Past Dance Events
Past dance events at the Center for the Arts.
2022
February
2021
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2020
December November October September May April March February
2019
December November October May April March February
2018
December November October September May April February
2017
December November October May April March
2016
December November October May April March February
2015
December November October September May April March February
2014
December November October September July
2022
February
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Friday, February 4, 2022 at 7:00pm
CFA Theater
PLEASE NOTE: This event has been canceled.
Choreographed by Artistic Director Ananya Chatterjea and performed by the artists of Minneapolis’ Ananya Dance Theatre, Dastak: I Wish You Me (2021) is a meditation on borders, loss, belonging, home, and liberation.
2021
December
![](../images/2021/12-2021/winter-dance-thumb.jpg)
Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 7:00pm
CFA Theater
![](../images/2021/12-2021/winter-dance-thumb.jpg)
Friday, December 10, 2021 at 7:00pm
CFA Theater
![](../images/2021/12-2021/worlds_of_dance_thumb.jpg)
Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 2:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
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Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
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Friday, December 3, 2021 at 7:00pm
CFA Theater
![](../images/2021/12-2021/fall_fac_dance_thumb.jpg)
Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 7:00pm
CFA Theater
October
![](../images/2021/10-2021/fall_thesis_dance_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, October 30, 2021 at 7:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
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Friday, October 29, 2021 at 7:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
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Friday, October 15, 2021 at 7:00pm
Starting at Andrus Field (55 Wyllys Avenue, Middletown, Connecticut)
WesWorks (2021) is a multi-site, free outdoor performance that features the movement and stories of Wesleyan University employees as directed by Forklift Danceworks of Austin, Texas. The company is led by Artistic Director Allison Orr, Distinguished Fellow in the College of the Environment and Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies.
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Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 7:00pm
Starting at Andrus Field (55 Wyllys Avenue, Middletown, Connecticut)
WesWorks (2021) is a multi-site, free outdoor performance that features the movement and stories of Wesleyan University employees as directed by Forklift Danceworks of Austin, Texas. The company is led by Artistic Director Allison Orr, Distinguished Fellow in the College of the Environment and Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies.
![](../images/2021/10-2021/post_natyam_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 2:00pm
Zoom
September
![](../images/2021/09-2021/kattumaram_thumb.jpg)
Thursday, September 30, 2021 at 7:00pm
YouTube
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Friday, September 24, 2021 at 12:00pm
Zoom
May
![](../images/2021/05-2021/eiko_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 8:30pm
Outdoors between World Music Hall (40 Wyllys Avevnue) and the Music Studios building
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Friday, May 14, 2021 at 7:00pm
YouTube Premiere
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Sunday, May 9, 2021 at 1:00pm
YouTube Premiere
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Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 7:00pm
YouTube Live
A triple-bill evening of world premieres: Assistant Professor of Dance Iddi Saaka will present his new solo work Letting Go to Move On. Visiting Associate Professor of Dance Doug Elkins will present his new work Qualia, featuring Wesleyan students and faculty, with original music by Pete Di Gennaro. The program also includes Wes DANCE/WeDANCE—a video-dance tribute created by 41 Wesleyan dance alumni with original music by Jace Arouet ’21, celebrating 40 years of dance at Wesleyan.
April
![](../images/2021/04-2021/novack_lecture_thumb.jpg)
Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 2:50pm
Zoom
![](../images/2021/04-2021/thesis_dance_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, April 10, 2021 at 1:00pm
YouTube Live
March
![](../images/2021/03-2021/davis_sisters_thumb.jpg)
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 7:00pm
YouTube Premiere
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Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 8:00pm
February
![](../images/2021/02-2021/dance_alumni_thumb.jpg)
Friday, February 26, 2021 at 12:00pm
Online (Eastern Standard Time)
2020
December
![](../images/2020/11-2020/west_african_thumb.jpg)
Friday, December 4, 2020 at 8:00pm
YouTube Premiere
November
![](../images/2020/11-2020/worlds_of_dance_thumb.jpg)
Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 1:00pm
YouTube Premiere
![](../images/2020/11-2020/kolcio_thumb1.jpg)
Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 5:00pm
Vimeo
![](../images/2020/11-2020/eiko_conversation_thumb.jpg)
Sunday, November 15, 2020 at 7:00pm
Eiko Otake Virtual Studio
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Saturday, November 7, 2020 at 2:00pm
October
![](../images/2020/10-2020/faculty_dance_thumb1.jpg)
Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 8:00pm
![](../images/2020/10-2020/trash_dance_thumb.jpg)
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at 8:00pm
Conversation on YouTube Live
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Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 7:00pm
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Friday, October 2, 2020 at 7:00pm
September
![](../images/2020/09-2020/era_workshop_thumb.jpg)
Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 7:00pm
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Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 7:00pm
May
![](../images/2020/05-2020/repertory_and_performance_thumb.jpg)
Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 12:00pm
Center for the Arts website
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 5:00pm
Kiara Benn's Project Website
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 12:00pm
Center for the Arts website
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 12:00pm
Center for the Arts website
Experience new works created remotely by students in Dance as Activism (DANC 379), taught by Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance Joya Powell. Videos, photos, and program notes will be available to view on Friday, May 22 and Saturday, May 23, 2020 and will remain available to view through Saturday, May 30, 2020.
