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Program profile
Highly Selective12-24 StudentsStudy Abroad

PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTIONS
Performance opportunities in mainstage productions for both seasoned majors and first-time performers
Advanced seminars combining theatre and dance
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Work with internationally renowned visiting artists including 600 Highwaymen, Eiko Otake, Sister Sylvester, and Nora Chipaumire
Home to the historic Colorado College Summer Dance Festival (dance pioneer Hanya Holm taught here for 43 years)
FACILITIES
Two dance studios and a somatic practices studio in historic Cossitt Hall (National Register of Historic Places)
Rehearsal and performance space with full lighting grid
Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center with cutting-edge performance venues
STUDY ABROAD
Regular opportunities for academic travel to New York, London, India, and Serbia
DEGREE FLEXIBILITY
BA Dance Major with 11 units culminating in senior thesis
Four areas of study: Foundations, Creative Core, Critical Core, and Capstone
Explores movement as embodied knowledge, artistic expression, and cross-cultural dialogue
Unique Block Plan allows intensive focus on one course at a time
Interdisciplinary approach combining dance with theatre, film, and new media
Study of performances beyond the stage — social rituals, political demonstrations, and intercultural approaches

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