Events

In addition to being admitted to UK, a successful audition is required to be declared a dance major. Applications for admission to the University of Kentucky, as well as application deadline and materials information, are available on the UK Admissions site. To learn more about what to expect and wear please see the BA in Dance page.

Available for new incoming freshman to apply. The Department of Theatre and Dance is committed to making scholarship opportunities available to our incredible incoming students. This is also a great opportunity to meet UK faculty and participate in a theatre or dance class. 

Theatre performance 
Please prepare a 1 to 2-minute monologue of your choice to perform. 

Design and/or Tech focused 
Examples of…

Join Stuart Horodner, Michael Solway, and several of Jay Bolotin’s friends for a discussion of his creative legacy. 

The University of Kentucky (UK) early music program was re-established in 2013 by Dr. Jason Dovel when he created the UK Baroque Trumpet Ensemble. In 2019, he teamed up with UK associate dean and professor of voice Dr. Elizabeth Arnold to form the UK Early Music Collective, which consists of faculty and students from the string, keyboard, voice, brass, and percussion faculty. They perform music from the…

George R. Boulden Honor Band Weekend features two fantastic bands and lots of opportunities to learn, grow, and share in a once-in-a-lifetime experience with giants of the wind band world and other band students.

Entrance into the Honors Concert Band is based on high school director recommendation and all names must be submitted by director and not by student.

Entrance into the Honors Wind Ensemble will be based on a personal…

FANTASTIC DREAMS!

University of Kentucky Wind Symphony
Dr. John Cody Birdwell, Conductor

Featuring

Dr. Frank Ticheli, Conductor and Composer 
Dr. Scott Wright,  Clarinet 

Also Featuring the Jessie Clark Middle School Symphonic Band
Jonathan Stites, Conductor

Program to Include

If you are a high school dancer and interested in our program, we would love for you to attend our High School Dance Day on February 7, 2025.  During your visit, you will tour the facilities on the University of Kentucky’s beautiful campus, gain insight into what it is like to be a dance major at UK, take dance classes from our professional faculty, and attend Q&As with current dance students. All participants will be provided lunch…

The Singletary Center presents the inaugural Visual Music Festival in the SCFA Recital Hall.  Join us for a day of dynamic expressions of abstract art featuring a curated program of multimedia works from an international collection of contemporary artists. Experience the harmonies of light and sound as we explore what goes on in the mind while listening to music!

The Visual Music Festival program begins at 10:00am and will play…

"Koyaanisqatsi" is a groundbreaking 1982 American non-narrative documentary film directed and produced by Godfrey Reggio, features a score composed by Philip Glass and cinematography by Ron Fricke.

The title, derived from the Hopi word meaning "life out of balance," encapsulates the film's central theme: the growing disconnect between humanity and the natural world. Through a powerful juxtaposition of breathtaking natural…

Lecturer, Mary Margaret Zrull

· Debussy: Prélude à “L’après-midi d’un faune”

· Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2

· Prokofiev: Suite from Cinderella

· R. Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier

"Thirst" is a trailblazing live electronic performance that redefines the boundaries of audiovisual art. Utilizing multi-projection techniques, the show seamlessly merges the aesthetics of road movies, American iconography, and hyper-saturated 3D visuals to create a vibrant, immersive experience.