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Friday, May 22, 2020 at 12:00pm
Center for the Arts website
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Friday, May 22, 2020 at 12:00pm
Center for the Arts website
Experience new works created remotely by students in Dance as Activism (DANC 379), taught by Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance Joya Powell. Videos, photos, and program notes will be available to view on Friday, May 22 and Saturday, May 23, 2020 and will remain available to view through Saturday, May 30, 2020.
![](../images/2020/05-2020/west_african_thumb.jpg)
Friday, May 8, 2020 at 3:00pm
CFA Courtyard (Rain site: Crowell Concert Hall)
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Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 8:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater
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Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 8:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater
![](../images/2020/05-2020/worlds_of_dance_thumb.jpg)
Sunday, May 3, 2020 at 2:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
April
![](../images/2020/04-2020/eiko_thumb.jpg)
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 12:00pm
Eiko Otake Virtual Studio
![](../images/2020/04-2020/spring_faculty_dance_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, April 4, 2020 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
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Friday, April 3, 2020 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
March
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Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 7:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater
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Friday, March 27, 2020 at 8:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater
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Thursday, March 26, 2020 at 8:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater
February
![](../images/2020/02-2020/Fruits_borne_out_of_rust_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 2:00pm
CFA Theater
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Friday, February 28, 2020 at 7:30pm
CFA Theater
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Friday, February 14, 2020 at 7:30pm
CFA Theater
2019
December
![](../images/2019/12-2019/winter_dance_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
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Friday, December 6, 2019 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
November
![](../images/2015/12-2015/worlds_of_dance_thumb.jpg)
Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 2:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
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Friday, November 22, 2019 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
![](../images/2019/11-2019/thesis_dance_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 7:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
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Friday, November 1, 2019 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
October
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Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 7:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
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Friday, October 25, 2019 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
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Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 4:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
May
![](../images/2014/12-2014/worlds_of_dance_thumb.jpg)
Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 2:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
![](../images/2019/05-2019/spring_dance_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 7:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
![](../images/2019/05-2019/spring_dance_thumb.jpg)
Friday, May 3, 2019 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
April
![](../images/2019/04-2019/in_dance_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
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Friday, April 26, 2019 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
March
![](../images/2019/03-2019/thesis_dance_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 7:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
![](../images/2019/03-2019/thesis_dance_thumb.jpg)
Friday, March 29, 2019 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
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Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
February
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Friday, February 8, 2019 at 7:30pm
CFA Theater
2018
December
![](../images/2016/12-2016/westafrican_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
![](../images/2018/05-2018/worlds_of_dance_thumb.jpg)
Sunday, December 2, 2018 at 2:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
November
![](../images/2018/11-2018/yogyakarta_130.jpg)
Friday, November 9, 2018 at 7:30pm
Crowell Concert Hall
![](../images/2018/11-2018/fall_thesis_dance_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 9:00pm
Cross Street Dance Studio
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Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 7:00pm
Cross Street Dance Studio
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Friday, November 2, 2018 at 8:00pm
Cross Street Dance Studio
October
![](../images/2018/10-2018/fall_faculty_dance_2_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 7:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
![](../images/2018/10-2018/fall_faculty_dance_2_thumb.jpg)
Friday, October 26, 2018 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
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Sunday, October 14, 2018 at 3:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
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Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 6:40pm
Cross Street Dance Studio, 160 Cross Street, Middletown
September
![](../images/2018/09-2018/Point_of_Interest_thumb.jpg)
Friday, September 21, 2018 at 7:30pm
CFA Theater
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Friday, September 21, 2018 at 7:30pm
CFA Theater
May
![](../images/2018/05-2018/west_african_thumb.jpg)
Friday, May 11, 2018 at 3:00pm
CFA Courtyard
![](../images/2018/05-2018/worlds_of_dance_thumb.jpg)
Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 2:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
April
![](../images/2018/04-2018/spring_dance_thumb_r2.jpg)
Friday, April 27, 2018 at 8:00pm
Cross Street Dance Studio, 160 Cross Street [Venue change]
Student dance choreographers present new works created after a full year of dance composition studies. Featuring works by Kiara Benn ’20 and Iris Ridley ’20.
