School of Music Theater and Dance
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SMTD provides an educational experience that combines deep discipline-focused excellence with the breadth of offerings and resources afforded by a world-class public research university. Our students hone their skills in the classroom, on the stage, and in the studio through personalized teaching and training, while pushing the bounds of the performing arts.
Jazz Showcase
April 18 | The Ark
Join us as students and faculty from the Department of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation perform with a special guest – recording artist, composer, and drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts.
A Little Night Music
April 18–21 | Power Center
Presented by the Department of Musical Theatre
In this romantic farce, a tangled web of affairs – centered around actress Desirée Armfeldt – comes untangled during a weekend in the country. Stephen Sondheim won his fourth Tony Award for the score, which features perhaps his best-known song, “Send in the Clowns.”
Featured Events
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“Exultant Existence” – Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Senior Concert
Dance Building
8:00 pm
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Performances & Events
Join us for fully staged productions, instrumental ensembles, choirs, dance showings, and more in the 2023-24 Performance Season.
Faculty & Research
SMTD faculty regularly earn accolades for their expertise and teaching excellence. They develop academic programs and lead research projects that put us in the forefront of performing arts scholarship.
Engagement Programs
Our K-12, summer, and lifelong learning programs bring high-quality performing arts programming to our community.
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