{"id":182,"date":"2017-10-23T18:32:28","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T18:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/theatreanddance\/about\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T23:10:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T23:10:26","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/theater-and-dance\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome to the Theater and Dance Department!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our department offers small academic and studio courses in which students are closely mentored by expert faculty. Our curriculum includes advanced classes for those interested in pursuing a career in the performing arts. We also encourage students without previous experience to try a beginning course in acting, dance, design, or playwriting. Always make sure to contact the instructor if you do not meet prerequisites for a given course; oftentimes, first-year students have past experience that will ease them into such learning opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the exception of dance technique courses, THDA classes count for your Fine Arts requirements. Many fulfill USID, Internationalism, various Writing and Q requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n

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