Performance Opportunities

PCDC and Xseries

Purdue Contemporary Dance Company

The Division of Dance also presents one main stage concert per semester with the Purdue Contemporary Dance Company (PCDC), the resident company of the Patti and Rusty Rueff School of Art, Design and Performance. The company performs semi-annual productions on the Hansen Theatre stage in Yue-Kong Pao Hall; it is codirected by the dance faculty and made up of dancers from across campus. Dancers both contribute creatively to the rehearsal process and learn how to perform with technical and expressive proficiency on stage. We accept dancers of all dance backgrounds, with an emphasis on diverse movement qualities and unique styles of movement experience.

PCDC is a college course (DANC 24500) and is required for the dance minor at Purdue.

Auditions for Purdue Contemporary Dance Company - DANC 24500

WINTER 2024:

Wednesday, August 28, at 6:00pm - 8:00pm at Pao Hall 1171

You must complete the audition form and send via email to Rueff Dance at rueffdance@groups.purdue.edu. You will receive an email response with further audition information.

Deadline for submission is Wednesday, August 28, 2023 by 4:00pm.

During the audition you will learn and perform short movement phrases. PCDC is open to all majors and movement experiences.

Purdue Contemporary Dance Company 2023 -2024

Winter Works Concert Dates:

Friday, December 8 at 7:30pm
Saturday, December 9 at 2:30pm and 7:30pm

Spring Works Concert Dates:

Friday, April 26 at 7:30pm
Saturday, April 27 at 2:30pm and 7:30pm

XSeries 2023 - 2024

Dance Information:

(765) 494.5993 or rueffdance@groups.purdue.edu

XWorks 2023 - 2024

Concert Dates:

Friday, February 23, 2024 – 7:00pm & 9:00pm
Saturday, February 24, 2024 – 5:00pm & 7:00pm

4 performances (seating is limited, tickets on sale ~ 30 min before show, $5 admission)

This is a once-a-year formal, student-directed concert that straddles the fall and spring semesters. Dances are welcome from all styles of dance, modern, jazz, hip hop, ballet, tap etc, and are expected to be well-developed and polished. To be involved, students attend the fall callout for dancers and choreographers held at the Dance Xchange – Friday, November 10, 2023 at 5:30pm. The performance is in the spring semester in the Dance Studio Theatre - Pao 1179. Works should be performance-ready by mid-February 2024 or risk being cut from the lineup.

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Dance Information:

(765) 494.5993 or rueffdance@groups.purdue.edu

Dance Xchange 2023 -2024

Contact Holly Jaycox at hollyj@purdue.edu for additional information concerning important dates and deadlines. Fridays at 5:30pm in Pao 1179. Fall 2023: Sept. 15, Sept. 29, Nov. 10. Spring 2024: Jan. 12, Jan. 26, Feb. 9.

Dance Information:

(765) 494.5993 or rueffdance@groups.purdue.edu

Xperimental Concert

Concert Date - October 20, 2023 - 5:30pm & 7:30pm & 9:30pm (seating is limited, arrive early) - Admission is free

Dance Information:

(765) 494.5993 or rueffdance@groups.purdue.edu