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Fri, March 6, 2026

MFA Concert: Stitching a Quilt of Armor / Thirty-one hours to live

7:30 pm
Barnett Theatre, Sullivant Hall

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Sat, March 7, 2026

MFA Concert: Stitching a Quilt of Armor / Thirty-one hours to live

7:30 pm
Barnett Theatre, Sullivant Hall

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Thu, April 9, 2026

7:30 pm
Barnett Theatre, Sullivant Hall, 1813 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43210

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Fri, April 10, 2026

7:30 pm
Barnett Theatre, Sullivant Hall, 1813 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43210

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March 4, 2026

PhD Candidate Alissa Elegant's article published in Dance Research Journal

Title: Cold War Legacies: American Illiteracy of the Postcolonial Aesthetics of Spectacle in Chinese Dance Dramas Journal: Dance Research Journal   Abstract: In January 2016, New York Times…

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March 3, 2026

MFA Candidates Zoey November and Mary Storm featured in CityPulse article about their capstone projects

Zoey November on Her Inspirations, Collaborations and Her Capstone ProjectCityPulse, Your Guide to Columbus  Ohio State Department of Dance MFA Candidates Zoey November and Mary Storm will…

March 2, 2026

“Improving Motion Modeling with Dance Expertise for Archiving and Analysis” Funded by Schmidt Sciences

 How can AI motion models capture the nuance, expertise, and history that dance artists hold in their bodies? Improving Motion Modeling with Dance Expertise for Archiving and Analysis&nbsp…

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February 18, 2026

MFA Dance Alumni Alisha Jihn and Joshua Manculich receive Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Awards

The Ohio Arts Council recognized MFA Dance Alumni Alisha Jihn (MFA 2025) and Joshua Manculich (MFA 2017) with Individual Excellence Awards for "outstanding accomplishments by artists in a variety of…

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Associate Professor

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Mitchell Rose

Emeritus Associate Professor

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Daniel Roberts

Associate Professor

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Jennifer Adams

Department Manager