![](../images/2018/04-2018/spring_dance_thumb_r2.jpg)
Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 7:00pm
Cross Street Dance Studio, 160 Cross Street [Date, time, and venue change]
Student dance choreographers present new works created after a full year of dance composition studies. Featuring works by Kiara Benn ’20 and Iris Ridley ’20.
![](../images/2018/04-2018/senior_thesis_dance_2018_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
![](../images/2018/04-2018/senior_thesis_dance_2018_thumb.jpg)
Friday, April 13, 2018 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
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Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
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Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 7:00pm
CFA Theater
February
![](../images/2018/02-2018/wilson_masterclass_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 11:00am
Bessie Schönberg Dance Studio, 247 Pine Street, Middletown
![](../images/2018/02-2018/citizen_thumb.jpg)
Friday, February 9, 2018 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
![](../images/2018/02-2018/reggie_wilson_talk_thumb.jpg)
Thursday, February 8, 2018 at 6:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
![](../images/2018/01-2018/eiko_thumb.jpg)
Thursday, February 1, 2018 at 4:00pm
South Gallery, Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
2017
December
![](../images/2016/12-2016/worldsofdance_thumn.jpg)
Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 2:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
![](../images/2017/12-2017/winter_dance_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
![](../images/2017/12-2017/winter_dance_thumb.jpg)
Friday, December 8, 2017 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
![](../images/2016/12-2016/westafrican_thumb.jpg)
Friday, December 1, 2017 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
November
![](../images/2017/11-2017/fall_senior_thesis_dance_2017_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, November 4, 2017 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
A collection of new works presented by senior choreographers Rachel Davis '18 and Amira Chambers Ottley '18 as part of their culminating project for the dance major.
![](../images/2017/11-2017/fall_senior_thesis_dance_2017_thumb.jpg)
Friday, November 3, 2017 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
A collection of new works presented by senior choreographers Rachel Davis '18 and Amira Chambers Ottley '18 as part of their culminating project for the dance major.
![](../images/2017/11-2017/fall_senior_thesis_dance_2017_thumb.jpg)
Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
A collection of new works presented by senior choreographers Rachel Davis '18 and Amira Chambers Ottley '18 as part of their culminating project for the dance major.
October
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Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 6:00pm
Spurrier-Snyder Rink, Freeman Athletic Center, 161 Cross Street, Middletown
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Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 2:00pm
Spurrier-Snyder Rink, Freeman Athletic Center, 161 Cross Street, Middletown
![](../images/2017/10-2017/Dearest_Home_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
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Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 2:00pm
CFA Theater
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Friday, October 6, 2017 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater [Friday SOLD OUT]
May
![](../images/2017/05-2017/west_african_thumb.jpg)
Friday, May 12, 2017 at 3:00pm
CFA Courtyard (Rain site: Crowell Concert Hall)
![](../images/2017/05-2017/world-of-dance-thumb.jpg)
Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 2:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
![](../images/2017/05-2017/shake-thumb.jpg)
Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
![](../images/2017/05-2017/shake-thumb.jpg)
Friday, May 5, 2017 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
April
![](../images/2017/04-2017/spring_dance_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
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Friday, April 28, 2017 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
![](../images/2017/04-2017/novack_lecture_thumb.jpg)
Friday, April 14, 2017 at 4:00pm
Cross Street Dance Studio
![](../images/2017/03-2017/spring_thesis_dance_2017_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
March
![](../images/2017/03-2017/spring_thesis_dance_2017_thumb.jpg)
Friday, March 31, 2017 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
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Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
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Friday, March 3, 2017 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
2016
December
![](../images/2016/12-2016/winter_dance_thumb1.jpg)
Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
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Friday, December 9, 2016 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
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Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 2:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
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Friday, December 2, 2016 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Featuring master drummer Emmanuel Attah Poku, choreographer and artist in residence Iddi Saaka, joined by their students, Kiniwe African Dance Ensemble from Tufts university, and guest artists.
