Featuring the UK Opera Theatre and Friends
We invite you to help make the 2024 Celebration of Song, presented by Alltech and friends, the most magical one yet.
Alltech’s annual holiday gift to the community since 2006, Celebration of Song features the University of Kentucky Opera Theatre and winners of the Alltech Vocal Scholarship Competition. The event is complimentary and open to the public, showcasing the sounds of the season…
Featuring the UK Opera Theatre and Friends
We invite you to help make the 2024 Celebration of Song, presented by Alltech and friends, the most magical one yet.
Alltech’s annual holiday gift to the community since 2006, Celebration of Song features the University of Kentucky Opera Theatre and winners of the Alltech Vocal Scholarship Competition. The event is complimentary and open to the public, showcasing the sounds of the season…
Performance by the UK Jazz Ensemble, recently invited to participate in the 2024 Midwest Clinic in Chicago.
The School of Art and Visual Studies presents the best-moving image work of the semester from students in Animation and Lens Arts classes at The Digital Media Blast! This bi-annual screening event will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 5:00 pm at the FCU Esports Theater in the Cornerstone Building. Free and open to the public.
The Studio Season Board invites you to join us for an upbeat cabaret showcasing the work of UK's newest students! The Freshman Cabaret will be performed on Tuesday, December 17th, at 5 p.m. in the Briggs Theatre. Admission is free, and seating is first-come-first-serve. Come support your fellow students! We hope to see you there.
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.
AuditionsFall BA in Dance Audition Date: Friday, November 8, 2024Spring BA in…
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…
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…
Dr. John Cody Birdwell, conductor
Dr. Frank Ticheli, guest conductor
Dr. Scott Wright, clarinet
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…