Tulane Department of Theatre & Dance

We're closing TODAY!!! We've had an incredible run this week of Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind! (Last night, we beat the timer!) Please join us for one last show today at 2 pm. Admission is FREE! 104 McWilliams Hall.

Plays with Fire presents: 30 Neo Futurist Plays from Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind! (30 Plays in 60 minutes) - Say that three times fast!

Please join us this week in McWilliams Hall for an outrageous theatrical attempt to perform 30 plays in 60 minutes - we've got a kitchen timer keeping us honest!
Thurs, April 21 - Sun, April 26.

Admission is FREE, but please make a reservation via Purple Pass!

Featuring our incredible ensemble: Rylan Dumont, Ella Efeturk, Henry Hamilton, Lindsay Kaufman, Jake Hanke, Oliver Perlo, Hunter Norton, Sydney Schneider, Peyton Landry, and Sofia Severson.

Sound design: Stef Anderson
Lighting design: Sumaedha Konduri

✨ Let’s hear it for the LITTLE WOMEN Ensemble & Understudies! ✨ 
Nora Feinberg 
Allie Smail 
Grace Gilchrist 
Ceci Giebutowski 
These four powerhouses have been working tirelessly, mastering multiple tracks and serving as the very heartbeat of this production. 💛 Their dedication, versatility, and teamwork keep the show soaring night after night! 
🎟️ Are you one of the lucky folks with a ticket to our SOLD‑OUT Sunday matinee? 
No ticket yet? Arrive at 1:30 PM for a chance to snag one at the door!

Three more performances of Dr. Proctor’s faculty research project DUTCHMAN- March 25th, 26th, & 27th in The Lab Theatre.

Don’t miss the chance to witness Amiri Baraka’s provocative one-act play that explores themes of race, identity, and societal expectations through a tense encounter between two characters on a New York subway train.

Link in bio for tickets | Photos

TUTD is proud to presents a faculty research project from Dr. John 'Ray' Proctor.

DUTCHMAN
By Amiri Baraka
Directed by John 'Ray' Proctor
March 18th to 29th, The Lab Theatre
Tickets Available today- www.purplepass.com/tulaneTD

Dutchman is a provocative one-act play by Amiri Baraka that explores themes of race, identity, and societal expectations through a tense encounter between two characters on a New York subway train. The story centers around Clay, a young African American man who is depicted as well-dressed and intellectual, and Lula, a flirtatious white woman.

Their interplay begins lightly but quickly intensifies, revealing deeper tensions as Lula confronts Clay about his racial identity and social status. The dialogue becomes increasingly charged, with Lula using both charm and cruelty to challenge Clay's self-perception, prompting him to grapple with his insecurities and the societal stereotypes imposed upon him.

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Newcomb Dance Company's "An Evening of Dance" opens tonight! Don't miss these exciting four choreographic explorations from Nora Gibson, Alice Pascal Escher, Diogo de Lima, and Barbara Hayley

An Evening of of Dance
Dixon Hall
2/27 and 2/28- 7:30 pm
3/1- 2 pm
www.purplepass.com/tulaneTD

Photos by Gali Du

Newcomb Dance Company takes the stage in ONE DAY.

Join in the excitement of Professor Diogo de Lima's 'Futurebody', an immersive performance that uses technology as a mythological metaphor to probe intimacy, possession, and the porous edges of the self.
Tickets available at www.purplepass.com/tulaneTD

An Evening of Dance
Dixon Hall
February 27th @ 7:30 PM
February 28th @ 7:30 PM
March 1st @ 7:30 PM

Diogo de Lima is a Brazilian-born choreographer, designer, and professor whose work bridges concert dance, film, and fashion. He has performed internationally with Grupo Corpo and the José Limón Dance Company, and in works by Pina Bausch.
His screen credits include serving as assistant choreographer for Rosalía’s performance at the Latin Grammy Awards and for the sci-fi film If You Were the Last, starring Anthony Mackie. He has also appeared in Rio, I Love You, directed by Carlos Saldanha, and in a campaign for Gucci alongside James Franco.
Currently Artistic Director of Marigny Opera Ballet and Professor of Dance at Tulane University, Diogo develops interdisciplinary programs that place choreography in dialogue with live musicians and composers, fostering collaboration across artistic disciplines. Under his leadership, the company has expanded its engagement with contemporary audiences by integrating live music, cross-genre partnerships, and immersive performance formats that deepen community connection and accessibility. His choreography has been commissioned by New Orleans Opera, New Orleans Ballet Theatre, and international companies including Divinadança.
A four-time Big Easy Classical Arts Award winner, his work explores transformation, hybridity, and embodiment across disciplines

