Department of THEATRE, DANCE, & ARTS ADMINISTRATION

Our mission is to nurture and challenge the creative process of arts and culture.

• Experiential Learning: Learning through doing develops foundational skills through the reflection and revision process. This drives collective and individual analysis to enrich the educational experience, enhance rigor, and prepare students for multiple career paths beyond graduation.

• Discovery: We relish creative and intellectual exploration. Our department is a space for discovering new knowledge, analyzing and critiquing existing work, and ultimately developing a deep desire to hone our craft and know it fully through thought and action.

• Collaboration: Through fostering a collaborative environment in the classroom and artistic space, we build essential professional and interpersonal skills, working together toward educational and artistic goals.  By appreciating individual uniqueness, we build experiences where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

• Advocacy: Students come to us with ideas, dreams, and a vision for a better future. We help them find their voice and use it to engage in their communities. We work to advocate for ourselves, our art, and each other. This engagement is essential for our collective future.

• Artistry: We develop an appreciation and ability to discern and implement aesthetic practices.  Our disciplines use and support full spectrum of the creative arts including the development of an individual aesthetic for the creative practitioner.

We are building a future focused on sustainability in art creation. Our department will act as a cultural hub dedicated to advancing and advocating for experimentation in both creative form and content. Our efforts are driven by our core values, alongside a dedication to academic freedom, instructional excellence, and equal opportunity. 

Because of the nuances of each departmental program housed under Theatre, Dance, and Arts Administration, these are individualized based off of each discipline. 

GENDER IDENTITY ANNOUNCEMENT

Students have the right to express their gender identity freely. The faculty are committed to creating a safe and positive learning environment for each and every student. If a student would prefer that we use a specific gender pronoun, please let faculty know during class introductions, office hours, or by email.

• • For information on how to change your personal information on Canvas, visit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kggPI4IzZU

  • For information on how to change your personal information with the SUU Registrar's Office, visit: https://www.suu.edu/registrar/student-forms.html (scroll down to the "Preferred First Name Authorization" form).

  • Gender Inclusive Bathroom map https://www.suu.edu/qcenter/all-gender-restrooms.html

RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS AND CLASS ATTENDANCE POLICY: 

SUU TDAA recognizes the importance of religious expression in the lives of our community and therefore students may make arrangements to make up course work missed for religious holidays. Treated as an offical excused absence students should complete required assignments before the religious holidays.  A religious holiday will NOT count toward the total of excused absences allowed in a given class. 

SENSITIVE SUBJECT MATTER

To study Theatre, Dance, & Arts Aministration is to study the human condition. The department respects SUU’s policy on academic freedom and reserves the right to address controversial issues as they relate to the art forms. If anything occurs that you feel is inappropriate or compromises trust, please feel free to discuss these feelings with the instructor, the department chair, or any faculty or staff member with whom you feel comfortable.

ASSUMPTION OF RISK

Studio

Movement, Dance, and or Stage Combat carry with them certain inherent risks that cannot be eliminated regardless of the care taken to avoid injuries. I know and understand and appreciate these and other risks are inherent in the activity I am participating in. I hereby assert that my participation is voluntary and that I knowingly assume all such risks. The Department of Theatre Arts and Dance does take all possible precautions for the welfare and safety of its students. If students feel choreography or movement is too risky or notice other risks to their health or welfare, the student should stop immediately and report the condition or concern to any faculty member or directly to the department chair.

Technical Theatre

Working within theatrical production carries with it certain inherent risks that cannot be eliminated regardless of the care taken to avoid injuries. I know and understand and appreciate these and other risks are inherent in the activity I am participating in. I hereby assert that my participation is voluntary and that I knowingly assume all such risks. The Department of Theatre Arts and Dance does take all possible precautions for the welfare and safety of its students. If students feel work is too risky or notice risks to their health or welfare, the student should stop working and immediately report the condition to any faculty member or directly to the department chair.

CONTENT DISCLAIMER 

As Southern Utah University is an educational institution, the Department of Theatre, Dance, & Arts Administration assumes the responsibility to promote creative work inclusive of varying perspectives. This intellectual diversity is sure to challenge and disturb any centralization of particular worldviews, which affects some negatively and others positively. Patrons can expect social, political, and/or ideological commentary, questioning, and critique. The department will strive to identify and indicate to our audiences content that anticipates an audience ready to accept portrayals of (violence, sexuality, substance use...). If you believe it may be challenging for you to view sections of a performance, please quietly and discreetly walk to the lobby and return to your seat once the section has concluded. We welcome and encourage any dialogue necessary as a result of these artistic endeavors.