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mage: Ode to Light, Fall 2024 Dance Concert Choreographer: Demetia Hopkins | Dancers: Caoilainn Bischoff | Rachel Borowsky | Ephraim Nahum Bullock | Deneishia Haralson Marlena James | Elizabeth Moore | Maggie Novak | Delaney Walts | Rui Wang Lighting: Steven Spera | Photography: Tom Daly
Dance

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.

https://drama.virginia.edu/uva-drama-present-spring-dance-concert

The members of The Mighty smile and pose for a group photo in a gym.
Dance

The Mighty Breaks Down Barriers in Discovering Dance

Founded in 2012, The Mighty is a student-run and mainly student-taught dance organization that provides beginner-friendly dance workshops for students interested in experimenting with the art form.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025/01/the-mighty-breaks-down-barriers-in-discovering-dance?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured

An illustration of an open book with pictures of ballet shoes, dancing ballerina figures, a ticket that says "BALLET," and twinkling stars. The book lays on a yellow background.
Dance

Ballet & Books Catalyzes Confidence Through Literature and Dance

Founded in 2017, Ballet & Books is a national non-profit organization that pairs mentors with young girls, using social interaction and movement-based activities to enact and embody the material they read.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/09/ballet-books-catalyzes-confidence-through-literature-and-dance?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured

Many people sit on the ground outside of the Drama Education Building. A giant blue and orange puppet is paraded across the lawn.

The U.Va. Arts Welcome Picnic Kicks Off Another Year of Arts on Grounds

At the beginning of each academic year, the University community has the opportunity to participate in an emergent part of the on-Grounds arts scene — the U.Va. Arts Welcome Picnic.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/09/the-u-va-arts-welcome-picnic-kicks-off-another-year-of-arts-on-grounds?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured

Arts on the Hill with Ailey II - Three Dancers
Dance

Arts on the Hill: Ailey II

Arts on the Hill with Ailey II will be held at Carr's Hill, home of President and Mrs. Ryan, on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 from 5:30 - 6:30pm. All UVA faculty, staff, and students are eligible to register to attend. The deadline to register is 11:59 p.m. on Friday, October 4.

September 20, 2024
Australian dancer Raygun dances in a green jumpsuit in front of four judges wearing white on a purple panel that reads "PARIS 2024".
Dance

Q&A: What’s the Deal With That Australian Breakdancer?

Gunn, an academic who specializes in breaking and hip-hop culture, earned a score of 0, but she is probably more famous now than the gold medalist, Ami Yuasa of Japan.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/qa-whats-deal-australian-breakdancer

An aerial dance performer, dressed in all black, performs a dance in the air with a red aerial silk on UVA's South Lawn.
Dance

U.Va.’s Aerial Dance Club is taking artistry to new heights

A world of gymnastics, intense movements and flowing silks exists here in Charlottesville, thanks to the University’s Aerial Dance Club.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/05/u-va-s-aerial-dance-club-is-taking-artistry-to-new-heights?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest

Virginia Theatre Festival 50th Anniversary

Virginia Theatre Festival to Celebrate 50th Anniversary Year

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.

February 16, 2024
A group of students perform a salsa number on a stage. Some performers wear black dresses, and others wear black pants and green shirts.
Dance

The University Salsa Club Has All the Right Moves

While winter has brought a chill to Grounds, not even the cold can cool down the University Salsa Club.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/01/the-university-salsa-club-has-all-the-right-moves?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured