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Thu, February 12, 2026

An Evening with Dege Feder: Performance and Conversation

6:00 pm
Barnett Theatre, Sullivant Hall

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Fri, February 13, 2026

Dege Feder and Momar Ndiaye in Conversation on Contemporary African Diasporic Dance

12:00 pm
Barnett Theatre, Sullivant Hall

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Wed, February 18, 2026

MFA Project: ', `

6:11 pm
Hopkins Hall Ceramic Department Corridor

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Thu, February 19, 2026

Merce Cunningham MinEvent

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Wexner Center for the Arts Performance Space

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February 12, 2026

DanceUS.org recommends Ohio State's Department of Dance as one of the best college dance programs for 2026 in the USA

DanceUS.org, "an innovative portal for dance professionals, learners and enthusiasts," recently recommended Ohio State's Department of Dance as one of the best college dance programs for 2026 in the…

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February 11, 2026

PhD Dance Student Sidra Bell invited back to the Museum of African Diaspora for Black History Month celebrations

The Museum of African Diaspora invited PhD Student Sidra Bell back for Black History Month celebrations. Her collaborative team will be performing a new version of "O-O-H Child" this Thursday,…

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February 6, 2026

Professor Valarie Williams and Lecturer Ambre Emory-Maier co-author new book chapter

Professor Valarie Williams and Lecturer Ambre Emory-Maier co-authored a book chapter titled “Sociability and Hidden Connections: The Ballet Stage and Ballroom in the Long Eighteenth Century” for the…

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February 2, 2026

Assistant Professor Alfonso Cervera commissioned to create a new choreographic work for Bates College

The Department of Dance is pleased to share that Alfonso Cervera, Assistant Professor of Dance at The Ohio State University, has been commissioned to create a new choreographic work for Bates College…

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Bebe Miller

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Candace Feck

Emerita Associate Professor