Events

Dec 17 2024 | 5 - 7pm

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.

Briggs Theatre
Free
Fri, Jan 24 2025, 8am - 2pm

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…
Fine Arts Building
Fine Arts Building, Room 117
Audition Registration Required
Fri, Jan 24 2025, 12 - 1pm

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…

Fine Arts Building
Fine Arts Building, Room 102
Audition Registration Required
Fri, Feb 7 - Sun, Feb 9 2025, All day
Dance Concert: Dancing With the Environment 
 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…
Guignol Theatre
ADULT: $20.59, STUDENT: $14.40
Fri, Feb 7 2025, 9:30am - 9pm

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…

Fine Arts Building
$10, Registration Required
Fri, Feb 21 - Sat, Feb 22 2025, All day
An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen 
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…
Briggs Theatre
GENERAL ADMISSION: $8.23
Thu, Apr 10 - Sun, Apr 13 2025, All day
Urinetown, The Musical Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann 
Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis 
April 10 - 13, 2025 | Guignol Theatre 
 In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The denizens of Urinetown must use public facilities regulated by a single evil company that profits by charging for one of humanity’s most basic…
Guignol Theatre
ADULT: $27.78, STUDENT: $19.56
Fri, Apr 11 2025, 10am - 9:30pm

If you are a high school theatre or dance student or new to the craft and interested in the University of Kentucky Department of Theatre and Dance, we would love for you to attend our Theatre & Dance Exploration Day on April 11, 2025.  During the day, you will tour the facilities on the University of Kentucky’s beautiful campus, gain insight into what it is like to be a theatre or dance major at UK, take dance classes from our…

Fine Arts Building
$10, Registration Required