Description

The BFA and MFA programs include performance requirements. Oklahoma Festival Ballet and Contemporary Dance Oklahoma, resident performing companies of the School of Dance, provide numerous, diverse performing opportunities for dance majors in both disciplines. Each company gives an annual series of performances on campus in our home theatres. Company members also present the annual Young Choreographers’ Showcase each January. Additional performance opportunities exist through musicals and operas, in addition to lecture demonstrations in public schools, informal studio concerts and state, regional and international tours. Our companies have been honored with 14 invitational performance tours to Taiwan, Japan, France, Paraguay, Ecuador, Austria, China and Mexico. Our companies have been chosen for the National American College Dance Festival Gala Performance at The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as well as receiving awards at the regional ACDF conferences (South Central). In addition, the companies have been featured in Dance Magazine, Pointe Magazine, the New York Times and the foreign press. The companies perform original works as well as others by Balanchine, Robbins, Kylián, Joffrey, Stevenson, de Mille, Petipa, Pilobolus, Sonia Dawkins, Gerald Arpino, Donald McKayle, Mark Dendy, Trey McIntyre, Rena Butler, Sidra Bell and Alejandro Cerrudo. Guest performers, choreographers, scholars and teachers visit the School of Dance each semester enriching students’ experience and aiding in their preparation for the profession. Participation by dancers of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds is encouraged. Scholarship Information A number of merit based scholarships are available through the School. These include Barnett Foundation Scholarships, tuition waivers, the Mark Allen Everett Scholarship, the Indian Ballerina Scholarships, Dance Partners Scholarships and others. For specific scholarships and deadlines, contact the School of Dance at (405) 325-4051 or visit scholarships.ou.edu.