Dance Faculty Concert

April 18-20, 2013 at 7:30pm

April 21, 2013 at 2pm

PAC Mainstage Theater

A collaborative project with magnificent results, this visually stunning evening will feature student performers exploring current dance interests through original choreography by WWU Dance faculty and Liz Gerring’s she dreams in code.

Photo by Rachel Bayne

Cabaret

May 3-4, 2013 at 8pm

PAC Room 16

Now in its fifth year, the Cabaret series offers cutting-edge eclectic works with a fresh perspective on the arts. Cabaret pieces are often collaborative efforts and can range from original choreography to poetry readings to song.

Soapbox

An Original Production Devised by WWU Students and Directed by Rich Brown

May 9-11 and 15-18, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.

May 11 and 15, 2013 at 10:30pm

PAC Mainstage Theater

Starting with a course in September, twenty WWU students will bravely leap into the unknown and spend their year researching, creating, developing, rehearsing, and finally performing Soapbox, which will investigate the Occupy Movement and the historical, public place of dissent – the soapbox – through interactive theatre.

BFA Capstone Concert

May 31, 2013 at 7:30pm

June 1, 2013 at 7:30pm

PAC Room 16

Join us as we honor the work of our 2013 Bachelor of Fine Arts candidates in Dance. This special concert invites the community to share in the vision of our up-and-coming graduating dance majors as they present their final projects before transitioning into the world of professional dance.

Liz Gerring Showcase

October 28, 2012 at 2pm

PAC Concert Hall

Liz Gerring Dance Company members Adele Nickel, Brandin Steffensen, Jessica Weiss and Claire Westby will present a 30-minute program of excerpts from their newest untitled work (world premiere in 2013) and the acclaimed she dreams in code (2011). she dreams in code was presented in August at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival to full houses and excellent reviews. Choreographer Liz Gerring will introduce the program. Learn more at www.lizgerringdance.org.

Photo by Taylor Crichton

An Experiment with an Air Pump

Written by Shelagh Stephenson and Directed by Charlotte Guyette

November 1-3 and 7-10, 2012 at 7:30pm

November 4 and 11, 2012 at 2pm

PAC Mainstage Theater

“An Experiment with an Air Pump” is set within the same solid English house at the turn of two different centuries divided by a gap of two hundred years (1799 and 1999). Based on the 1767 painting by Joseph Wright, its story is one of exploration deep into past events where human beings, art, science and the answers are beautifully intertwined.

Cabaret

November 2-3, 2012 at 8pm

PAC Room 16

Now in its fifth year, the Cabaret series offers cutting-edge eclectic works with a fresh perspective on the arts. Cabaret pieces are often collaborative efforts and can range from original choreography to poetry readings to song.

Fall Into Dance

November 29-30, 2012 at 7:30pm

December 1, 2012 at 7:30pm

PAC Mainstage Theater

Fall Into Dance is a feast for the senses that celebrates a broad range of contemporary dance. Entirely student-run and always highly innovative, the concert showcases original choreography by students in the Dance program’s advanced choreography class.

Deception Pass: An American Story

Written by Kamarie Chapman and Directed by Deb Currier

January 24-26 and 30-31, 2013 at 7:30pm

February 1-2, 2013 at 7:30pm

January 27 and February 3, 2013 at 2pm

PAC Mainstage Theater

Can the wrongs of our ancestors be righted by our actions now? What is the most important part of “home?” Written in 2009 by WWU Adjunct Faculty member Kamarie Chapman, this award-winning play set on the iconic Deception Pass bridge makes its Washington debut on the WWU Mainstage.

Cabaret

February 22-23, 2013 at 8pm

PAC Room 16

Now in its fifth year, the Cabaret series offers cutting-edge eclectic works with a fresh perspective on the arts. Cabaret pieces are often collaborative efforts and can range from original choreography to poetry readings to song.

Selected Shakespeare

Special Guest Director TBA

February 28, 2013 at 7:30pm

March 1-2 and 6-9, 2013 at 7:30pm

March 3 and 10, 2013 at 2pm

PAC Mainstage Theater

Regarded as one of the greatest playwrights of all time, William Shakespeare’s wit and innovation have made him one of the most produced playwrights on stages worldwide. WWU Theatre and Dance invites a special guest director to celebrate the legendary Shakespeare with a selection from his famous collection of works.