专业描述

The Department of Dance is distinguished as one of the oldest of the 30-plus MFA dance programs in institutions of higher education. Founded in 1975, it continues to offer both graduate and undergraduate degrees in a small conservatory-like environment with its distinguished faculty who guide students through the unparalleled four semester choreography sequence, professional level technical training, and notably, a unique music training program allied with the Cleveland Institute of Music(CIM). Through our internationally recognized dance wellness program and the several performing and research opportunities, students are challenged and prepared for an exploration of unchartered territory as intellectual and aesthetic voyagers and leaders. Undergraduate students can major in multiple disciplines and graduate students can focus on their unique interests in a supported environment in this world-class university. Housed in Mather Dance Center, the department reaches beyond the university community to embrace the greater Cleveland dance community while memberships in state, national and international organizations give it a global profile. Partnering with various institutions such as DanceCleveland, the Cleveland Institute of Art, and CIM, faculty and students enjoy the benefits of various collaborative projects. As a founding member of the National Dance Association, the department has roots to the heritage of 20th century Modern Dance pioneers whose risk taking gave birth to a new art form. Yet, it has charged into the 21st century as a leader with new programs such as dance and technology, an internationally recognized dance wellness program, and the engagement of various guest artists along with its distinguished faculty all of which promotes contemporary artistic and intellectual inquiry to support the ever changing landscape of dance.