MFA in Dance - Saint Mary's College of California

Happening Now!

MFA in Dance Show in LeFevre Lobby

Tonight, eight of our MFA students present works they have created during their time in the MFA program.

Doors Open at 7:00pm, show starts at 7:30pm at LeFevre Theatre Saint Marys College of California.

This event is free.

Tomorrow, Friday June 21st the Saint Mary's College MFA in Dance presents Eight Echoes, a showing of works in progress by current students including Bobi Lott, Karishma Sharma, Veronica Silk, Suzanne Guyot-Rice, Marcella Torres-Sanchez, Jessica McNely, Jennifer McClary and Gwendolyn Benitez.
Ticket's are free, show starts at 7:30pm.

We hope to see you there.

We Have our Final 2024 MFA in Dance Thesis Show happening tonight at 7:30pm in LeFevre Theatre.

Works will be presented by Imani Teague, Elena Rezai and Isabelle Armstrong, with a panel discussion from Elena and Isabelle following the show.

We hope to see you there.
https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/events/discovery-mfa-dance-performance

Happening Soon, MFA in Dance Discovery Thesis Concert Week 2 begins in a little over 2 hours. Performances will happen at LeFevre Theatre.

Tickets and more information: https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/events/discovery-mfa-dance-performance

Tonight is opening night of Week 2 for our MFA in Dance Thesis Concerts!

The show will start at 7:30pm tonight, and run about 2 hours with a panel discussion with Imani Teague at the end.

More information and tickets can be found at the link: https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/events/discovery-mfa-dance-performance

It's opening night of the 2024 MFA in Dance thesis shows!
Tonight and tomorrow 8:00 pm! Come on out and meet us at LeFevre Theatre as we lead you on a journey through 3 site specific performances.
More information can be found at https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/events/discovery-mfa-dance-performance

Our opening night of the 2024 MFA in Dance thesis shows is tomorrow, Friday June 7th at 8:00 pm! Come on out and meet us at LeFevre Theatre as we lead you on a journey through 3 site specific performances.

More information can be found at https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/events/discovery-mfa-dance-performance

Saint Mary's MFA in Dance Present's the Thesis Performances of Cohort 9, including work by Nefertiti Altan, Carrie Walpole, Krista Langford, Imani Teague, Elena Rezai and Isabelle Armstrong.

Save the dates of June 7th and 8th at 7:30pm for our first weekend of shows.
Save the dates of June 14th and 15th at 7:30pm for our second weekend of shows.
Each show will be followed by a 15-30 minute panel with some of the choreographers.

MFA in Dance Director Rosana Barragán and three MFA Program Alumni Lisa Tenorio '19, Amal Elwardi '23 and Samantha Matsumoto '23 will be presenting at the East/West Somatics Conference Online on February 10th- Dancing in and through the fourth phase of water with Rosana Barragán

Program Alumni Debra Lacey '21 will also be presenting
"Creating an Equitable Landscape with Somatic Education"

More information about the Conference and Attendance can be Found Here:
https://www.eastwestsomatics.com/post/online-somatics-conference-feb-10-2024-expanding-education-through-somatic-practices?utm_campaign=3c35fbd0-063a-4a34-9fbc-6c62519b3ea3&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail&cid=9afb40a6-e3b1-4082-9208-78c93122b365

The program congratulates them on this exciting opportunity!

Online Somatics Conference, Feb 10, 2024. Expanding Education through Somatic Practices2024-01-13T23:11:08.878Z Online Somatics Conference, Feb 10, 2024. Expanding Education through Somatic Practices ewsomatics 2024-01-13T23:11:08.878Z https://www.eastwestsomatics.com/post/online-somatics-conference-feb-10-2024-expanding-education-through-somatic-practices

Professor and MFA Director Rogelio Lopez in collaboration with his dancers Present Entre Despierto y Dormido for two weekends in November!

Fridays and Saturdays (Nov 3rd, 4th, 10th and 11th) at 8pm and Sundays (5th and 12th) at 12pm.

Get your tickets here: https://d36000000j5m0eac.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/?fbclid=IwAR2Xk339l1wVfgsnKfAFvfj1F36u34Fqs3_9r1gSBaYY8fyJdn6ez-rGc5I

The show is amazing, you do not want to miss it!

Tonight! Come see our current students work, Nefertiti Altan, Isabelle Armstrong, Marjorye Maciel, Krista Langford and Carrie Walpole this Friday.
The show starts at 6:00pm, it is a free event, register online at https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/events/quebrando-linhas-breaking-lines or come to the door. Hope to see you there!

The MFA in Dance Presents Quebrando Linhas | Breaking Lines this Friday at 6:00pm in LeFevre theatre. This event is free, more information and RSVP detail can be found : https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/events/quebrando-linhas-breaking-lines

This weekend we have our second series of shows in LeFevre theatre on campus at Saint Mary's College of California.
Featuring the works of Alexandra Tiscareno, Emily Mootz, Kathryn Morley, Mikayla Davis, Riyadah Mutakkabir and Sarah Anderson.

Tickets and More information can be found: https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/events/catalyst

The Saint Mary's College of California MFA in Dance Thesis Cohort presents Catalyst.
A two weekend series of performances featuring the works of 11 graduating members of the 2023 cohort.

Tickets and more information can be found at https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/events/catalyst

Director of the MFA Rogelio Lopez and Faculty Member Andrew Merrell will be performing this weekend in Drifter!

