Keith Thompson
Assistant Director, Acting Artistic Director Dance (Fall 2025) and Associate Professor,
School of Music, Dance and Theatre
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Mail code: 2002Campus: Dtphx
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Long Bio
Thompson is assistant director of the dance program and associate professor in the School of Music, Dance and Theatre and as the Center for Race and Democracy’s inaugural faculty resident artist. Notably, Thompson is one of the nation’s most distinguished dance artists and is recognized for his role with Trisha Brown Dance Company, his company danceTactics, his collaborations with Herberger Institute Professor Liz Lerman, and shifting public vocabulary about dance.
Education
M.F.A. Bennington College
Courses
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| DCE 580 | Practicum |
| DCE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| DCE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| DCE 580 | Practicum |
| DCE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| DCE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| DCE 683 | Fieldwork |
| DCE 583 | Fieldwork |
| DCE 680 | Practicum |
| DCE 584 | Internship |
| DCE 593 | Applied Project |
| DCE 593 | Applied Project |
| DCE 584 | Internship |
| DCE 304 | Dance at the Movies |
| DCE 598 | Special Topics |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| DCE 100 | Introduction to Dance |
| DCE 100 | Introduction to Dance |
| DCE 580 | Practicum |
| DCE 680 | Practicum |
| DCE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| DCE 580 | Practicum |
| DCE 584 | Internship |
| DCE 590 | Reading and Conference |
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| DCE 394 | Special Topics |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| DCE 580 | Practicum |
| DCE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| DCE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| DCE 161 | Creative Practices II |
| DCE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| DCE 580 | Practicum |
| DCE 683 | Fieldwork |
| DCE 680 | Practicum |
| DCE 693 | Applied Project |
| DCE 693 | Applied Project |
| DCE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| DCE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| DCE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| DCE 593 | Applied Project |
| DCE 693 | Applied Project |
| DCE 680 | Practicum |
| DCE 593 | Applied Project |
| DCE 593 | Applied Project |
| DCE 394 | Special Topics |
| DCE 584 | Internship |
| DCE 580 | Practicum |
| DCE 403 | Making. Living. Thriving Arts |
| DCE 598 | Special Topics |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| DCE 260 | Creative Practices III |
| DCE 580 | Practicum |
| DCE 680 | Practicum |
| DCE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| DCE 580 | Practicum |
| DCE 584 | Internship |
| DCE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| DCE 403 | Making. Living. Thriving Arts |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| DCE 571 | Graduate First-Yr Seminar II |
| DCE 580 | Practicum |
| DCE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| DCE 580 | Practicum |
| DCE 680 | Practicum |
| DCE 693 | Applied Project |
| DCE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| DCE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| DCE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| DCE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| DCE 693 | Applied Project |
| DCE 680 | Practicum |
| DCE 593 | Applied Project |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| DCE 560 | Grad Creative Practices I |
| DCE 580 | Practicum |
| DCE 680 | Practicum |
| DCE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| DCE 660 | Grad Creative Practices III |
| DCE 580 | Practicum |
| DCE 584 | Internship |
| DCE 590 | Reading and Conference |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| DCE 261 | Creative Practices IV |
| DCE 331 | 3rd-Yr Movement Practices II |
| DCE 580 | Practicum |
| DCE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| DCE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| DCE 693 | Applied Project |
| DCE 680 | Practicum |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| DCE 260 | Creative Practices III |
| DCE 580 | Practicum |
| DCE 680 | Practicum |
| DCE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| DCE 580 | Practicum |
| DCE 584 | Internship |
| DCE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| DCE 494 | Special Topics |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| DCE 331 | 3rd-Yr Movement Practices II |
| DCE 580 | Practicum |
| DCE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| DCE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| DCE 693 | Applied Project |
| DCE 680 | Practicum |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| DCE 260 | 2nd-Yr Creative Practices I |
| DCE 580 | Practicum |
| DCE 680 | Practicum |
| DCE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| DCE 580 | Practicum |
| DCE 584 | Internship |
| DCE 494 | Special Topics |
| DCE 132 | Dance Techniques |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| DCE 534 | Postmodern Contemporary |
| DCE 234 | Postmodern Contemporary II |
| DCE 461 | Transition Project II |
| DCE 580 | Practicum |
| DCE 634 | Postmodern Contemporary |
| DCE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| DCE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| DCE 260 | 2nd-Yr Creative Practices I |
| DCE 494 | Special Topics |