
A Fresh Take on Dance
"It’s been really amazing to watch my dancers make the piece their own." Students realize their ideas onstage in the 2023 Freshworks concert.
Collaborate confidently throughout the performing arts and non-arts industries, practice integrated design and technology in sophisticated, innovative ways, and produce and problem-solve both inside and outside the theater, armed with progressive professional standards and creative perspectives.
Read MoreIn the Department of Theatre & Dance you’ll tailor your educational experience to your specific creative needs. As an artistic home, we’re here to help you develop the skills, strength, and character necessary for a life well-lived.
Read MoreWe support students in combining the arts with local civic engagement and international studies abroad.
Read MoreHere at Theatre & Dance, we emphasize inclusion, diversity, equity, and belonging.
Read MoreThe Dickinson College Department of Theatre and Dance serves a diverse group of students who crave exploring art and art-making through the path of their choice. Many students thrive in an environment of formal coursework and practice. Others seek a broad liberal arts education which integrates live performance and civic engagement. Many students will even aspire to define themselves as emerging professional theatre artists.
Within the department, students study a rich and broad mix of classes including studio and academic coursework. These classes are led by educators who combine strong teaching with significant professional experience. They prioritize collaboration with students in their professional work both on and off campus and they value successes and failures at all stages of the process and curriculum.
We offer a major in Theatre Arts with specialized tracks including acting/directing, dance, dramatic literature, and design/technical theatre. Our season offers many opportunities for both mainstage faculty directed, and student directed productions. Many students involved in our programs are majors or minors, however others are from any number of other majors who are drawn to the energy, teamwork and artistry of live performance.
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"For me, it’s stories—hearing people’s stories, learning from them and analyzing them. History and theatre & dance are two majors centered on stories. I’ve gained the wisdom of many lives beyond my own this way."
—Sarah Zimmer ’17 (history, theatre arts)
"It’s been really amazing to watch my dancers make the piece their own." Students realize their ideas onstage in the 2023 Freshworks concert.
Are we dreaming? Students worked with the HawtPlates to create a convention-busting spring production, onstage April 2.
This spring, Dickinson arts departments explore dream worlds; immigrant, Indigenous and refugee experiences; a landmark work never before performed on campus; and much more.
Myriad roles in Dickinson's theatre program paved the way for a career behind the scenes at one of the most prestigious theatres in the world.
“I’m so grateful for all of the opportunities I’ve had at Dickinson,” says Heidi Beardsley ’25, a data analytics major, student researcher, dancer and maker who’s taught high-schoolers to code.
Dickinson’s immersive theatrical and dance-infused production of ‘Mother Courage’ takes audiences across campus to experience a timeless story with resonance for the war in Ukraine.