Current Events

Two individuals on a stage perform a synchronized dance move against a dark blue backdrop. Each person balances on one leg with the other extended outward, wearing grey trousers, a yellow tie, and a sleeveless shirt—one in red and one in green.

Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre presents a series of three spring concerts on April 16, 17, and 18 at 7:00 p.m. The programs feature works by iconic 20th-century choreographers, George Balanchine and José Limón, prominent contemporary choreographers Pascal Rioult and Jon Lehrer, a fast-paced ballet by Miriam Mahdaviani, a powerful new Hip-hop piece by Keith Alexander, as well as five new pieces by student choreographers.

This event is free and open to the public.

Five students stand together outdoors in front of a brick building with leaded glass windows, smiling, with their arms around each other.

An evening of five debut dance works from Vassar student choreographers, exploring faces as a double meaning.

This event is open to the public, and free tickets are available at vassardance.tix.com.

Past Events

Smiling person with short gray hair and black glasses, wearing a green T-shirt, in front of a bookshelf with colorful books.

Join playwright Mahesh Dattani, guest playwright and author, and the student cast of Dance Like a Man, for a compelling new play reading of his new work, Dance Like a Goddess and conversation exploring the dynamic intersection of performance and politics in modern India.

This event is free and open to the public.

Two dancers perform a lift, with one dancer in a blue outfit holding another in a yellow outfit horizontally in their arms against a softly blurred outdoor background.

Battery Dance, celebrating its 50th anniversary, performs a new dance by Rosalind Newman, created during their March 2026 residency at Vassar College.

This event is free and open to the public.

Two dancers on a stage with a dark blue backdrop: one lies on the floor in black while the other stands in a gray dress with one leg lifted high and both arms raised.

Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre performs works created by faculty, students, and guest choreographers, selected from the current repertory.

MODfest 2026

A male dancer dressed in black, lying on the floor with his feet in the air.

NYC contemporary dance company presents works by Omar Roman de Jesus, Norbert de la Cruz III, and Jaime Carabetta—three of today’s most in-demand choreographers.

Five dancers dressed in grey and black, facing to their left with one arm overhead and the other arm across their bodies.

Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre presents a series of three Spring Concerts on April 17 at 7 p.m., and April 19th at 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. The programs feature hip-hop, ballet, modern and contemporary choreography including works by Merce Cunningham and George Balanchine as well as new pieces by faculty and students.

A large group of VRDT dancers on stage all wearing purple in different poses with arms up with text "VRDT Alum homecoming".
Apr. 5, 2025, 10:00–11:15 a.m.

Join us for a special panel event at the Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre (VRDT) Homecoming to hear from Vassar dance alums as they share their career journeys within and outside the dance world.