Overview

The Dance program of the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee consists of 60 credits with an emphasis on contemporary choreography and performance, focusing on the candidate’s individual creative research.

Our curriculum is dedicated to guide students to explore, create, and share knowledge that highlights embodied scholarship and community engagement. Underpinning our MFA program is the belief that individual creative praxis relies on a reciprocity between critical dance studies and choreographic research.

Through intensive in person learning and self-directed research, artists connect their traditions to emergent forms and new communities, bringing social and racial justice into focus through their practice. In depth choreographic practice, research, and dance scholarship provide the framework for artists to situate their research within a global perspective.

What you'll learn

Graduate students engage in choreographic research through physical and theoretical inquiry while critically examining their technical movement practice through a variety of somatic and theoretical perspectives.

Our MFA program supports student inquiry providing facilities and customized opportunities to investigate and perform their work nationwide. Through faculty mentorship and rigorous personal investigations, students are guided to integrate their knowledge produced through creative and scholarly investigation into a final thesis project.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Dance Techniques and Somatics (Modern, African, Ballet, Alexander, Pilates, Yoga)
Creating, Staging, and Performing Dance Works
Theory and Application of Dance
Electives in Complementary Studies
Final Project

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-05-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Milwaukee, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

GRE^®

Required

GMAT

Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Reason Statement

Required Work Sample: Work sample description page with video URLs for 10-12 minutes of recent performance and/or choreography. This may consist of excerpted works (minimum two minutes from each work). Must include exact web address for each work. For each work, the description should include choreographer, performers, venue, company or organization, dates, and any other applicable information (designers, etc).

Required Curriculum Vitae or Resume.

Optional Press Materials: Preference is a single pdf (not individual file uploads).

Recommendations: Two (2) recent recommendations from people who can provide information on your qualifications. The site permits the recommenders to write or upload their statements directly into the system (preferred) or the department can upload on behalf of the recommenders.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

27090 USD / year

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Out-of-State

27090 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

13659 USD / year

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Living costs

Milwaukee

United States

1066 - 1767 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Overview

What you'll learn

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Milwaukee

Funding

Scholarships Information

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