University at Buffalo Department of Theatre and Dance

Dungeons & Dragons meets “Macbeth” in reimagining of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy Adapted and directed by Assistant Professor Danielle Rosvally, this reimagining of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” introduces a modernized element to the popular fantasy tabletop role-playing game, Dungeons a...

Thank you to the UB Spectrum for its coverage of "Macbeth": www.ubspectrum.com/article/2026...

Zodiaque Dance Company presents their spring concert UB’s Zodiaque Dance Company (ZDC) held its 51st Spring Concert this last weekend with four shows spread across the three days.  

Thank you to the UB Spectrum for its coverage of Zodiaque Dance Company's 51st Spring Program: www.ubspectrum.com/article/2026...

🤸🏽‍♂️CHOREOLAB returns MAR 26-29!🕺🏽
Directed by Jenna Zavrel
🪩UB Center for the Arts – Black Box Theatre (Limited Seating – Buy Early)

❯❯ Showtimes:
• Mar 26–27, 2026 @ 7:30 p.m.
• Mar 28–29, 2026 @ 2 p.m.

🎟 Tickets just $10–$25: ubcfa.org

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As part of THD’s Friday Forum Guest Dance Artists program, Bre Traver and Lakey Wolff will provide a guest master class on Friday, March 13, 2026 titled “From College to Career: Agents and the Business of the Dance Industry, with Talent Agents Lakey Wolff and Bre Travers.”

🩸🔥 FINAL PHOTO DROP for MACBETH! 3 shows this weekend—where ambition meets Shakespearean steel. There will be blood… 🔥🩸

• Mar 6–7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
• Mar 8, 2026 at 2 PM
⚔️Tickets $10-$25: www.ubcfa.org

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💀 Things are about to get intense. MACBETH storms the stage starting THIS THURSDAY with five performances at the UB Center for the Arts! Shakespeare’s classic returns, boldly re imagined by Danielle Rosvally. March 5-8, 2026

👑Tickets $10-$25:
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💀MACBETH at UB!
Shakespeare’s classic, re-imagined by Danielle Rosvally, hits the UB Center for the Arts Drama Theatre this Thursday!

📜 Mar. 5-8, 2026
👑Tix $10-$25: ubcfa.org

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Fri. 3/6 - Research Talk with Dr. Erika Lin
Sponsored by the Humanities Institute’s Performance Research Workshop!
Clemens 318, 11am

Erika Lin (CUNY Graduate Center) will share work from her book-in-progress, tentatively titled Seasonal Festivity and Commercial Performance in Early Modern England.

💃🏽 Opening This Friday! Zodiaque Dance Company’s 51st Spring Concert is almost here!🪩

❯❯ Show Dates 🤸🏽‍♂️
Feb 27–28, 2026 • 7:30 PM
Mar 1, 2026 • 2 PM
Morning Program: Feb 27 • 10 AM
📍 UB Center for the Arts – Mainstage Theatre
🎟 $10–$25
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In Memoriam: Kenneth N. Smith
Sep. 23, 1963 – Dec. 12, 2025
UB Systems Administrator & Professional Photographer for UB Theatre and Dance, UB Athletics, & the Special Olympics

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Please share condolences with Ken’s family at: www.amigone.com/obituaries/K...

🔥 Gear Up, Show Out: UB Theatre & Dance Merch Is Here! 🔥
The UB Theatre & Dance Merchandise Store is OPEN — and your new favorite gear is just a click away! 🎭✨
Rep your program, your crew, and your UB pride with styles for every vibe.
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Become a UB Theatre & Dance Booster with a gift of $50+ to support student productions, creative research & hands-on training. Donate today! We’ve already raised nearly $1600—31% of our goal—thanks to our amazing early supporters. Help keep the momentum going!
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ubuffaloart on Instagram: "Dance meets Drawing! On Monday, February 9th, students in Professor Joan Linder’s figure drawing (ART223) class sat around the edge…" Dance meets Drawing! On Monday, February 9th, students in Professor Joan Linder’s figure drawing (ART223) class sat around the edges of the dance studio in @ubcfa while Professor Kerry Ring’s advanced ballet students (DAC422/520) performed choreographed routines. At the end of the visit the dancers held a few still poses for short period sketches, and the whole group took a photo (see last).Professor Joan Linder @joan_linder notes how:“The drawing students found the experience exhilarating. Trying to capture the dynamic and fast-paced movements of the advanced ballet class was challenging and exciting. It was just energy— being around the coordinated perpetual motion energized the drawers, who were buzzing on their way back to the classroom— asking when they could go again.”Photos by Meredith Forrest Kulwicki @mf_kulwicki #UBuffalo #UBArtsy #BuffaloArtists #Dancers #FigureDrawing @ub_artsandsciences @universityatbuffalo

Dance Professor Kerry Ring hosted Art Professor Joan Linder's figure drawing class in her Ballet 6 class last week. UB photographer Meredith Forrest Kulwicki captured the collaboration. Take a look!

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New scholarship for incoming first-year dance students, starting in Fall 2026! The Mr. Tom Ralabate UB Dance Organization Award provides financial assistance to incoming first-year dance majors who are affiliated with national dance organizations.

