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Sullivant's Travels dance piece at Sullivant Hall
September 18, 2025

Grad Day

10:00 am
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September 30, 2025

Dialogues in Dance Studies: Cindy García

2:00 pm
Sullivant Hall 247, 1813 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43210
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September 30, 2025

Ethnographic Collaborations: Performing Contours ArteCalle in the Americas A lecture by Dr. Cindy García

5:00 pm
Barnett Theatre, Sullivant Hall, 1813 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43210
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October 7, 2025

Dialogues in Dance Studies: Rachel Carrico

3:00 pm
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Department of Dance Hosts Dialogues in Dance Studies: Author Series


September 30, 2025
2 pm - 3:30 pm
Location: Sullivant Hall 247, 1813 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43210…

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PhD Student Sidra Bell on creative team for "Old Man and the Sea" at the Wex

PhD in Dance Studies Student Sidra Bell worked with Slovenian director Karmina Sîlec as principal collaborator/movement advisor in collaboration with Beth Morrison Productions and renowned…

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Ohio State's Department of Dance Welcomes Cyrah L. Ward

The Ohio State University Department of Dance welcomes Cyrah L. Ward (pronounced seer-ah) (she/they) to our faculty in autumn 2025 as an assistant professor of practice. Ward is a scholar of…

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Ohio State's Department of Dance Welcomes Gerson Lanza Ruiz

The Ohio State University Department of Dance welcomes Gerson Lanza Ruiz to our faculty in autumn 2025 as a tenure-track assistant professor. Gerson is an Afro-Honduran immigrant and tap…

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Assistant Professor of Practice
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Dr. Nyama McCarthy-Brown
Associate Professor, Artist Laureate
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Candace Feck
Emerita Associate Professor
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