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Department of Dance News

The Department of Dance strives to train world-class dancers who meet the growing needs of the entertainment capital of the world. Our students study with faculty members who are inspired educators, passionately gifted artists, dancers, choreographers, designers, visual artists, composers, and poets.

Current Dance News

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Arts and Culture |

A concert of milestone and capstone choreographed works and lighting by Bachelor of Fine Arts majors.

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Arts and Culture |

The series, 'Arts in the Center,' will run Feb. 28 to June 5 at Historic Commercial Center and will highlight works from CFA schools and departments.

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Arts and Culture |

The concert features works by faculty and guest artists, including a classic work by Erick Hawkins, a significant 20th century choreographer.

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Arts and Culture |

The event, which will be held at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, honors those who have made a significant impact in the areas of visual arts, performing arts, or architecture.

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Arts and Culture |

Enjoy this mix of work choreographed by faculty and students.

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Arts and Culture |

The concert features exciting choreography and lighting design by talented Bachelor of Fine Arts majors in performance and choreography and dance production and management.

Dance In The News

KSNV-TV: News 3

 UNLV is dancing in full bloom before the spring season arrives. The university's dance department is hosting three showings of its 'Dynamic Gardens' performance inside the Judy Bayley Theatre.

KNPR News

On June 4, Las Vegas stood with Ukraine in a memorable way.

Las Vegas Weekly

After the seeming eternity of the pandemic lockdown, UNLV’s Nevada Conservatory Theatre returns to live performances with a celebratory season that includes Little Shop of Horrors and Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Nevada Business

Carnevale Gallery plans to donate 25 percent of its proceeds through September to Vegas PBS to help support local arts programming in honor of late artist Rita Asfour.

Las Vegas Weekly

Culture: Art exhibits, theater productions, and more.

The 961

Raised in Dubai and currently based in the United States, Lebanese-American Diana Zeineddine is a force to be reckoned with!

Recent Dance Accomplishments

UNLV Dance has been selected to perform with the New York-based Martha Graham Dance Company in a prestigious concert entitled University Partners Showcase April 22 in the famed Joyce Theater. UNLV Dance joins six other highly-regarded dance institutions presenting work from the 20th century canon of modern dance. UNLV Dance will perform a piece by…
Today the London Indie Short Festival announced  that the winner for the Best Documentary Short category went to the interdisciplinary project known as The UNLV Shoah Survivors Project. Congratulations to all of the film's collaborators!  About the film The UNLV College of Liberal Arts religious studies program and UNLV…
Roberta Sabbath (English), Cathy Allen, (Dance), and Shahab Zargari (Fine Arts) will be speaking at the 2022 Conney Jews and the Arts about the interdisciplinary project Shoah Survivor Choreographic Collaboration: A Docudance Film Exploring the Memories of Four Holocaust Survivors. The project represents the intersection…
Student Diversity & Social Justice hosted the 3rd Annual Black Carpet Awards. The Black Carpet was designed as a means to celebrate and recognize the contributions of Black students, staff, faculty, and community members. What started as one of the premier events during Black History Month, the Black Carpet is now an annual campus…
Bob Tracy (Art) and Louis Kavouras (Dance) created a performance art piece and video that is now posted on the Art in Society Conference website. This project was accepted to be performed live in Galway, Ireland, this month but the COVID-19 pandemic upended those plans. What you will see is a work in progress, with more layers to come.
Avery Boddie (Libraries) has been selected as an Association of Research Libraries Leadership and Career Development Program Fellow for 2020-21. The yearlong program prepares mid-career librarians from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to take on leadership roles in their careers and in the profession at large. Boddie is…