UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance

WACD
WORLD ARTS AND CULTURES/DANCE—the name itself expresses a commitment to cross-cultural understanding through the arts.
World Arts Field Studies
Our student engage in intensive explorations of diverse communities, locally, nationally, and internationally.
Art | Global Health Center at UCLA
Founded in 2006, the Art | Global Health Center at UCLA seeks to nurture a global network of artists, advocates and experts working in the realm of public health.
MFA in Dance
The MFA in Dance offers opportunities to engage multiple movement practices as students work on pioneering research in the form of new choreography.
MA/PhD in Culture and Performance
WACD emphasizes interdisciplinary and intercultural research on performance and creativity.

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SAMANTHA GOODMAN: DEPTH OF SURFACE opening week of REDCAT's NOW Festival July 25, 26, & 27
Former Viver Brasil Dance Company member Samantha Goodman dives into the fluid boundary between the present moment and the remembered past in this immersive collaboration with jazz pianist Reggy Woods and cellist Isaac Takeuchi. Goodman's large-scale video projections submerge the stage with reflected images, generating an unstable...
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Love Trajectory by Malathi Iyengar (MFA '96)
Awarded a 2013 Individual Artist Fellowship
from the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles (C.O.L.A.)
Malalthi Iyengar pursues a fierce and innovative trajectory beyond the confines of traditional Indian women, by leading the Rangoli Dance Company for over 25 years in a journey with dancers and audiences. In this new project, Malathi will tell her own story of navigating...
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In Summer, visiting students from everywhere join UCLA students for an exceptional academic and cultural experience. With a simple registration process, UCLA and visiting students from California and the rest of the world can enroll directly in UCLA courses. Here is a list of classes and institutes from the Department of World Arts & Cultures/Dance. UCLA SUMMER SESSION A – June 24- August 2, 2013** In the Department of World Arts &...
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Lula Washington WACD alum Lula Washington honored with UCLA Award for outstanding alumni. The awards tradition, whic...

Daring to be Dumbo David Rousseve’s premiere (on May 10) of "Daring to be Dumbo" is a re-imagining of the original set...

Emily Beattie shadowline Emily Beattie, is a 2012-2013 Visiting Artist at Brown University in Department of Theatre Arts and ...

Anderson Awarded Fellowship UCLA WACD Ph.D. candidate Samuel M. Anderson awarded Newcombe Dissertation Fellowship. WOODROW WILS...

UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance
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Los Angeles, CA 90095-1608
Tel 310.825.3951