November
![](../images/2016/11-2016/fall_thesis_dance_2016_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, November 5, 2016 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
![](../images/2016/11-2016/fall_thesis_dance_2016_thumb.jpg)
Friday, November 4, 2016 at 8:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater
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Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 8:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater
October
![](../images/2016/01-2016/blank_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, October 29, 2016 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
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Friday, October 28, 2016 at 8:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater
May
![](../images/2015/12-2015/worlds_of_dance_thumb.jpg)
Sunday, May 8, 2016 at 2:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
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Friday, May 6, 2016 at 3:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
April
![](../images/2016/04-2016/SpringDance_Thumb.jpg)
Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
![](../images/2016/04-2016/SpringDance_Thumb.jpg)
Friday, April 29, 2016 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
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Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 8:00pm
THURSDAY PERFORMANCE CANCELED
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Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
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Friday, April 15, 2016 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
![](../images/email-newsletter/2016/spring_senior_thesis_dance_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
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Friday, April 1, 2016 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
March
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Thursday, March 31, 2016 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
![](../images/2016/03-2016/dorleans_Roxanne_thumb.jpg)
Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 1:00pm
Cross Street Dance Studio, 160 Cross Street, Middletown
![](../images/2016/03-2016/coker_thumb.jpg)
Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 1:00pm
Bessie Schönberg Dance Studio, 247 Pine Street, Middletown
![](../images/2016/03-2016/Matt Del Rosario.jpg)
Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 11:00am
Bessie Schönberg Dance Studio, 247 Pine Street, Middletown
![](../images/2016/03-2016/trenaryweb_thumb.jpg)
Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 11:00am
Cross Street Dance Studio, 160 Cross Street, Middletown
![](../images/2015/03-2015/brian-brooks_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 3:30pm
Bessie Schönberg Dance Studio, 247 Pine Street, Middletown
![](../images/2016/03-2016/max_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 3:30pm
Cross Street Dance Studio, 160 Cross Street, Middletown
![](../images/2016/03-2016/hooks_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 1:30pm
Bessie Schönberg Dance Studio, 247 Pine Street, Middletown
![](../images/2015/03-2015/ronald-brown_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 1:30pm
Cross Street Dance Studio. 160 Cross Street, Middletown
![](../images/2016/03-2016/sam_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 10:00am
Cross Street Dance Studio, 160 Cross Street, Middletown
![](../images/2015/03-2015/dorfman_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 10:00am
Bessie Schonberg Dance Studio, 247 Pine Street, Middletown
February
![](../images/2016/02-2016/kota-thumb.jpg)
Friday, February 12, 2016 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
Choreographer Kota Yamazaki's company Fluid hug-hug performs the New England premiere of OQ, a stunning work performed by a "stellar cast" (The New York Times) inspired by Japanese renga—a collaboratively-written form of linked poetry.
2015
December
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Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
Advanced student choreographers present recent works.
![](../images/2015/12-2015/winter_dance_2015_thumb.jpg)
Friday, December 11, 2015 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
Advanced student choreographers present recent works.
![](../images/2015/12-2015/worlds_of_dance_thumb.jpg)
Sunday, December 6, 2015 at 2:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Click here to view the full album on Flickr.
"Introduction to Dance" (DANC 111) and beginning dance students perform works of various styles, including Bharata Natyam (South Indian classical dance).
![](../images/2015/12-2015/west-african_thumb.jpg)
Friday, December 4, 2015 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Click here to view the full album on Flickr.
Master drummer and Adjunct Professor of Music Abraham Adzenyah celebrates his final performance with his students after 45 years at Wesleyan.
November
![](../images/2015/11-2015/west-african_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 9:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
![](../images/2015/11-2015/west-african_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 7:30pm
Crowell Concert Hall
![](../images/2015/11-2015/eiko_november_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 6:30pm
Van Vleck Observatory, 96 Foss Hill Drive, Middletown
Click here to view the full album on Flickr.
Dancer/choreographer Eiko Otake, Visiting Artist in Dance and East Asian Studies, presents a series of intimate performances as part of her solo project A Body in Places
![](../images/2015/11-2015/eiko_november_thumb.jpg)
Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 4:00pm
Van Vleck Observatory, 96 Foss Hill Drive, Middletown
Click here to view the full album on Flickr.
