Student Arts Organizations

Avirah is the University of Maryland's Israeli Dance Company that performs on campus, in the surrounding area and in Israeli dance festivals across the east coast. Repertoire includes traditional Israeli folkdance and original choreographies in a variety of styles.  

Ballet Company M is the University of Maryland’s premiere ballet organization that provides an environment where students can improve their ballet technique, develop artistry and enhance their performance abilities. 

Dynamic Dance is a hip-hop team dedicated to supporting artistic excellence. The team was established for the purpose of assembling college students to promote an activity involving teamwork, stamina and dedication. Dynamic Dance is a group of individuals full of personality who are ready to share their talent with the campus community.

Phunktions Hip Hop Dance Company is a contemporary hip hop dance company at the University of Maryland. Phunktions Dance Company's mission is to entertain audiences through movement and while using the innovative ideas and creative artistry of their members. All members strive to grow as both dancers and intellectuals. The group takes pride in their art form and constantly work to develop the team to its fullest potential.

Swing Dance Club at UMD aims to teach the UMD community about Lindy Hop and West Coast Swing. The group offers beginner friendly classes during the week to teach these styles of dance. The Swing Dance Club at UMD hopes to engage members in a stress free environment, that promotes trying new things and having fun!

Terp Lions is established for providing cultural enrichment to the University of Maryland by practicing, performing and teaching the art of lion dancing. Furthermore, Terp Lions aims to promote competitive collegiate lion dance through the attendance and hosting of lion dance competitions, and performing for any University of Maryland affiliated groups and events as well as non-University of Maryland affiliated organizations interested in our performances.

The Hellenic Dance Troupe at UMD practices traditional, historic Greek dance from all regions of Greece for both fellowship and performance throughout the year!

Tianyi Dance Team at the University of Maryland is a group of students who express their passion for Chinese culture through traditional Chinese dance. Tianyi Dance Team strives to breakdown cross-cultural barriers through the graceful, yet powerful language of dance. The team hopes to widen the perspectives of the University of Maryland community, so that all can learn to understand and embrace different cultures.

32 Bars is a musical performance troupe dedicated to the performance of musicals, both as entire works and as singular pieces in cabarets. Our goal is to put on full musical productions for UMD students to participate in and attend.  

Anokha is the University of Maryland's Premier All-Gender South-Asian A Cappella Team. They blend together Eastern and Western elements to create a unique sound using just their voices.

Ethnobeat is University of Maryland's premier world music a cappella group. It is composed of students who perform songs from all over the world in their original languages. We share music from an assortment of cultures to promote diversity among people of different backgrounds. We hope our performances will help give a broader perspective into language and culture, as well as provide nuance to conversations about diversity.

The Generics and Treble Makers A Cappella Singers (GTAS) is dedicated to the celebration and performance of all forms of a cappella music, and to the establishment and enrichment of an a cappella tradition at the University of Maryland. 2. The GTAS understands and is committed to fulfilling its responsibilities of abiding by University of Maryland, College Park policies.

PandemoniUM is the University of Maryland's most eclectic, co-ed a cappella group. Their repertoire includes indie, pop, and anything else they like, all arranged to be performed solely by voices. They participate in both on and off-campus gigs as well as international competition! PandemoniUM are 2x semifinalists in the International Competition for Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA)!

DaCadence A Cappella is a dynamic and internationally competing vocal ensemble that prides itself on nurturing the musical talents of its members while providing entertainment to audiences both in the University of Maryland community and surrounding areas.

Faux Paz is a non-discriminatory ensemble dedicated to the pursuit of A Cappella music as a form of expression that represents the campus and community in a beneficial light.

Gamer Symphony Orchestra is the first collegiate ensemble devoted exclusively to performing orchestral arrangements of video game music. We are dedicated to promoting the art of video game music within our community! We currently boast a roster of over 100 talented and passionate musicians and singers. We perform large and small ensemble concerts every semester, full of songs from games like Super Smash Bros., Final Fantasy, Legend of Zelda, Genshin Impact, and more - most of them arranged by our very own members!

Guitar Players United provides all guitar players and jam artists a place to enhance their talents and abilities in a fun environment.

Maryland Night Live brings the University of Maryland’s best comedians and musicians together in a Saturday Night Live styled format. 

Punchbowl Comedy provides aspiring stand up comedians multiple opportunities to perform in front of an audience and to help improve their comedic writing abilities. We want to create a more accessible “comedy scene” on campus.

The Art History Association brings the UMD student community in closer contact with the art world through group trips to museums and galleries. AHA also encourages understanding and appreciation of the visual arts through roundtable discussions, and lectures. 

House of Culture is a safe space for the UMD community to share their original art, which is inclusive to different art mediums unlike traditional art exhibits that are exclusive to just paintings & sculptures. These art mediums include (but are not limited to): digital art, paintings, poetry, graphic design, architectural drawings, fashion design, inventions, and original music.