins Theatre

TICKETS: General Admission $5, WIU Student Free with ID
Call 309.298.2900 or click here https://www.westernpresents.com/ to purchase tickets.

ABOUT THE PLAY: NEXT TO NORMAL is the story of Diana Goodman and her family. Traumatized by the death of her infant son from an undiagnosed intestinal obstruction, Diana has lived with bipolar depressive disorder and delusional episodes for the past seventeen years. The illness has affected everyone in her life, and has nearly torn her family apart on several occasions. NEXT TO NORMAL is an emotional powerhouse musical that addresses such issues as grieving a loss, ethics in modern psychiatry, and suburban life.

10/02/2023

Next up at WIU Theatre & Dance:

LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC
By Arlene Hutton
Directed by Lisa Wipperling

WHEN: October 4 – 7 at 7:30pm & October 8 at 2:00pm

WHERE: Horrabin Theatre

TICKETS: $15 General Admission, $12 Seniors/Students, WIU Student Free with ID. Call 309.298.2900 or click https://www.westernpresents.com/ to buy tickets.

About the play: May and Raleigh meet in 1940 on an eastbound train that carries the bodies of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Nathanael West. Unable to enlist because of a medical condition, he wants to be a writer; she wants to be a missionary and they discover they are from neighboring towns in Kentucky. In this boy-meets-girl romance, nominated for Best Play 2000 by the New York Drama League, two young people navigate through the tough times of a country at war discovering what they have to give up to get what they really want.

03/04/2022

ACDA here we come! 💜💛

Address

1 University Cir, Brophy 200
Macomb, IL
61455

Website

http://www.wiu.edu/theatre/

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