Digital programs for Department of Dance events will become available at least one week before the opening performance.
Dance Production Team
Dance Production Staff
Department of Dance Chair
Jennifer Kayle
Dance Production Directors
Eloy Barragán, George de la Peña
Dance Faculty
Gloria (Sitso) Ahlijah, Jim Albert, Eloy Barragán, Zena Bibler, George de la Peña, Daniel Fine, Jennifer Kayle, Kristin Marrs, Kyle Marshall, Christopher-Rasheem McMillan, Stephanie Miracle, Melinda Jean Myers, Tony Orrico, Jenn Pray
Performing Arts Production Director
Briana Maxwell §
Production Stage Manager
KatyBeth Schmid §
Associate Company Manager
Jason Millsap
Scheduling and Facilities Specialist
Alan Murdock
Academic Coordinator
Hillary Harper
Senior Marketing Managers
Cayla Rasmussen, Kayla Schindler
Front of House
House Manager
Na’ILa Clarkson
Costumes
Costume Shop Manager
Cindy Kubu
Costume Fabrication Specialist
Brendan T. Dudgeon
Costume Consultant
Juliana Waechter
Electrics and Audio/Visual
Lighting Designer
Jim Albert
Electrics Supervisor
Josh Nathanson
Audio/Video Supervisor
Rachel Duncan
Audio Engineer
Christopher Jensen
Audio Engineer Assistant
Audrey Frett
Digital Media Specialist
Emily Berkheimer
Scenery and Props
Technical Director
Don Schneider
Scene Shop Supervisor
Mike Nolte
Lead Carpenter
Josh Teal
Props Manager
Gina Smothers Hansen
Props Artisan
Reese Morgan
Paint Shop Manager
Joan Newhouse
Scenic Artist
Leslie Delavan
Past programs
Discover the history of work by our students, faculty, and staff in the Department of Dance through our past programs.
Upcoming dance events
Dance Building opening celebration
Collaborative Performance: Dance x International Writing Program
Holding Space: Stories of Interdisciplinary Collaboration — Counterpoint event featuring Stephanie Miracle
Join us to celebrate the interdisciplinary work of University of Iowa choreographer and assistant professor of dance Stephanie Miracle, recipient of the 2026 Obermann Interdisciplinary Achievement Award.
Miracle will bring together dance, engineering, and the humanities in a new choreographed work featuring dancers performing alongside robots built by the University of Iowa College of Engineering, with narration by Eric Gidal.
A conversation among Miracle, Gidal, and engineering collaborator Deema...
Dance Auditions
