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APPLICATION PROCESS

Welcome to Manhattanville’s Fine and Performing Arts Division application page. Should you need help, please email FPA@mville.edu and we will guide you through this process.

First, a completed application for admission to Manhattanville College is required. Once this is done, please register with the Division on the Acceptd.com web page. Click on the following link to get started with this process: https://app.getacceptd.com/mville.

1. Dance Auditions

Bachelor of Arts in Dance

Minor in Dance (no audition required)

Students wishing to major in Dance or Theatre MUST audition in the spring of their Senior year of high school. Manhattanville prefers that all applicants within 100 miles of campus schedule an on-campus audition.

Audition Dates

11/20

2/26

3/26

  • If you are a current Manhattanville student and would like to audition to be a Dance major, please contact FPA@mville.edu
  • Students do not need to audition to be a minor in Dance.

Audition Requirements for B.A. in Dance

To schedule an audition, please observe the following guidelines:

A completed application for admission to Manhattanville College is required.

Submit an audition application and schedule a time online through Acceptd. Upload the following documents to Acceptd:

  1. A dance resume detailing when, where, and how long you have trained, your performance experience and any other skills you may have
  2. Please include a headshot and/or photo.
  3. Letter of Interest
  4. Transcripts from most recent schooling
     
    Dance Audition: Prepare a 2-minute dance piece. Modern, ballet, or jazz. It may be performed with or without music. Please bring your own recording. Choreography/choreographer is your choice. Wear clothing that is comfortable and appropriate for a dance audition.

2. Theatre Auditions

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre

Bachelor of Arts in Technical Theatre (no audition required)

Minor in Theatre (no audition required)

Manhattanville prefers that all applicants within 100 miles of campus schedule an on-campus audition.

Audition Dates

11/20

2/26

3/26

  • If you are a current Manhattanville student and would like to audition to be a Theatre major, please contact FPA@mville.edu
  • Students do not need to audition to be a minor in Theatre.

Audition Requirements for B.A. in Theatre

To schedule an audition, please observe the following guidelines:

A completed application for admission to Manhattanville College is required.

Submit an audition application and schedule a time online through Acceptd. Upload the following documents to Acceptd:

          1.A theatre resume detailing when, where, and how

          long you have trained, your performance experience and any other skills you may have

          2.Please include a headshot and/or photo

          3.Letter of Interest

          4.Transcripts from most recent schooling


Theatre Audition: Prepare two contrasting monologues (one contemporary and one classical).
The two monologues should be no more than 3 minutes combined. One or both of them should involve strong physicality.

 
Admissions to the Theatre degree is based on your audition and your academic acceptance to Manhattanville College.

3. Dance and Theatre Combined Auditions

Bachelor of Arts in Dance & Theatre

Combined Dance and Theatre Audition: Prepare a 2-minute dance piece AND one monologue. The time for both the dance and the monologue should not exceed 4 minutes.
 
Admissions to the Dance & Theatre Department is based on your audition and your academic acceptance to Manhattanville College.

4. Music and Musical Theatre Auditions

Bachelor of Arts in Music Business (no audition required)

Bachelor of Arts in Music Technology

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre

Minor in Music (no audition required)

Manhattanville prefers that all applicants within 100 miles of campus schedule an on-campus audition.


Audition Dates
11/20

2/26

3/26

Undergraduate Auditions

Musical Theatre applicants must perform a short contemporary monologue. Two contrasting songs, one up-tempo and one ballad, in different styles.  These may be of any length. 30-60 seconds of any style of dance. Applicants must also provide a headshot and resume.

Music Technology applicants may audition on an instrument or voice, or may audition by uploading three audio files in .mp3 format, along with an accompanying description page to Acceptd. The applicant should create these audio files using a DAW such as ProTools, Logic, Garage Band, Reason, etc. The description should include a discussion of how these tracks were made.

An accompanist will be provided for vocalists only.

A music theory placement examination (optional) is offered for students who have studied music theory and are requesting a waiver of the Music Theory I requirement.

  • If you are a current Manhattanville student and would like to audition to be a Music major, please contact FPA@mville.edu
  • Students do not need to audition to be a minor in Music.

5. Studio Arts Application

Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art

Minor in Studio Art (no portfolio required)

For all prospective students wishing to pursue a B.A. in visual arts program, it is suggested that applicants submit a portfolio via Acceptd for scholarship into the program. This portfolio review applies to all new students and external transfers. The review has no bearing on Admission's decision as they have their own criteria for acceptance to the College. Pending a positive Admissions decision, the portfolio review determines if the applicant is eligible for an additional Performance Major Award.

Your visual portfolio should consist of:

  • 15-20 works of art
  • Include drawings from observation
  • Consider your best and most recent work as a part of your portfolio
  • Presentation should consist of a variety of media and approaches
  • Include assignment-based projects
  • Include self-directed work and sketchbooks
  • Include samples of creative writing 

The portfolio does not need to focus on a single discipline. It would help if you considered a variety of artwork, including paintings, drawings, printmaking, sculpture, photographs, ceramics, and digital art.

  • Try to limit the artwork using grid systems drawings and paintings 
  • Try to limit replicas of other artist's work 
  • Try to limit replicating anime drawings, cartoons, and video game character designs. 

A portfolio review could be in-person but preferably digital, uploaded through Acceptd.com

  • If you are a current Manhattanville student and would like to submit a portfolio to be a Studio Art major, please contact FPA@mville.edu
  • Students do not need a portfolio to be a minor in Studio Arts.