What's Happening

2023

Senior Dance Fellows Augus Wang '24, Julia Rizzo '24, Grace Han '24

Fairs & Festivals

2023 Fall Dance Festival of Student Choreographers

A collaborative space for students to introduce new, creative and exciting choreographies to the community.

Date: September 21, 2023

2021

Fairs & Festivals

Moving Resiliency: A Screendance Festival

Moving Resiliency: A Screendance Festival on Friday, February 26 7 & 8pm; Saturday, February 27, 7pm

Date: February 25, 2021

Spotlights

HERE US showcases original performances by students of color

In its third stage production, HERE US continues to thrive, evolve, and carve out space for passionate performers.

Denison Magazine

The ON Switch

Conversations with faculty about what it means to teach — and to trigger those amazing moments of illumination

Where We Go

The healing power of breaking barriers

Artists can cross lines that medical professionals sometimes don't have the space to.

Denison students and Sri Lankan performers dance in concert

How We Learn

Sri Lankan Odyssey

A five-year immersion in Sri Lankan culture gives Denison students a profound cross-cultural experience.

How We Learn

Art and Space Connect and Encourage Empathy

Resident artists Christian and Anne Manns pay tribute to local history through exhibition “Monumental!”

How We Learn

A New Home for the Performing Arts

As budgets across the country cut corners on the arts, Denison goes all in.

Where We Go

Alumni talk about dance, careers

Five dance alumni gathered for a career panel and answered questions about their careers in dance.

Where We Go

Dance into Life

For Megan Frazier '97, her love of movement and physiology has translated into her career as a pediatric physical therapist.

How We Learn

Cultural exchange in Sri Lanka

In the summer of 2016, students were immersed in the culture of Sri Lanka during a research trip.

Where We Go

Molly Shanahan '90

Alum Molly Shanahan recognized as a singular voice in Chicago  dance.

How We Learn

Crossing borders through dance

Research in Sri Lanka changed perspectives teaching and interpreting dance.

Where We Go

Hip-Hop Entrepreneur

From econ major to hip-hop dancer with Steve Flores '11.

Where We Go

Emma Draves '01

Draves' work navigates spaces of contemporaneity, hybridity, & globalization.

How We Learn

Life in Ghana

Life in Ghana was very different from life on the hill.

How We Learn

A Real Professional

Hailey Bruce '16 took part in a three-week residency with the Parsons Dance Company in New York City.

What's Happening

Faculty

Three Denison professors awarded tenure in 2024

Inside-the-beltway internship yields great experiences

Denison’s Liv Gjestvang recognized as technology leader

What's Happening

2023

2021

Spotlights

HERE US showcases original performances by students of color

The ON Switch

The healing power of breaking barriers

Sri Lankan Odyssey

Art and Space Connect and Encourage Empathy

A New Home for the Performing Arts

Alumni talk about dance, careers

Dance into Life

Cultural exchange in Sri Lanka

Molly Shanahan '90

Crossing borders through dance

Hip-Hop Entrepreneur

Emma Draves '01

Life in Ghana

A Real Professional

What's Happening

Creating dance soundscapes

Grace Han ‘24 explores South Korean heritage in dance

2023 Fall Dance Festival of Student Choreographers