Case Western Reserve University Department of Dance

10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
216.368.2854
admission@case.edu

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Degrees offered

Bachelor of Arts in Dance
Minor in Dance
Master of Fine Arts in Contemporary Dance
Master of Arts in Dance

About the program

The Dance Department is distinguished as one of the oldest of the 30 plus MFA dance programs in institutions of higher education. Founded in 1975, it continues to offer both graduate and undergraduate degrees in a small conservatory-like environment with its distinguished faculty who guide students through the unparalleled four semester choreography sequence, professional level technical training, and notably, a unique music training program allied with the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM). Through our internationally recognized dance wellness program and the several performing and research opportunities, students are challenged and prepared for an exploration of unchartered territory as intellectual and aesthetic voyagers and leaders. Undergraduate students can major in multiple disciplines and graduate students can focus on their unique interests in a supported environment in this world-class university.

Acceptance rate

Reported acceptance rate (source/year not provided by school): Case Western Reserve University's acceptance rate is around 28.7%

Faculty

Gary Galbraith
Karen Potter

SPEECH & DEBATE by Stephen Karam To Be Presented At Beck Center for the Arts

by A.A. Cristi, May 1, 2026

Beck Center for the Arts will present SPEECH & DEBATE, Stephen Karam's comedy about three misfit high school students in Salem, Oregon, directed by Case Western Reserve University's Don Carrier in Lakewood, OH.

Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House Acting Program to Present Graduate Showcase

by Gillian Blum, April 12, 2026

The Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House MFA Acting Program will present its 2026 Graduate Showcase on Thursday, April 30 at the Roe Green Theatre.

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Past student productions

Past student productions at Case Western Reserve University
Show	Dates	Theater
Love's Labours Lost	4/13/2012 – 4/22/2012	Case Western Reserve University
Top Girls	2/17/2012 – 2/26/2012	Case Western Reserve University
The Underpants	11/11/2011 – 11/20/2011	Case Western Reserve University
Les Liaisons Dangereuses	10/7/2011 – 10/16/2011	Case Western Reserve University
Our Town	4/8/2011 – 4/17/2011	Case Western Reserve University
Laundry and Bourbon and Lone Star	2/11/2011 – 2/20/2011	Case Western Reserve University
Eurydice	11/12/2010 – 11/21/2010	Case Western Reserve University