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University Dance Company Fall Concert will feature world-renowned hip-hop choreographer Amirah Sackett
KU Theatre to stage 'Hookman,' a darkly comedic salute to teenage slasher films
Based on a true story, 'Indecent' highlights lost moment in queer Jewish history
KU Theatre & Dance announces 2024 award and scholarship recipients
KU Theatre & Dance announces 2024-25 performance season
Theatre design student earns 1st place at national contest
University Dance Company performance will feature Kansas City Aerial Arts
Theatre design students advance to Kennedy Center national festival
KU Theatre explores labor and community in award-winning drama ‘SWEAT’
KU Theatre, School of Music Co-Present Sweeney Todd, Opening Feb. 16
Before the Broadway national tour begins, a local production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, a Musical Thriller, will explore the psyche of the villain and bring the community Stephen Sondheim’s brilliant melodies with the help of KU Opera and Symphony Orchestra. Sweeney Todd is a co-production...
Milking Christmas, A New Musical Goes Full-Tilt “Merry”
University Dance Company to present 2023 Fall Concert
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas Department of Theatre & Dance faculty members, along with a regional guest choreographer, will present work in ballet, hip-hop and modern/contemporary dance styles at the University Dance Company Fall Concert next month. Performances will be 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3-4 and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 5. ...
KU Theatre Opens Its Season with Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties
The University Theatre will open its 2023-24 season with a play that unapologetically dives into taboo topics, dips into a revolution happening around the globe, and features puppetry to help tell the story. A provocative exploration, Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties by Jen Silverman will be performed in...
KU Theatre & Dance announces 2023-24 performances
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Department of Theatre & Dance has unveiled its 2023-24 performance season, which engages talent within the University Theatre, University Dance Company, School of Music and Department of English, among others. Guest artists from professional theatre and dance companies will also contribute to the season’s...
KU Department of Theatre & Dance announces its 2023 award and scholarship recipients
LAWRENCE — The Department of Theatre & Dance at the University of Kansas recognized 59 students for academic merit and contributions to departmental performances at its year-end awards ceremony in May. ...
Cabaret Examines Themes as Relevant as Ever, Opens April 20 at KU Theatre
The University Theatre’s season finale opens with a big, inviting party. That’s one reason why Act 1 of Cabaret is so adored and a reason the musical’s ending hits so hard, said Markus Potter, director and assistant professor in the Department of Theatre & Dance. “It’s fun, until it’s not.”...
Love and Information, a Kaleidoscope of Quick Encounters, Searches for Meaning in Collaborative Production
Audiences to the University Theatre’s spring season opener will witness a unique performance from within the Department of Theatre & Dance with a script that’s been transformed by students. ...
Everybody Opens Dec. 2, Promises Audience Participation, Dark Comedy
A play opening soon at the University of Kansas explores a topic that’s become ever-more relevant in recent years: death. Everybody, a production of the University Theatre within the Department of Theatre & Dance, offers opportunity for community members to mourn, laugh at, and reflect on the show’s absurdity and...
University Dance Company announces performances for fall concert
LAWRENCE — The University Dance Company Fall Concert will explore love, community and self-discovery through professionally choreographed works in ballet, hip hop and contemporary dance at the University of Kansas later this month. ...
The Labyrinth of Desire, a Cloak-and-Dagger Rom-Com, Plays at KU Theatre
This October, fans of the performing arts can escape into a breezy, lighthearted play produced by the University Theatre within KU’s Department of Theatre & Dance. The Labyrinth of Desire by Caridad Svich offers comedic and romantic hijinks as a multitude of suitors vie for the love of a clever...
KU Theatre & Dance 2022-23 Season Unveiled
The Department of Theatre & Dance at the University of Kansas announces its 2022-23 season, which offers lightness, love, and plenty of action. This year, the University Theatre and University Dance Company, the two production wings inside of the Department, are preparing for five in-person productions. ...
Department of Theatre & Dance Names 2022 Scholarship and Award Winners
The University of Kansas Department of Theatre & Dance recognized 53 students as recipients of its year-end awards and scholarships, totaling over $225,000 in financial support. ...
KU community mourns death of theatre & dance administrative associate Kim Bohmann
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of Kim Bohmann, an administrative associate for the Department of Theatre & Dance. Bohmann, 62, died June 3. ...
H.M.S. Pinafore, a Comic Class Clash that Tugs at Your Heartstrings
Co-produced by KU's University Theatre, School of Music, and Symphony Orchestra...
Measure for Measure Kicks Off Spring Season at KU Theatre
Timeless Shakespearean classic urges audiences to judge for themselves ...
The Devils Between Us Plays at KU Theatre Dec. 3-9
Lifting Up Trans Voices, Sharing Stories of the LGTBQ+ Diaspora...
In Search of the Beat, KU Theatre Goes “Head Over Heels”
Celebrations of Love, Revelations of Self, and '80s Pop Music...
Feel the Noise! Play about Air Guitar Opens KU Theatre Season
"Airness," a comedy written by Chelsea Marcantel, will rock the William Inge Memorial Theatre at the University of Kansas. This peek into the lives of air guitar contestants in competition is directed by Jonah Greene, doctoral student in KU's Department of Theatre & Dance. ...