2025 December Dance Concert
Students from the fall dance classes performed a diverse set for the annual end-of-semester dance concert, which drew big audiences for its three December shows in Pickard Theater.
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The theater and dance program at Bowdoin offers students the opportunity to examine the ways in which theater and dance provoke the imagination, tell stories, create community, and challenge assumptions.
Emphasis is placed on theater and dance’s fundamental connection to the liberal arts curriculum at Bowdoin, as well as theater and dance literacy, performance skills, and an understanding of historical and social influences on drama and dance. The aim is to develop imaginative theater practitioners who collaboratively solve problems of form and content with a passionate desire to express the human condition on stage.
No prior experience is expected to participate in Theater and Dance at Bowdoin.
Thank you for coming out to our shows! Photos and information can be found on our recent performances webpage.
Students: Check out our class schedule for Spring '26!
DANCE:
Intro to Modern Dance (DANC1211) M/W 1:15-3:40
Intro to Caribbean Dances and Cultures (DANC1213) W/F 9:05-11:30
Intermed. Improv. and Partnering (DANC2204) T/R 9:05-11:00
Choreography for Dancers (DANC2401), M/W 11:40-1:05
Modern III: Repertory and Performance (DANC3212), T/R 1:15-3:40
Geographies of the Sexiness (DANC3505) T/R 10:03-11:30
THEATER:
Acting I: Developing Presence (THTR1201) T/R 1:15-3:10
Department Production (THTR1700) M/W 1:15-3:40
Acting II: Physical Theater (THTR2203) T/R 9:05-11
Modern Drama in Theory and Practice (THTR2410) M/W 11:40-1:05
Musical Theatre Workshop (THTR2511) M/W 1:15-3:10
Remaking Shakespeare (THTR2812) M/W 1:15-2:40
Comedy in Performance (THTR3202) T/R 1:15-3:10
Performing Freedom (THTR3508) M/W 10:05-11:30
DESIGN:
Stagecraft (THTR/DANC1301) M/W 9:05-11:00
Costume Design (THTR/DANC2305) M 7:00-10:00