Department of Dance

Rainn Wilson (BA, Drama, 1989) gained fame as Dwight Kurt Schrute III on NBC sitcom The Office, but not many know that the actor is a born-and-bred Seattleite.

This week in the arts, examine up-close a selection of Peruvian textiles from the Henry’s collection, attend a lecture about Nordic innovation at the Nordic Museum, and more!

Dani Tirrell (Dance lecturer) is a self-described "movement guide," and mines both his personal life and the culture around him to create dance performances with something to say.

Seattle choreographer Mark Haim, a Department of Dance lecturer, crowdsources a new performance.

Need to fulfill your VLPA credits? These courses are sure to transform and inspire you!

Contorting the imagination with choreographer Alice Gosti, ’08.

Through dance, Cheryl Delostrinos (BA, 2013) promotes equity and social justice — and the joy of movement. 

Contorting the imagination with choreographer Alice Gosti, ’08.

Playwrights create written scripts; music composers write down scores. But how do you write down and save a dance?

Seattle isn’t cheap, and that’s not changing anytime soon. But your budget shouldn’t stand in the way of seeing great art. Here’s how.

Kyki Li came to the UW from China for the freedom to explore. It was everything she'd hoped for.

College of Arts & Sciences' staff honored with the Distinguished Staff Award--the highest staff honor at the University.

Visiting artists are immersed in creative research at the UW through an interdisciplinary initiative.

Watch performances by Garrick Ohlsson, Danish String Quartet, 12 Ophelias, Jazz Innovations, and revisit memories through craft sculptures at ArtVenture.

Dance major Angel Langley celebrates women dancing in the hip hop style known as popping.