Events

Award-winning student dance company, Dance Repertory Theatre, returns to the stage in a series of new works of choreography by students and guest artists. Centering around the spirit of the cypher, this unique dance performance (performed in the round) weaves through unique dance styles including ballet, modern, hip-hop, African and ballroom to create space for a sense of community and catharsis. Choreographers include Meredith Rainey, Le'Andre Douglas, Love Muwwakkil and Megan Davidson. 

UTNT (UT New Theatre) presents newly developed works from playwrights of Texas Theatre and Dance and Michener Center for Writers. Now celebrating its 18th season, this festival exists as an incubator for new work, with many plays continuing on to be professionally produced across the country. UTNT (UT New Theatre) 2025 will feature four new works by graduate playwrights.

With powerful new choreography to align with the emergence of spring, Dance Repertory Theatre returns to the stage in EQUINOX, presenting a series of new works by artists from Austin, the United States and around the globe. Showcasing works that question our sense of self, identity and connection, Equinox also features the return of the Haruka Weiser Memorial Commission. 

The Cohen New Works Festival is a biennial celebration of new, bold, risk-taking, future-thinking, cutting-edge, no-holds-barred, adjective-filled, original performance! The festival welcomes and encourages artists from any discipline to join us in a week-long celebration of student-led performance.