Events
Mélisse Brunet, conductor
Singletary Center for the Arts
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
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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…
February 7-9, 2025 | Guignol Theatre
Dancing with the Environment features five contemporary dances each focusing on one of five elements: earth, water, air, fire, and space. The concert bridges dance and the environment with new ways of understanding environmental issues, insight into how resources are used, and, hopefully, a way of promoting change. The choreography is…
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.
Exploring profound themes of desire, freedom, and societal transformation, "Thirst" invites viewers to reflect on the evolving nature…A STAGED READING
February 21 and 22, 2025 | Briggs Theatre
In this staged reading of Arthur Miller's adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's powerful masterwork, a small-town doctor, who considers himself a proud and upstanding member of his close-knit community, discovers a looming catastrophe that endangers the lives of everyone in town. As he raises the alarm, he is shaken to…
Presented by the UK Art Museum
Save the date! The 2025 An Inspired Evening will take place February 22nd. More details to come. Tickets will be on sale in November.
Cocktail Attire
Tickets: $125 each. $85 of the $125 ticket price is tax deductible.