You are a mover. You dream of creating motion, choreographing performances and cultivating the minds
of future dancers. Learn a variety of dance styles including modern, ballet, jazz,
and more, through courses like Kinesiology, Dance History, and Improvisation. The
dance program at Winthrop University includes a well-rounded exploration of dance
as well as rigorous study within each emphasis. Students participate in studio-based
practices and explorations as well as performances and other educational offerings.
Our program offers small class sizes and personalized attention that sets us apart from larger institutions.
The department presents four main stage productions (three in theatre, one in dance),
two student choreography showcases, and as many as 6 studio dance/theatre productions
and other informal performances each year!
Coordinated by Winthrop University Department of Theatre & Dance
Admission: $5 with Winthrop ID | $10 General Admission
*Cultural Event
An original evening of dance. Student-choreographed by RJ Lee. Moments of Icarus is a contemporary retelling of the story of Icarus, made famous by the Roman poet Ovid. This dance work explores the original story, as well as the moments in life where we fly too close to the sun and we inevitably fall back to Earth. Explores themes of perfectionism, jealousy, and aging.
Coordinated by Winthrop University Department of Theatre & Dance
Admission: $10 with Winthrop ID | $15 General Admission
*Cultural Event
Music and lyric by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Directed by Rachel Dawson
What happens after 'Happily Ever After'? In Sondheim and Lapine's beloved retelling of Grimm's classics, a parade of familiar folktale figures find their way 'into the woods' and try to get home before dark- What begins as an irreverent fantasy becomes a moving lesson about community responsibility and the stories we tell our children.
Coordinated by Winthrop University Department of Theatre & Dance
Admission: $10 with Winthrop ID | $15 General Admission
*Cultural Event
By Sophocles
Adapted and directed by Brandon Dawson
A brutal civil war has ravaged the land, and the victorious Creon of Thebes forbids anyone from burying the traitor who started the conflict. When Antigone, discontent to let her brother go without proper funeral rites, takes matters into her own hands, she sparks a revolution that pits parent against child, sibling against sibling, and civil law against the gods. In this fresh and vibrant take on an ancient classic, family love and civil disobedience clash in titanic fashion.
Coordinated by Winthrop University Department of Theatre & Dance
Admission: $5 with Winthrop ID | $10 General Admission
*Cultural Event
By Barbara Field
Student Directed by Noah Lake
Mary Shelly’s legendary masterpiece, Frankenstein, is not only a gothic tale of horror, but a cautionary tale about the dangers of excessive passion, unchecked science, and the estrangement of god and man. At once intellectually insightful and emotionally complex; Playing with Fire is a modern morality play that eloquently speaks to some of the most burning moral and ethical questions of our time!
Coordinated by Winthrop University Department of Theatre & Dance
Admission: $5 with Winthrop ID | $10 General Admission
*Cultural Event
An evening of selected works by students, faculty, and guest artists. Come see an eclectic showcase of the best of the year's dancing in the Department of Theatre and Dance. A variety of dance styles will be featured.
The dance program at Winthrop University prepares students for careers and future
study in dance by fostering their aesthetic, technical, intellectual, and creative
development within the context of a liberal arts education. In order to achieve this
mission, the program provides students with opportunities to participate in studio-based
practices and explorations as well as performance and other relevant educational offerings.
The program serves both the university and local community in enhancing their knowledge
of the discipline of dance from a holistic perspective, including the political, historical,
cultural, and technological events that have contributed to its evolution.
To provide a developmentally sequenced curriculum of studio and theory courses that
exposes dance majors and minors to a breadth of skills, knowledge, and critical thinking.
To nurture artistic leadership in students through opportunities to perform, choreograph,
teach, design, stage manage, participate in internships, and be involved in professional
organizations.
To promote collaborative experiences that develop students' communication skills,
appreciation of diversity, and adaptability to change in all artistic and interdisciplinary
endeavors.
To prepare students for successful careers as educational leaders in public and private
K-12 education.
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owned by Winthrop University, must be registered with the Winthrop University Police
Department and be issued either a Regular parking permit, a Temporary parking permit,
or a Visitor’s parking permit. Temporary or Visitor parking permits can be obtained
online either before or upon arriving on campus.