Dancer/choreographer Eiko Otake, Visiting Artist in Dance and East Asian Studies, presents a series of intimate performances as part of her solo project A Body in Places
![](../images/2015/11-2015/eiko_november_thumb.jpg)
Friday, November 6, 2015 at 8:00pm
Van Vleck Observatory, 96 Foss Hill Drive, Middletown
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Dancer/choreographer Eiko Otake, Visiting Artist in Dance and East Asian Studies, presents a series of intimate performances as part of her solo project A Body in Places
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Friday, November 6, 2015 at 6:30pm
Van Vleck Observatory, 96 Foss Hill Drive, Middletown
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Dancer/choreographer Eiko Otake, Visiting Artist in Dance and East Asian Studies, presents a series of intimate performances as part of her solo project A Body in Places
October
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Saturday, October 31, 2015 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
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Friday, October 30, 2015 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
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Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater
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Sunday, October 11, 2015 at 3:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
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Internationally acclaimed Indian dancer and choreographer Alarmél Valli turns the traditional Bharatanatyam style into subtle, deeply internalized, personal dance poetry in her Connecticut debut.
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Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 2:00pm
CFA Hall
Lasya Kavya: The World of Alarmél Valli, a film by award-winning director Sankalp Meshram, about the internationally acclaimed dancer and choreographer.
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Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 4:15pm
CFA Hall
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Monday, October 5, 2015 at 9:00pm
Davison Art Center, Alsop House 301 High Street, Middletown
Click here to view the full album on flickr.
Dancer/choreographer Eiko Otake, Visiting Artist in Dance and East Asian Studies, presents a series of intimate performances as part of her solo project A Body in Places.
Seats available - please see Center for the Arts staff at the door of the venue.
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Monday, October 5, 2015 at 8:00pm
Davison Art Center, Alsop House 301 High Street, Middletown
Click here to view the full album on flickr.
Dancer/choreographer Eiko Otake, Visiting Artist in Dance and East Asian Studies, presents a series of intimate performances as part of her solo project A Body in Places.
Seats available - please see Center for the Arts staff at the door of the venue.
![](../images/2015/09-2015/eiko_otake_body_places_thumb.jpg)
Monday, October 5, 2015 at 7:00pm
Davison Art Center, Alsop House 301 High Street, Middletown
Click here to view the full album on flickr.
Dancer/choreographer Eiko Otake, Visiting Artist in Dance and East Asian Studies, presents a series of intimate performances as part of her solo project A Body in Places.
Seats available - please see Center for the Arts staff at the door of the venue.
![](../images/2015/09-2015/eiko_otake_body_places_thumb.jpg)
Sunday, October 4, 2015 at 5:00pm
Davison Art Center, Alsop House 301 High Street, Middletown
Click here to view the full album on flickr.
Dancer/choreographer Eiko Otake, Visiting Artist in Dance and East Asian Studies, presents a series of intimate performances as part of her solo project A Body in Places.
Seats available - please see Center for the Arts staff at the door of the venue.
![](../images/2015/09-2015/eiko_otake_body_places_thumb.jpg)
Sunday, October 4, 2015 at 4:00pm
Davison Art Center, Alsop House 301 High Street, Middletown
Click here to view the full album on flickr.
Dancer/choreographer Eiko Otake, Visiting Artist in Dance and East Asian Studies, presents a series of intimate performances as part of her solo project A Body in Places.
Seats available - please see Center for the Arts staff at the door of the venue.
![](../images/2015/09-2015/eiko_otake_body_places_thumb.jpg)
Sunday, October 4, 2015 at 3:00pm
Davison Art Center, Alsop House 301 High Street, Middletown
Click here to view the full album on flickr.
Dancer/choreographer Eiko Otake, Visiting Artist in Dance and East Asian Studies, presents a series of intimate performances as part of her solo project A Body in Places.
Seats available - please see Center for the Arts staff at the door of the venue.
September
Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
Friday, September 25, 2015 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
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Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 6:30pm
Russell Library, 123 Broad Street, Middletown
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Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 6:30pm
Russell Library, 123 Broad Street, Middletown
May
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Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 11:00am
CFA Hall
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Friday, May 8, 2015 at 3:00pm
CFA Courtyard
An invigorating performance filled with the rhythms of West Africa, featuring choreographer Iddi Saaka and master drummer Abraham Adzenyah with their students in three levels of “West African Dance” courses, plus guest artists.