Drifter is a full evening dance consisting of four sections exploring both the hope and the demise of the 1960s. It investigates the ideology of the hippie generation and the increasing generation gap that signaled a divisive decade where feminism, civil rights, and social norms were challenged. Drifter navigates the decade including JFK’s assassination, the war in Vietnam, and Charles Manson. Choreographed by Keith Johnson/Dancers.

Drifter runs for approximately 60 minutes with no intermission.

Show Times:

March 3, Friday | 8pm No Intermission

March 4, Saturday | 8pm No Intermission

More information can be found at

Keith Johnson/Dancers present Drifter | Joe Goode Performance Group Drifter is a full evening dance consisting of four sections exploring both the hope and the demise of the 1960s.

Come learn from three of our current MFA in Dance students; Alexandra Tiscareno, Alondra Puentes Gallegos, and Lexis Greer at the BBQ+ Unruly Bodies Pedagogy Conference on March 2nd and 3rd.

Their presentations will discuss anti-fatness practices in the dance field, indigenous identity in a settler colony where dance is used as a healing tool, and personal experience surrounding multi-ethnic identities.

More information can be found here: https://www.bbqplus.org/pedagogy-lab/conference/2023/ -schedule. This conference is free to attend and fully virtual.

Congratulations Alex, Alondra and Lexis!

2023 Pedagogy Conference — The Center for Black, Brown, and Q***r Studies 2023 Pedagogy Conference: “Unruly Bodies”March 2-4, 2023 Welcome!We can’t wait to share space with you. The Pedagogy Conference takes place onlineThursday, March 2ndFriday, March 3rd, andSaturday, March 4th10:00am – 8:30pm ET daily Conference schedule and link (Google Sheets) Conference sche...

Unbound Artist Spotlight: Sarah Anderson
Sarah’s work Imprints examines the transitional process of tuning into my own humanity in order to truly be with and experience others with empathy and compassion. Tickets and more information can be found at stmarys-ca.edu/Unbound.
One hour left until this incredible show!

Unbound Artist Spotlight: Samantha Matsumoto:
BLOCK 30 is a dance film remembering and returning back to Manzanar where Samantha’s Japanese American family were relocated to during World War II. Tickets and more information can be found at stmarys-ca.edu/Unbound.

Unbound Artist Spotlight: Riyadah Mutakabbir:
Perception is a dance film exploring how perception impacts sense of self. Tickets and more information can be found at stmarys-ca.edu/Unbound.

Unbound Artist Spotlight: Nefertiti Altan
Nefertiti’s piece Recovery explores the impact of European settler colonialism on the body-spirit-identity of indigenous peoples of the Americas, and what recovery, rememory and rematriation of the body on stolen land can look like. Tickets and more information can be found at stmarys-ca.edu/Unbound.

Unbound Artist Spotlight: Mikayla Davis
Come see Mikayla’s piece exploring how anxiety can affect the external and internal flow through the body. Saturday, November 12th at 4pm on twitch. Tickets and more information can be found at stmarys-ca.edu/Unbound.

Unbound Artist Spotlight: Marjorye Graves
Come see Marjorye’s Dance film about maternal overload caused by gendered division of labor in parenting. Saturday, November 12th at 4pm on twitch. Tickets and more information can be found at stmarys-ca.edu/Unbound.

Unbound Artist Spotlight: Lexis Greer
Come See Lexis’s piece SLATE. SLATE is a dream-like dance film that represents the passage of time through hardships one has faced to achieve a clean slate and begin anew once again. Tickets and more information can be found at stmarys-ca.edu/Unbound

Unbound Artist Spotlight: Krista Langford
Krista’s piece, Stair, Well is a dance film that explores repeated patterns in your mind, body, and personal history, and the work it takes to break these persistent cycles. Tickets and more information can be found at stmarys-ca.edu/Unbound

Unbound Artist Spotlight: Isabelle Armstrong
Come see Isabelle’s piece on Saturday November 12th live at 4pm on Twitch. Isabelle’s piece is about transformation of self through the lens/symbolism of a firebird/phoenix.
Tickets and more information can be found at stmarys-ca.edu/Unbound

Unbound Artist Spotlight: Emily Mootz
Come see Emily’s piece Saturday November 12th live at 4pm on Twitch.
Emily’s dance film includes an exploration of the traits that we use to mask our truest selves after traumatic experiences, The piece questions how we can return to our own authentic identity.
Tickets and more information can be found at stmarys-ca.edu/Unbound

Unbound Artist Spotlight: Elena Rezai
Come see Elena’s piece Saturday November 12th live at 4pm on Twitch. Elena’s piece explores light and shadow, with implications of what it means to be hidden or visible. Tickets and more information can be found at stmarys-ca.edu/Unbound

Unbound Artist Spotlight: Carrie Walpole
Come see Carrie’s piece which explores the power of water with its healing and chaotic nature on Saturday November 12th live at 4pm on Twitch.
Tickets and more information can be found at stmarys-ca.edu/Unbound

Unbound Artist Spotlight: Alondra Puentes Gallegos
Come see Alondra’s piece Sigo Aqui (I’m still here) on Saturday November 12th live at 4pm on Twitch. Alondra’s piece advocates and calls for justice for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women(MMIW).
Tickets and more information can be found at stmarys-ca.edu/Unbound