Training
•Diverse and flexible curriculum with commitment to social justice
•Decolonized approach to dance with expanded definitions of virtuosity
•Focus on liberatory work, antiracism, and decoloniality in dance making and pedagogy
•Hip-hop, North African and Arabian Diaspora dances, Ballet, European-lineage Modern dance, West African Diaspora dances, Mexican Folklorico, Improvisational dance, Modern dance traditions of African Diaspora, inclusive/abolitionist Somatic Science
Performance & Productions
•Regular presentation of choreography and creative work
•Opportunities every semester through classes, department performances, cross-departmental projects, community sites
Degree Flexibility
•60-credit hour program typically completed in 3 years (6 semesters)
•Students generally take 10 credit hours per semester
•Secondary emphasis area identified and designed by each MFA candidate
•Terminal degree positioning students for practicing artist careers, teaching in higher education, PhD study
Value
•Small cohorts with full funding for all MFA candidates through teaching positions
•Funding includes full tuition remission, insurance, and monthly stipends
