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. Here, MFA student Kevin Williamson showcases his project on masculinity, intimacy, and internalized homophobia.

Our curriculum emphasizes working in and with communities across the globe.

MA/PhD in Culture and Performance

WACD emphasizes interdisciplinary and intercultural research on performance and creativity.

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.

Many of our students study critical curatorial practices, asking how art is shown, shared, and produced in local and global contexts.

World Arts Field Studies

Our student engage in intensive explorations of diverse communities, locally, nationally, and internationally.

Our BA degree in World Arts and Culture provides courses in visual studies, community arts and activism, as well as ethnographic practices.

Among the performances we study, ritual provides a particular insight into people's world views. 

WACD

WORLD ARTS AND CULTURES/DANCE—the name itself expresses a commitment to cross-cultural understanding through the arts.

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.