<h2>Audition to be in the 2024 <a href="https://dance.washington.edu/events/2024-05-16/mfa-dance-concert">MFA Dance Concert</a>!</h2>
<p><span>The MFA Dance Concert premieres work that is choreographed by our </span><a href="/people/graduate-student" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MFA candidates</a><span> on our undergraduate dancers. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The University of Washington MFA candidates in dance invite you to the premiere of eight diverse dance works, created for 70 undergraduate dancers. Join us for an evening of dance in styles drawn from contemporary modern, ballet, Chinese dance, hip-hop, street, and club dances, to explore themes about humanity, homogeneity, community, and support. </span></p>
<h2>Please be advised:</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Join the UW Department of Dance to hear research presentations by second year MFA candidates in dance! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Free and open to all UW and Seattle community members.</span></p>
<p>Presentations by: </p>
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<li>Emily Schoen Branch</li>
<li>Derek Crescenti</li>
<li>Annie Franklin</li>
<li>Christopher Kaiser</li>
<p>The annual <em>UW Dance Presents </em>concert features performances directed and choreographed by the Department of Dance expert faculty. Undergraduate student's have the opportunity to learn from and work with professional choreographers, and experience performing on the Meany Hall- Kathryn Alvord Gerlich Theater stage. Open to all UW students!</p>
<p>Please register in advance using the form linked at the button below:</p>
<p> <strong>Limited seating, secure your ticket early!</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.teentix.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">$5 Teentix Available</a></p>
<p><span>Experience the dynamic synergy of youthful energy and seasoned artistry at the UW Dance Presents concert, which features new works by the UW Department of Dance faculty. This year’s program promises a rich tapestry of contemporary dance, mesmerizing techniques of video mapping, evocative play with light and shadow, whimsical characters that evoke childlike wonder, and the vibrant rhythms of Amapiano from South Africa.
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<p class="field-item even"><span>This year's Dance Majors Concert 2025 will present seven premieres of student-choreographed works. Drawing inspiration from their experiences with community, love, loss, and even neuroscience, the undergraduates collaborate with designers and mentors to bring their visions to life.</span></p>
<p>All UW Students are welcome to audition for the MFA Dance Concert on Wednesday February 5, 2025 from 6-9pm at Meany Hall Studio 266.</p>
<p><span color="#e32400">The University of Washington invites you to the MFA Dance Concert: an evening of original works created by the current <a href="https://dance.washington.edu/people/graduate-student" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MFA cohort</a>, and featuring sixty undergraduate dancers, two graduate students, and one faculty member.
<p>An evening of dance featuring original work and performances by UW MFA students and guest artists from the community.</p><p>More information to come soon!</p><hr><h2>Parking</h2><p>Parking is available on campus in the <a href="https://meanycenter.org/visit/directions-parking" aria-label="(link is external)" data-extlink rel="noreferrer">Central Parking Garage.