Dance Graduate Research Symposium | Department of Dance

Wednesday, October 14 2026, 12:30 - 2:30pm

Other Location

Jones Playhouse (4045 University Way)

Free & Open to the Public

Join the UW Department of Dance to hear research presentations by second year MFA candidates in dance:

“The Edge of Comfortability: A Phenomenology of Trust and Risk in Contact Improvisation” by Jake Bone
"Disrupting the Script: Audience Agency, Care, and the Unpredictability of Performance in Public Spaces" by Alice Gosti
"The Straightening of Bachata: Studio-fication as (mis)Translation" by marco farroni leonardo
“Litefeet’s Visibility Paradox: Competing Media Narratives and the Politics of Being Seen” by Jillian Amadi Roberts
"Waacking Battles: Spaces of Translation and Transformation" by Tracey Wong

Free and open to all UW and Seattle community members.

Event Type

Academic Calendar

Lectures

Special Events

Talks

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