Current Events
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.
C. Mildred Thompson Lecture: Dr. Laurie Woodard, Associate Professor of African American History at The City College of New York, on Fredi Washington’s career as a performer, writer, and civil and human rights activist.
This event is free and open to the public.
Join playwright Mahesh Dattani, guest faculty, and the student cast of Dance Like a Man, for a compelling play reading and conversation exploring the dynamic intersection of performance and politics in modern India.
This event is free and open to the public.
Past Events
Madeleine E. Hackney explores how rhythmic, timed movement improves coordination and mobility, with applications in rehabilitation and assistive technology.
Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre performs works created by faculty, students, and guest choreographers, selected from the current repertory.
MODfest 2026
Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre presents three exciting performances of all-new ballet, contemporary, jazz, and modern dance works.
Baye and Asa will perform their recent work Suck it Up. The program will also feature their dance film Second Seed. A Q&A session with the artists will immediately follow the performance.
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.
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.
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.
Former students and colleagues offer tribute through words and dance to Jeanne Czula, who passed away in early March 2025.
Harry Tabak, a multi-disciplinary artist in painting, sculpture, and dance shares the personal history that inspires his work.
Battery Dance performs two works, a new dance by choreographer Damani Pompey created with dancers of Battery Dance in March, while in residence at Vassar College, and Frontiers, created last year by Rutkay Özpinar for the annual summer Battery Dance Festival.