The Theatre and Dance Department’s mission emphasizes the value of performance as a vital means of working for social justice and personal transformation…
The Department mentors majors and non-majors alike in explorations of the many ways theatre and dance artists interpret and affect society. Students and faculty collaborate on creative research projects designed to raise awareness, create community, foster self-expression, challenge stereotypes, evoke compassion, and represent diverse perspectives. Advanced seminars and capstone experiences enable students to develop and articulate their own unique senses of vocation, purpose and creative vision for life and art beyond college. Theatre and Dance Department performance events entertain and challenge Gustavus audiences with dynamic, innovative productions. Peter community with the artistic excellence and educational outreach so important to our work…
…[the program] prepares students for graduate study and/or for professional work in the fields of Theatre and Dance. It also provides students with experience and confidence with collaboration, creative imagination, self-expression, problem-solving, critical analysis and empathy—abilities crucial to every walk of life.
