The Bates Theater and Dance Department believes performance is for everyone. Through embodied artistry, activism, collaboration, and scholarship, our curriculum explores performance theories, physical practice, creative processes, history and historiography, and culturally inclusive engagement with productions. We welcome all who wish to join our community to engage in experimentation, innovative technologies, and informed experiential learning.
2025-26 Performances
We are thrilled to unveil a dynamic lineup of exhilarating performances for the 2025–26 Theater and Dance Season—an inspiring mix of bold plays, original dance, and innovative performances!
Highlights include Metamorphosesby Mary Zimmerman, Everybodyby Branden Jacobs-Jenksins, and an original student thesis dance work Lo Que Se Rompe, Brilla, by Aaron Martinez ’26, along with our annual Fall Dance Concert and Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert.
We are thrilled to introduce our 2026 Repertory Artists: Jenna Riegel, Alfonso Cervera, and Ogemdi Ude!
These nationally renowned artists, all artists-in-residence at the Bates Dance Festival, will engage with Bates students throughout the Winter semester in the Dance Repertory (DANC 253) & Repertory Styles (DANC 270D) courses. Students enrolled in these courses will experience a variety of approaches to making and performing dance. The works created with these artists will ultimately be performed in the 2026 Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert.
The Bates Theater and Dance Department provides an unparalleled liberal arts experience led by faculty and staff who are active professionals in their field. We empower a diverse community of students to cultivate their unique and expansive approaches to artistry, interdisciplinary collaboration, and activism with a fierce commitment to transform and better the world.
A digital storytelling project about Lewiston’s Lisbon Street, created by Bates students as part of THEA 170 Introduction to Digital Media . Featuring archival images of Lisbon Street from across the years, and curated to tell a visual story of the city’s iconic main street. Attendees will view the project and hear from its creators. Refreshments will be served.
Presented by Bates Theater + Dance and the Bates Harward Center for Community Partnerships
