Our Story
Wausau Dance Theatre’s mission is to provide excellence in performance, training and educational activities in the art or dance. We strive to provide accessibility to dance, through various artistic collaborations, partnerships and classroom “Access Dance” programs. WDT works in community settings, to bring these experiences to all audiences with an emphasis on traditionally underserved populations.
In recent years Wausau Dance Theatre has been recognized for their ability to produce “big city performances from a small Wisconsin town” Dance Teacher Magazine stated “with clever marketing, partnerships and a solid artistic sensibility, brother and sister pair Annaluna Karkar and Patrik Kasper turned their family legacy into a professional ballet company.” WDT will continue its many community programs and collaborations including our visiting classroom program “Access Dance.”
“Wausau Dance Theatre is without peer in the Midwest," exclaims the WI Dept. of Tourism; "...This is a great reason to leave your home. It was an honor to share the stage with such incredible artists.”
Dance Teacher Magazine, February 2004
“…The Carnival of the Animals featured costuming as outstanding as I have seen anywhere and some truly fine dancing and choreography. " states James O'Connell, Executive Director of the Performing Arts Foundation.
Actor Henry Winkler