Join the PAD for an afternoon of dance and discussion with Ron K. Brown (Founder / Artistic Director, Evidence Dance Company), and Arcell Cabuag (Associate Artistic Director, Evidence Dance Company). As the 2025 Marcus Artist-In-Residence, Cabuag and Brown will set Brown's choreographic work "Four Corners" on Washington University undergraduate students. Following the performance, there will be a Q&A session with Ron K. Brown and Arcell Cabuag led by Cecil Slaughter, Professor of Practice in Dance.

Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to see the work in progress before its official performance at the Washington University Dance Theatre's "something is happening" on November 14-16 in the Edison Theatre!

Friday, September 26, at 2:00 p.m.
Annelise Mertz Dance Studio
Free and open to the public!

Our 8th MFA Dance Concert, ¿Te puedo contar algo?, showcases original dance works crafted by our MFA candidates, Tess Angelica Losada Miner and Lourdes del Mar Santiago Lebrón. With exclusively female ensembles, these choreographers will use dance to illuminate various facets of the diasporic experience. Losada Miner delves into themes of exile, lamentation, and longing, pondering what it is to mourn for a lost homeland. Meanwhile, Santiago Lebron dissects notions of abundance and scarcity through a sequence of interlinked vignettes. Join us for an unforgettable evening of dance.

“Glimmers are small moments that spark joy or peace…” Glimmers bring hope, insight, and connectivity. They radiate a beauty that illuminates the corners of our existence. They are points of light that spark the imagination bringing flashes of insight into the human condition. Join us in celebrating a shimmering tapestry of creativity with choreography by Wash U Dance Collective graduate and undergraduate choreographers as well as PAD dance faculty and staff. Inspired by the concept of Glimmers, this promises to be an evening of dance art that nurtures and recharges the soul.

Join us for our seventh MFA Dance Concert featuring the works of our MFA candidates, Caroline Gonsalves Bertho, Emily Duggins Ehling, and Amarnath Ghosh. As part of their final project, each of these artists will premiere an original piece featuring undergraduate, local, and global dancers that showcases their diverse approaches to contemporary dance-making. Witness explorations of digital liveness, an embodied response to poetry, and a reimagining of Rabindranath Tagore’s collection of songs, “Seasons of Life.”