The Virginia Theatre Festival Season to Kick Off With 50 Years and Counting: a Musical Revue, Directed by Longtime Artistic Director Robert Chapel Followed by All-time Classic Musical Little Shop of Horrors and Frenetic, Farcical Take on Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps.
With nearly 20 dance teams on Grounds, it is safe to say that the students of U.Va. know how to bust a move.
While winter has brought a chill to Grounds, not even the cold can cool down the University Salsa Club.
A future performing arts center at the University of Virginia will be named for Tessa and Richard Ader, a pair of philanthropists who previously donated $50 million to the University as part of a commitment to bolster music, dance and theater in Charlottesville and Central Virginia.
Dating back to the mid-1900s, step dancing — or stepping — and strolling have become an integral part of Black fraternities and sororities across the United States. This is no exception in the Iota Beta chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., the members of which see the unique art form as a way to bond and assert their identity within their community.
Nationally, the Tidewater region of Virginia is a focal point of Black culture: From contemporary artists like Pharrell Williams and Missy Elliott, to the beach music of the 1950s and 60s, to the Afro-Caribbean and gospel traditions, these roots run deep. Learn about artists Joshua Purnell and Tom Norris.
The Dance Program is pleased to present the work of two guest choreographers this semester: Cara Hagan and Ruth Olga Sherman. The Spring Dance Concert is on April 20, 21, and 22 at 8:00 p.m. in the Ruth Caplin Theatre. The spring concert will feature both live and screendance works by students, faculty, and guest artists for an evening of dance that explores multiple perspectives and themes through the practice of performance.
Built on inclusivity and passion, the University’s first competitive hip-hop dance group is still evolving after eighteen years.
The Dance Program of the Department of Drama at the University of Virginia presents its Fall Dance Concert on November 17 – 19 at 8:00 p.m. in the Culbreth Theatre. This fall’s concert will feature the works of faculty, students, and guest choreographer Julia A. Vessey for an evening of performance that explores multiple perspectives and themes through the medium of dance.
Under Story & The Fralin, are sharing an upcoming immersive performance, Social Dance on May 27. They look forward to bringing this unique experience to the Charlottesville community.
“Having both dance and science in my life is incredibly important to me,” Ziff said. “Both activities are extremely rewarding, and I can’t imagine my time at UVA any other way.”
Many of UVA’s College of Arts & Sciences alumni with degrees in studio arts, drama or music go on to successful careers in arts and entertainment, in the world’s great museums or educating the next generation of creative minds. However, the number of arts majors who become leaders in business, law, technology and other areas suggests that the skills they learned in the studio and on the stage are helping them thrive in a wide range of pursuits.