Info: Prof. Anne Burnidge: burnidge@buffalo.edu

FALL 2026 ADMISSIONS to UB Theatre and Dance
Registration for auditions & interviews is now open! Join UBTHD by auditioning for Acting, Dance, Music Theatre, or interviewing for Theatre Design/Technology.

To register for an audition, visit: arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/theatre-danc...

UB DANCE DAY with Zodiaque Dance Company is Sun. MAR. 1, 2026. All standard ticketing options are available plus a special $35 UB Dance Day Ticket, which includes:

• Questions: Email Professor Kerry Ring: kring2@buffalo.edu
• Tickets: www.ticketmaster.com/zodiaque-dan...

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The next Buffalo Theatre Workshop (BTW) is Friday, February 20, 2026.

Adaptive Puppet Technologies on a Budget: Lessons Learned from ICTC’s Crocodile Fever, with Prof. Marc Quattlebaum
DATE: Friday, February 20, 2026
TIME: 10:00-11:30am
LOCATION: CFA B83, The Rehearsal Workshop

Preparation for “Macbeth” is well underway!
Our cast and crew recently gathered for a game of Dungeons & Dragons to explore group storytelling and cooperative narrative building. They’ll bring that creative collaboration into rehearsals as they prepare for performances March 5–8. Tixs: ubcfa.org

ᯓ UBTHD kicks off the spring semester with a powerful dramatic/comedic double header: the Beckett classic “Krapp’s Last Tape” (1958) paired w/ “In The End of Times,” a new work by THD student Alex Fawkes.

Feb. 13–14 @ 7:30 p.m.
UB Katharine Cornell Theatre
Tickets $10–$25: ubcfa.org & at the door

Kayla McSorley | Performer & Educator Kayla McSorley - Actor, Stage Combatant, Singer, Dancer

As part of THD’s Friday Forum Guest Dance Artists program, Kayla McSorley will provide a guest master class on Friday, February 13, 2026.

Kayla McSorley (she/her) is a French-Canadian Performer, Educator and Arts Administrator from Ottawa, ON.
www.kaylamcsorley.com

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Introducing Zodiaque Dance Company: Studio Night Out for WNY Dance Studios!

🗓 February 28, 2026
🕢 7:30 p.m.
UB Center for the Arts Mainstage

Local dance studios: Purchase 10 tickets for only $100, and your studio name will appear on the big screen prior to the show!
📩 Contact: rjf3@buffalo.edu

Buffalo Theatre Workshop (BTW) presents: Chautauqua Theater Company: Info Session for Emerging Arts Professionals

DATE: Friday February 6, 2026
TIME: 10:30-11:30am
LOCATION: AA 195 & Zoom
ZOOM ACCESS: Meeting ID—971 0361 0583; Passcode—BTW2026
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As part of THD’s Friday Forum Guest Dance Artists program, Bekka Bennet will provide a guest master class on Friday, February 6, 2026.

Bekka is a graduate of the University at Buffalo where she received her BA in Dance and History, graduating Summa Cum Laude in both fields.

As part of THD’s Friday Forum Guest Dance Artists program, Roberto Villanueva will provide a guest master class on Friday, February 6, 2026.

TITLE: Choreography Through Design Thinking
This interdisciplinary workshop adapts Stanford University's d.school five-stage Design Thinking process.

UB Theatre and Dance Announces 2026 Spring Season

“Krapp’s Last Tape” and “In The End of Times” | Zodiaque Dance Company 51st Season Spring Concert | “Macbeth” | ChoreoLab | Theatre Senior Showcase | MFA Dance Thesis Concert | “Into the Woods” | Dancers Workshop | Dance Senior Showcase

Zodiaque Dance Company 51st Season Spring Concert
Feb. 27 - 28, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Mar. 1, 2026 at 2 p.m.
Morning Program: Feb. 27, 2026 at 10 a.m.
UB Center for the Arts Mainstage Theatre
Tickets from $10-$25: ubcfa.org

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Join Assistant Teaching Professor Matt Marco for Rehearsal Pianists' Revenge

Sunday, February 1, 2026 @ 2:30 PM
Slee Hall, University at Buffalo North Campus
from $10.00
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The Joffrey Ballet School (JBS) will conduct an audition for dancers ages 8 to 25 at the University at Buffalo on Saturday, March 21, as part of its 2026 Audition Tour.

Please register directly: joffreyballetschool.knack.com/joffrey-ball...

Auditions are available in Ballet, Jazz & Contemporary

Congratulations to third-year theatre and performance PhD student Teya Juarez on the publication of her article, “Fat Suits and Fat Futures: Ob*sity Drag in The Whale,” in the latest issue of the Journal of American Drama & Theatre.

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Western New York Unified College Auditions - Shea's Performing Arts Center Shea’s Performing Arts Center (Shea's PAC) is a campus of three theaters in downtown Buffalo comprised of Shea’s Smith Theatre, Shea’s 710 Theatre, and the historic crown jewel, Shea’s Buffalo Theatre...

The WNY Unified College Auditions for talented high school students interested in the performing arts take place this Sat., January 31st at 10am at the Shea’s Rehearsal Halls, 654 Mains St., Buffalo.

You must register directly via the Shea’s website: www.sheas.org/wny-unified-...