Annual Dance Concerts

Fall Dance Concert

Colaboratoria: Graduate Student, Alumni, and Faculty Dance Concert

Colaboratoria is the merging of a laboratory setting within the collaborative performing art form of dance. Invited guest choreographers, dance faculty, and graduate students choreograph new works for this dance concert. Dancers are auditioned early in the fall semester. Colaboratoria has been produced every fall since 2009. During the COVID pandemic in the fall of 2020 a film, Lux Aeterna, was created in lieu of performing Colaboratoria in a theater setting. This film was uploaded to the CSUNdancekin YouTube channel, along with all Colaboratoria performances since 2020.

Spring Dance Concert

Kinesis: Emerging Choreography

Kinesis: the combining of form and the sensation of movement. Kinesis features undergraduate choreographers and undergraduate dancers. Auditions take place to select dancers early in the spring semester and the choreographic works are auditioned during the third week of February. 12 – 14 dances are selected and will be produced. Kinesis has been produced every spring since 2007. During the spring of 2021, Kinesis was filmed at the Soraya center and uploaded to the CSUNdancekin YouTube channel. All subsequent Kinesis programs can be found on the YouTube channel.

Auditions for Dance Concerts

All CSUN dancers are welcome to audition for the fall and spring dance concerts and can acquire course credit if registered in DANC 426 Choreography, DANC 427 Dance Production and/or DANC 498WC Dance Concert Modes.

Concert Venues

• Plaza del Sol Performance Hall – Originally built in 1995 and newly refurbished in 2012, the 483-seat Plaza Del Sol Performance Hall is a technically superior performance space with a well-equipped backstage area, ample parking, and easy access to adjacent campus facilities. This modern and well-equipped theatre is an ideal venue that accommodates large and small performances.
• Informal Studio Performances

Other Performance Opportunities

• Haute Couture Fall Fashion Competition
• Theater Productions (drama and musical theater productions)
• Music Opera Productions
• Campus Events (i.e., Presidential events, Arts Festival events, Dean’s Circle events)

Master Classes

Guest master teachers are invited to teach throughout the year and are sponsored by the Department of Kinesiology. Master classes are offered via the Soraya Center based on their performance season.

On and Off Campus Performances

Invitations to perform at festivals or community events are welcomed.