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Caroline, a veteran social worker, thinks she has a typical case on her hands when she meets Peter and Karlie, two teenage drug addicts accused of neglecting their baby. But when she places their infant daughter in the care of Karlie's mother, Caroline sparks a family conflict that exposes a shadowy, secretive past—and forces her to make a risky decision with potentially disastrous consequences. Powerful and arresting, Luna Gale is a heartbreaking and unforgettable tale of love and betrayal.
Content Advisory: Mature themes and language. Not recommended for audiences under the age of 16.
Buy Tickets for Luna GaleWhen your survival is at stake… will you be able to distinguish the monster from the man? Both terrifying and riotous, Kate Hamill’s imaginative, gender-bending “feminist revenge fantasy” is like no Dracula you’ve ever seen—exploring the nature of predators and reinventing the story as a smart, disquieting, darkly comic drama. Hamill’s signature style and postmodern wit upends this familiar tale of Victorian vampires—driving a stake through the heart of toxic masculinity.
Content Advisory: Mature themes, references of self-harm.
Buy Tickets for DraculaCelebration of Dance launches the dance production year in true celebratory fashion, presenting an evening of all dance major student work. The diverse program offers a multitude of dance styles, music genres and themes. Come celebrate dance with us during this exciting dance concert.
In postwar Paris, an unassuming clerk – who secretly pines for his unhappily married neighbor – inexplicably develops the ability to walk through walls. Michel Legrand’s gorgeous melodies lend an authentically French flavor to this quirky and charming romance.
Content Advisory: Mature themes.
Buy Tickets for AmourThe flagship dance production of the year, features choreography and performances by some of our dance faculty, invited guest artists and companies, and selected student work. This fully produced program strives to present a balance of movement, music and thematic themes and genres. Showcasing quality, professionalism and creativity, this production epitomizes WVU Dance Program’s standing in collegiate dance education and training through excellence and leadership.
Inclusivity Statement: Inclusivity and diversity are at the forefront of the WVU Dance Program. Our work in the studio, classroom and on stage encompasses a diverse range of dance styles and genres including, but not limited to ballet, modern, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, world dance, and tap. Inclusivity and diversity are at the core of our program. We strive to achieve this through our curricula, productions, our student body, and the audiences we serve.
Set in 1635, this metaphysical drama—renowned as one of the jewels of the Spanish Golden Age—Sueño follows the life of young Prince Segismundo, heir to the Spanish throne, who is imprisoned at birth when astrologers predicted his reign as king would result in the country's ruin. The brilliant, passionate prince is raised in isolation. His only companions are the nobleman Clotaldo and a God whose very existence he questions. When his father King Basilio finds his own life ending without a legitimate heir, he releases Segismundo and places him on the throne. If Segismundo is gentle and civilized, Basilio reasons, he will be allowed to reign. If he is as wild and barbaric as the stars predicted, he'll be sent back to his imprisonment and told that his brief moment of freedom and power was only a dream. When the tormented Segismundo demonstrates the worst of the astrologers' fears and he's sent back to the tower, he's forever unable to distinguish between real life and the world of dreams.
Sueño is written in sharp contemporary language but it nevertheless seeks to ask the eternal questions posed by Calderón: What is man—an angel or an animal? What is honor? What is freedom? If life is a dream, who is dreaming us? Could God Himself be the greatest dream of all?
Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as "The Bard." When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz.
This is the closing production of the academic year featuring all student work. The program is eclectic and showcases new and returning student choreographers. Styles range from tap to contemporary dance and everything in between. Join us as we close our creative and productive school year.
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