Newcomb Dance Company's 'An Evening of Dance' opens this Friday in Dixon Hall, featuring Associate Chair Alice Pascal Escher's new work 'Dream State'.
Get your tickets today for this exciting exploration ad celebration of movement
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February 27th @ 7:30 PM
February 28th @ 7:30 PM
March 1st @ 7:30 PM

Alice Pascal Escher was born in New Orleans. She is an Associate Professor of Dance, Associate Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance, and has been a member of the Newcomb Dance Program faculty since 1982. She founded the Newcomb Dance Company in 1985 and was Artistic Director for 35 years. Escher holds a B.F.A. in dance from Florida State University and an M.F.A. in dance from Temple University in Philadelphia. In 2012, she was certified in Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis. Her Laban studies continue to inspire her teaching, choreography, and interactions with other humans. Before coming to Tulane, Escher was on the faculty of the School of the Pennsylvania Ballet and a member of Sybil Dance Company in Philadelphia. Since 2013, Escher has been on the faculty of the New Orleans Ballet Association’s Pre-Professional Training Program and has found unexpected joy and fulfillment teaching NOBA’s talented students. Escher has two grown daughters, Lucy and Claire, who majored in dance at Tulane and were members of the Newcomb Dance Company.

Join TUTD this Friday, Saturday & Sunday to witness 'The Red Rose Knows', a new piece choreographed by legendary Newcomb Dance professor Barbara Hayley.
Tickets available now- www.purplepass.com/tulaneTD

An Evening of Dance
Dixon Hall
February 27th @ 7:30 PM
February 28th @ 7:30 PM
March 1st @ 7:30 PM

Barbara Hayley has been a member of the Newcomb Dance Program, Department of Theatre and Dance faculty since 1985. She teaches ballet and modern dance, choreography, and community engagement classes. In New York, Ms. Hayley taught dance at Wagner College, performed with numerous choreographers, and directed Barbara Hayley & Dancers. In New Orleans, Hayley directs New Orleans Dance, now a project-based company comprised of local professional artists, teachers, and choreographers. Since 2009 she teaches Building Community through the Arts (BCA) with Professor Ron Bechet (The Xavier University of New Orleans) for Tulane and Xavier students consideration of equity/inequity via case studies and applied work, most recently, with the Orleans Legacy Project in cooperation with the Equal Justice Initiative (eji.org/) in Montgomery, Alabama. Hayley is a Fulbright Senior Scholar and with New Orleans Dance has received grants and awards for both original choreography and modern dance production, including the 1999 Mayor's Arts Award and the 2019 New Orleans Arts Council Lifetime Achievement Award. MFA, New York University Tisch School of the Arts.

TUTD is thrilled to have Nora Gibson as this season’s guest artist. She has been collaborating with The Newcomb Dance Company this year to create GNR8, both a stand-alone 2-channel video work and the scenography for a ballet of the same name. Join us to experience this exciting fusion of technology and dance- link in bio for 🎟️

An Evening of Dance
Dixon Hall
February 27th @ 7:30 PM
February 28th @ 7:30 PM
March 1st @ 7:30 PM

Nora Gibson is a choreographer with a focus on interactive media.  She has a special interest in the use of technology with contemporary ballet, merging scientific and philosophical inquiry with poetic use of software and artificial intelligence. Her choreography has been presented by institutions including Joyce SOHO, Dance Place, Performance Garage, and Kaatsbaan, while her interactive installations have appeared at international venues such as MUTEK, Ars Electronica, The Istanbul Digital Art Festival, Jacob’s Pillow, and The Society for Arts and Technology (SAT). Gibson holds a BFA in Dance from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and an MFA in Intermedia from Concordia University. Her work has further been supported through an internship with the BIAPT neuroscience lab at McGill University. Gibson teaches ballet, composition, and dance & technology.