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Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 2:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
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Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 8:00pm
Patricelli ‘92 Theater
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Friday, May 1, 2015 at 8:00pm
Patricelli ‘92 Theater
April
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 4:30pm
Cross Street Dance Studio, 160 Cross Street
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Monday, April 13, 2015 at 12:00pm
Bessie Schönberg Dance Studio, 247 Pine Street
Will Rawls is a choreographer, performer, and writer with a non-disciplinary practice of dance, language, and installation. He is the 2015-16 Creative Campus Fellow in Dance, and will be teaching DANC378 "Repertory and Performance" during the fall 2015 semester.
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Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 8:00pm
Patricelli ‘92 Theater
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Friday, April 3, 2015 at 8:00pm
Patricelli ‘92 Theater
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Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 8:00pm
Patricelli ‘92 Theater
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Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 12:00pm
College of East Asian Studies Gallery at Mansfield Freeman Center
Dancer/choreographer Eiko Otake and photographer William Johnston will talk about their collaboration for the exhibition A Body in Fukushima.
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Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 8:00pm
Seminar Room, Mansfield Freeman Center, College of East Asian Studies
Asian Cutural Council Senior Advisor Ralph Samuelson MA ’71 performs traditional music on shakuhachi (Japanese flute), with a special performance by dancer/choreographer Eiko Otake.
March
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Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
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Friday, March 27, 2015 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
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Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 3:00pm
Bessie Schonberg Dance Studio
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Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 3:00pm
Cross Street Dance Studio
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Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 1:00pm
Cross Street Dance Studio
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Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 11:00am
Bessie Schonberg Dance Studio
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Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 11:00am
Cross Street Dance Studio
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Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 3:30pm
Bessie Schonberg Dance Studio
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Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 3:30pm
Cross Street Dance Studio
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Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 1:30pm
Cross Street Dance Studio
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Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 1:30pm
Bessie Schonberg Dance Studio
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Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 12:00pm
Woodhead Lounge, Exley Science Center 265 Church Street, Middletown
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Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 10:00am
Bessie Schönberg Dance Studio
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Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 10:00am
Cross Street Dance Studio
February
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Friday, February 27, 2015 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 6:30pm
Fayerweather Beckham Hall, 55 Wyllys Avenue
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 4:15pm
CFA Hall
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Monday, February 23, 2015 at 10:00pm
Olin Library Lobby, 252 Church Street
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Friday, February 13, 2015 at 1:30pm
Bessie Schönberg Dance Studio
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Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
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Friday, February 6, 2015 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
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Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 6:00pm
CFA Hall
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Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 5:30pm
CFA Hall
2014
December
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Sunday, December 7, 2014 at 2:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
An invigorating performance filled with the rhythms of West Africa. Drumming and dance students perform under the direction of choreographer Iddi Saaka and drummers John Dankwa and Nate Ash-Morgan '08, plus guest artists.
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Saturday, December 6, 2014 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
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Friday, December 5, 2014 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
November
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at 4:30pm
Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies Seminar Room
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Saturday, November 1, 2014 at 8:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater
A collection of new works presented by senior choreographers as part of their culminating project for the dance major.
October
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Friday, October 31, 2014 at 8:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater
A collection of new works presented by senior choreographers as part of their culminating project for the dance major.
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Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 8:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater
A collection of new works presented by senior choreographers as part of their culminating project for the dance major.
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Friday, October 24, 2014 at 8:00pm
Memorial Chapel
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Friday, October 24, 2014 at 6:00pm
Fayerweather Beckham Hall
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Friday, October 24, 2014 at 5:30pm
The Bayit, 157 Church Street
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 4:30pm
Cross Street Dance Studio
September
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Sunday, September 28, 2014 at 3:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
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Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 3:30pm
CFA Hall
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Friday, September 19, 2014 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
—The New Yorker
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Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 4:30pm
Cross Street Dance Studio
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Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 4:30pm
Cross Street Dance Studio
July
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Friday, July 11, 2014 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
The Connecticut premieres of excerpts from Mr. TOL E. RAncE (2012) and The Groove to Nobody's Business (2007), and New Second Line (2006); as well as the work-in-progress Black Girl, which will premiere at The Joyce Theater in New York in 2015, featuring a solo by Artistic Director Camille A. Brown, winner of the 2012 Mariam McGlone Emerging Choreographer Award.