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Complexions Detroit Summer Intensive: closing performance
July 5 2013 at 3:00 PM
Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts
Please join us for the exciting final student showing of our Complexions Detroit Summer Intensive PLUS Select repertory excerpts performed byComplexions Contemporary Ballet company members Generously sponsored by Maggie Allesee,Music Hall Center for the Performing Artsand Wayne State University$20 tickets available for purchase at the Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance3rd floor, Old Main Building at 4841 Cass Avenue, Suite 3213, Detroit, MI 48202Office:  313-577-2143 or 917-679-4866
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Maggie Allesee Department of
Theatre and Dance Hosts
Complexions Detroit Summer Intensive June 22 - July 5

2013-14 Season Announced for Hilberry and Bonstelle Theatres

Recent Ralph Lemon Residency

 

Welcome to Dance
at Wayne State!

The dance program at Wayne State University is part of the Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance and is one of the oldest and most respected in the country. Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD), our BFA and BS programs have a dual focus: contemporary modern dance and neo-classical ballet, also integrating choreography, dance history, and digital dance technology into the curriculum.  Additional course offerings in dance education and world dance, as well as African, Jazz, Contemporary Ballet and other dance styles complete the program. Our state of the art studios and facilities are located in the center of the city’s Cultural District in midtown Detroit. Fifteen diverse dance faculty are nationally known for their work in technique, choreography, dance theory, Pilates, and dance technology.

The Maggie Allesee Guest Artist series allows students to regularly take Master Classes with, and dance in works by, renowned national and international choreographers, performers, and teachers. See a list of recent guest artists here.

The comprehensive curriculum in dance at Wayne State focuses on quality pre-professional dance training and education. Our nationally accredited program currently maintains an enrollment of 60 dance majors, a third of whom are consistently named to the Dean’s List and continue to distinguish themselves as Presidential Scholars, Wayne Scholars, and McNair Scholar Program recipients. The department enjoys important partnerships with Complexions Contemporary Ballet, the Detroit Opera House, and the Music Hall Center for the Arts.

If you would like to join us in support of our efforts as we aspire to new heights in teaching, research, creativity and student excellence - training the next wave of dance performers, choreographers, and educators - click here to make a donation.

Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance
(313) 577-4273
dance@wayne.edu

 

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