2025 Annual UVA Arts Welcome Picnic
Come learn about curricular, extra-curricular, programmatic, and volunteer opportunities from the Visual & Performing Arts & Architecture departments, programs, and community.
Stories
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The Paramount Theater, Fralin Museum of Art at UVA, and Virginia Theatre Festival Join Forces This Spring and Summer to Celebrate Iconic Artist and Cultural Figure Frida Kahlo
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Meet the Students Behind the Sound: UVA’s Battle of the Bands Winners
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Finding Her Voice: Priyanka Shetty’s MFA Journey from UVA to the World Stage
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UVA Alumna Artist is Big into Miniature Artworks
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Arts This Week: Virginia Dance Committee Spring Concert
The University of Virginia’s Dance Program and Department of Drama present the Spring Dance Concert 2026, an evening of eight original works by faculty, guest, and student choreographers.
This Hoo is Dancing His Way into Physical Therapy
As a high school senior, Ephraim Bullock faced a major decision: pursue a career in professional ballet or attend college. A trainee at the Richmond Ballet, he had just received an offer from the company’s artistic director to join its second company, the entry point into professional dancing, complete with a salary. It was a step toward making it into the main company, and he had been dancing ballet since fourth grade, so the offer carried the weight of nearly a decade of hard work.
The Grand Kyiv Ballet Presents: Snow White at The Paramount Theater 1/4
You’ve likely seen the classic Disney cartoon—and maybe even the Magic Kingdom’s live action $270 million stinker from earlier this year. Now you can witness the beauty of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in ballet form when this family-friendly version arrives in town for a Sunday afternoon show.
The Fall Dance Concert Highlights Experimentation and Collaboration
As the semester draws to a close, the Drama Department prepares to present its annual Fall Dance Concert, running from Nov. 20-22 in the Culbreth Theatre. This semester’s production boasts the largest cast in the past decade, promising an eclectic performance shaped by the innovative artistic aims of each dancer and choreographer.
This Twirl Is On Fire
If you were in the stands at Scott Stadium last month as the University of Virginia defeated Florida State University, you may have seen a group of four UVA students and one from Piedmont Virginia Community College playing with fire. The Cavalier Marching Band’s twirling squad, known as the Feature Twirlers, catch fire at home football games. They spin, dance and even juggle batons that are set ablaze during their routines. During game weeks, they spend 15 hours rehearsing.
Charlottesville Arts Council Steering Committee
A diverse group of artists, cultural workers, and leaders will guide a community-driven process to explore a future Charlottesville Arts Council.
Weekly Swing Dance Lessons
SwingCville is a Charlottesville community dedicated to vintage swing dancing. We dance and teach the Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa, and Blues. We are proudly volunteer-run by people with big hearts and a passion for dance. Come join us every Wednesday for a lesson from 7-8pm and social dancing from 8-9pm. Please arrive 15 minutes before class to sign in. Stay afterwards to go out for snacks and drinks with friendly people from around town.
Dancing Our Way
Roa says social dance can cure everything from partisanship and close-mindedness to existential crises. We are “at the risk of being so logical, we are losing our own humanity,” he warns. “We all come from different backgrounds, but we all desire the same thing: to be understood. You and I don’t have to agree, but we can have a dialogue. And that dialogue is the dance.”
These Hoos Know How To Tango
Three scientists and a nurse walk into a room and start dancing tango. It might sound like the opening to a joke, but it’s actually the first Charlottesville Tango event of the season – and the University of Virginia community is well represented. Assistant professor of psychiatry David Acunzo, assistant professor of chemistry Jelena Samonina and emeritus professor of computer science Gabriel Robins, along with UVA Health nurse Cristina Ramirez, are devotees of Charlottesville Tango.
Graduating Arts Leaders Leave Lasting Legacies on Their Communities
As they prepare to walk the Lawn, graduating fourth-year leaders are leaving their mark on student arts organizations. From increased accessibility for student dancers and comedians, to a more inclusive community established in the theater and music scenes, the University’s robust arts community has undergone tremendous change under its class of 2025 leaders.
UVA Drama to Present SPRING DANCE CONCERT
The Dance Program of the Department of Drama at the University of Virginia presents its Spring Dance Concert on April 10, 11, and 12, at 8:00 p.m. in the Ruth Caplin Theatre. We invite you to join us for the presentation of 10 original student, faculty, and guest artist works – both live dance and film – performed by UVA dancers. Choreographers and filmmakers featured in this concert examine themes of connection, impact, repetition, and seeking harmony. The works invite us to consider the complexities of relationship with people, environments, and ourselves, exploring the variety of ways we internalize and respond to our environment, our own actions, and the actions of others.