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ChoreoLab 2025

ChoreoLab 2025: A day of experiments in dance

April 19, 2025

Choreolab Spring 2025: A Day of Dance Experiments invites you to experience dance beyond the proscenium stage. Throughout the day, the Rubenstein Arts Center will come alive with movement workshops, …

three dancers reflected in mirror with text "THERE IS A LADDER"

There is a ladder: Dance MFA thesis event

February 15, 2025

Dance MFA candidate Chania Wilson presents THERE IS A LADDER, a curated installation in the Rubenstein Arts Center in conjunction with a performance in von der Heyden Theater. Wilson has …

text: the master of fine arts in dance: embodied interdisciplinary praxis

And you ghosts rise blue: Dance MFA thesis event

February 12, 2025

Dance MFA candidate Indigo Cook presents AND YOU GHOSTS RISE BLUE, an evening-length interdisciplinary performance with a thematic/poetic orientation towards ghosts – a paranormal opera of sorts that involves elements …

dancers moving and singing

Thresholding: Dance MFA thesis event

February 2, 2025

Dance MFA candidate em Liptow presents THRESHOLDING, the culmination of several months of creative process with fellow Threshold Singers (a practice of singing at bedside to the sick and dying.) …

dancer with Duke Dance logo

DANCE MFA OPEN OFFICE HOUR

December 6, 2024

The Duke Dance MFA in Embodied Interdisciplinary Praxis is now accepting applications for Fall 2025. Please join Director of Graduate Studies Sarah Wilbur for an online information session on applying …

November Dances

November Dances 2024

November 23, 2024

The Dance Program’s annual fall concert presents guests with an evening of dance performance from faculty, student and guest choreographers. Faculty choreographers include: Iyun Ashani Harrison and Ava LaVonne Vinesett. …

November dances 2024

November Dances 2024

November 22, 2024

The Dance Program’s annual fall concert presents guests with an evening of dance performance from faculty, student and guest choreographers. Faculty choreographers include: Iyun Ashani Harrison and Ava LaVonne Vinesett. …

Dance MFAEIP logo

Dance MFA Student Work-in-progress Showing

November 17, 2024

Five MFA/EIP students will share creative work-in-progress that is in development for their thesis projects. Presentations begin at 4pm. Please come early at 3:00p if you would like to observe …

MFA students dancing in the Ark on East campus

Duke Dance MFA Open Office Hour

October 4, 2024

Duke Dance MFA is now accepting applications for Fall 2025! Please join Director of Graduate Studies Sarah Wilbur for this open office hour to talk about our two-year, full-time degree …

Historic Ark building, Duke East campus

Preserving Dance Legacies and Preparing Dance Future

October 4, 2024

Join the Duke Dance Program’s former and current directors and faculty for a lunchtime chat. Our history at Duke spans almost five decades. This friendly roundtable will include faculty, students, …

photo by A. Himwich of African Dance performers and musicians at November Dances 2023

African Dance audition for November Dances

August 28, 2024

Work with faculty choreographer and live musicians and perform *for credit*! Come to first class meeting to audition, meet and greet. Original work will be presented at November Dances in …

ballet performers from November Dances 2023, photo by A. Himwich

Ballet Audition for November Dances

August 28, 2024

Work with faculty choreographer and perform *for credit*! Come to first class meeting to audition, meet and greet. Original work will be presented at November Dances in von der Heyden …

ChoreoLab

ChoreoLab

April 20, 2024

The Duke University Dance Program presented its spring dance concert, ChoreoLab 2024, featuring choreographic works from our faculty and students. Faculty choreographers: Kristin Duncan, modern; Jingqiu Guan, film; Iyun Ashani …

ChoreoLab

ChoreoLab

April 19, 2024

The Duke University Dance Program presented its spring dance concert, ChoreoLab 2024, featuring choreographic works from our faculty and students. Faculty choreographers: Kristin Duncan, modern; Jingqiu Guan, film; Iyun Ashani …