Producing Artistic Director, Gesel Mason
Pulse features original choreography from three distinct voices, woven together and performed by award-winning student dance company Dance Repertory Theatre. Drawing inspiration from modern and contemporary styles, social and communal dance forms and African diasporic dance traditions, these works explore identity, transformation, rhythm and resilience. Pulse will showcase works by guest artists Vershawn Sanders Ward and Marjani Forte-Saunders (Haruka Weiser Memorial Commission), along with faculty member Magdalena Riley.
Forte-Saunders' visit is made possible through a collaboration between UT Austin’s College of Fine Arts and Texas Performing Arts. It is supported through the Visiting Artists Chair in the College of Fine Arts.
PERFORMANCES
November 13 at 7:30 p.m. (PREVIEW)
November 14 at 7:30 p.m.
November 15 at 2:00 p.m.
November 19-20 at 7:30 p.m.
There will be a student matinee performance for K-12 students on November 20, 2026. If you are an educator interested in purchasing group tickets to our student matinee, email TADticketing@austin.utexas.edu
About the Producing Artistic Director
Gesel Mason is Artistic Director of Gesel Mason Performance Projects and Associate Professor at The University of Texas at Austin. As a choreographer, performer and artist scholar, she uses dance and performance as a vehicle to examine the human condition and challenge the status quo. She was a member of Liz Lerman Dance Exchange and Ralph Lemon/Cross Performance Projects. Curated and performed by Mason, her solo project, NO BOUNDARIES: Dancing the Visions of Contemporary Black Choreographers, celebrates the work and legacies of ten choreographers: Kyle Abraham, Robert Battle, Rennie Harris, Dianne McIntyre, Donald McKayle, Bebe Miller, David Rousséve, Reggie Wilson, Andrea E. Woods Valdés and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar. In 2020, in collaboration with Rebecca Salzer of Dancing Digital, the No Boundaries Archive Project was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Digital Humanities Advancement grant to support its evolution into an innovative, sustainable and accessible archive. Mason utilizes dance, theater, humor and storytelling to bring visibility to voices unheard, situations neglected or perspectives deemed taboo. A 2020 recipient of a New England Foundation for the Arts National Dance Project Production Grant, Mason’s work has been presented by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, American Dance Festival, Bates Dance Festival and Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Parking Options on Campus
Parking Garages
San Jacinto Garage and Manor Garage are both within walking distance of the theatres. On high-traffic event days, garages may reach capacity. Check real-time garage availability HERE.
Discounted Parking
Discounted parking in Lot 53 is available for purchase in advance (by midnight the night prior to your selected event) at utparking.clickandpark.com/
Street Parking
Street parking closest to the F. Loren Winship Drama Building can be found along Dean Keeton Street.
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Find a map of available ADA parking spaces near the theatre HERE.
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