Theater, Dance, and Film Studies Department
- About the Department
- Faculty and Staff
- Information for Current Students
- 2024-2025 Audition Information
- Past Seasons
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Dance Guest Artists
- Elizabeth Stich
- Compagnie Hervé Koubi Master Class
- Contemporary Modern Dance with Speak, Memory Repertory Master Class
- Jazz Dance Forms Master Class
- Make a Dance Master Class (Mini Composition Class)
- Compositional Improvisation: Spontaneous Dance Making for Stage Master Class
- Dance Masterclass: Okaidja Afroso
- Afrique en Cirque Dance Master Class
- Red Sky Performance Master Class
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Facilities
- Alumni
- The Lenfest Center for the Arts
Theater, Dance and Film are essential forms of human expression that celebrate creative collaboration and dynamic engagement with our world. Our department provides an introduction to performance, production and history and literature in order to help students engage with and reflect on the world in which they live. Through the critical study of the history of theater, dance and film, and through the embodied practice of these art forms, students will: analyze a diverse array of performances and texts, develop flexible problem-solving methods, cultivate diverse communication skills, practice collaborative processes, and create art.
Learning Outcomes
Through the study of the practice and history of theater, dance and film students will:
- Develop aesthetic appreciation for art and culture
- Learn flexible problem-solving methods
- Acquire diverse communication skills
- Employ collaborative processes
- Create art
Department Info
- P: 540-458-8002
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Theater Department/Lenfest Center
100 Glasgow Street
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Lexington, Virginia 24450
Upcoming Events
Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 12 pm and 9 pm and Friday, May 23 at 12 pm
Theater, Dance, and Film Studies News
Johnson will present excerpts of her recent musical and give a public talk on March 24 at 7 p.m. in Johnson Theater.
Programming on March 15 invites students, alumni and faculty to reconnect and celebrate the evolution of W&L’s arts programs.
The show runs March 13-15 in Keller Theatre in the Lenfest Center for the Arts.
The Jan. 30 screening of the award-winning documentary about disability, perseverance and the story of a girl and her wheelchair is free and open to the public.
The Jan. 16 performance is part of the Lenfest Center’s Outreach & Engagement Series.
The production runs from Nov. 19-21 in Johnson Theatre on the W&L campus.
The Oct. 8 event is presented by Red Sky Performance and is part of the Lenfest Center’s Outreach & Engagement Series.
An authentic Indigenous dinner will accompany Laronde’s talk on Oct. 7 and is part of the Lenfest Center’s Outreach & Engagement Series.
The article “Organic Dance Designs” tells the story of the theatrical work of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin Fellowship.
Washington’s first indigenous State Poet Laureate will deliver a reading on Oct. 1 as part of the Lenfest Center’s Outreach & Engagement Series.
Tickets for the entire season will be available to purchase beginning Sept. 9.
In this month’s episode, professor Davies talks of creating and building W&L’s dance program to be a place where preconceived notions dissipate and the liberal arts education flourishes.